Tower Bridge with bascules open, London Finish:Rolled Women weep into handkerchiefs

Women weep into handkerchiefs

In the foreground stands an ox skin arranged in an upright position and embellished with the tools of the butcher's trade

Kensington Gardens and the Royal Albert Hall in the distance

showing an election fair in Copenhagen Fields

A group of figures possibly outside the Old Hats Tavern

Tower Bridge with bascules open, London Finish:Rolled Women weep into handkerchiefsTower Bridge with bascules open, London, c1905. View of the bridge from Tower Gun Wharf. 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.