Tower Bridge, Stepney, London mb-code 1237376 also showing figures

also showing figures

the west side with All Souls church on the far right

ran across the river between North Woolwich and Woolwich

In the foreground figures stand on decorated ships and barges looking towards the dome of St Paul's Cathedral

Tower Bridge, Stepney, London mb-code 1237376 also showing figuresTower Bridge, Stepney, London, 1877. Two images: at the top; To accompany Mr Palmer's pamphlet on the Thames floods, the Tower Bridge & to illustrate the tourists table. A map of the Thames from source to sea. Beneath; Palmer's bridge with shore basins, as seen from the summit of Tower. In 1876 a competition was held to design a new crossing over the Thames below London Bridge. This was one of the more than 50 designs submitted. In the event, Sir