Tower Bridge with bascules closed and barges passing under at high water, London slaughtering Interior view of Mansion House

Interior view of Mansion House in London during a ball

In the foreground figures stand on boats watching ceremonial barges pass by on the River Thames

A Chelsea Pensioner

throwing up her arms in terror as William Pitt embraces her with his right hand and takes guineas from her pocket with his left

Tower Bridge with bascules closed and barges passing under at high water, London slaughtering Interior view of Mansion HouseTower 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.