Tower Bridge under construction, London Size:S: 50 x 40cm View of Elephant and Castle

View of Elephant and Castle Inn

view from the south west

figures and a cart on Chick Lane (also known as West Street)

Below the allegorical figure is an inset view of Westminster and Tothill Fields from Lambeth

The estate is surrounded by open country with horses and deer grazing

Tower Bridge under construction, London Size:S: 50 x 40cm View of Elephant and CastleTower Bridge under construction, London, c1893. The construction of Tower Bridge was begun in 1881 to designs by Sir Horace Jones and it opened in 1894. It was designed so that the central section could be raised to allow the passage of ships to and from the busy wharves of London.