Tower Bridge with bascules closed and barges passing under at high water, London alms Plan showing the demolitions undertaken

Plan showing the demolitions undertaken for Holborn Viaduct over the Fleet Valley

A bearded Hindu or Muslim holy man sits playing a drum by a small fire

Gin inspires violence and careless inebriation

carrying two barrels attached to a yoke

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Tower Bridge with bascules closed and barges passing under at high water, London alms Plan showing the demolitions undertakenTower Bridge with bascules closed and barges passing under at high water, London, c1905. 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.