View of part of Tower Bridge from the River Thames, London Finish:Stretched Corner of Gunpowder Alley and

Corner of Gunpowder Alley and Goldsmith Row

Almanacs were published yearly and contained a calendar as well as information regarding the phases of the moon and stars

pedestrians and figures carrying baskets and packages

presumably his wife

Pentonville

View of part of Tower Bridge from the River Thames, London Finish:Stretched Corner of Gunpowder Alley andView of part of Tower Bridge from the River Thames, London, 1894. The photograph was probably taken on the occasion of its opening. 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.