View of part of Tower Bridge from the River Thames, London Finish:Stretched Or a peep into the

Or a peep into the Royal Brothel

presumably his wife

A common councilman sits with his eyes shut

Corner of Gunpowder Alley and Goldsmith Row

showing a watchman who has fallen asleep in his box

View of part of Tower Bridge from the River Thames, London Finish:Stretched Or a peep into theView 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.