View of Tower Bridge under construction with river traffic in the foreground, London mb-code 1238092 Blackfriars Bridge is visible in

Blackfriars Bridge is visible in the distance with St Paul's Cathedral and the City of London beyond

View of Aldersgate

wearing a ruff and a red cloak over his ecclesiastical robes

most probably boatyards

View of Tower Bridge under construction with river traffic in the foreground, London mb-code 1238092 Blackfriars Bridge is visible inView of Tower Bridge under construction with river traffic in the foreground, 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.