Tower Bridge, SE1

Road in/near River Thames, existing between 1894 and now

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Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge, built between 1886 and 1894.

Tower Bridge was designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry with the help of Henry Marc Brunel. It was constructed to give better access to the East End, which had expanded its commercial potential in the 19th century. The bridge was opened by Edward, Prince of Wales and Alexandra, Princess of Wales in 1894.

It is one of five London bridges owned and maintained by the Bridge House Estates, a charitable trust founded in 1282.

The bridge is 240 m in length and consists of two 65 m bridge towers connected at the upper level by two horizontal walkways, and a central pair of bascules that can open to allow shipping. Originally hydraulically powered, the operating mechanism was converted to an electro-hydraulic system in 1972. It remains an important traffic route with 40 000 crossings every day. The bridge deck is freely accessible to both vehicles and pedestrians.


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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
Eastminster Eastminster (The Abbey of St Mary de Graces) was a Cistercian abbey on Tower Hill and founded by Edward III in 1350.
Eastminster
Mark Lane station Mark Lane is a disused Circle and District line Underground station.
Mark Lane station
Tower of London The Tower of London is a historic castle located on the north bank of the River Thames and lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Tower of London

NEARBY STREETS
Barking Court, EC3R Barking Court ran south out of Great Tower Street, east of Beer Lane (Tower Hill)
Barking Court, EC3R
Beer Lane, EC3R Beer Lane ran from the east end of Great Tower Street to Lower Thames Street (City of London)
Beer Lane, EC3R
Bell Tower, EC3N Bell Tower is a block on Unnamed Road (Tower Hill)
Bell Tower, EC3N
Bloody Tower, EC3N Bloody Tower is a block on Unnamed Road (Tower Hill)
Bloody Tower, EC3N
Boss Street, SE1 Boss Street runs north off Tooley Street (Bermondsey)
Boss Street, SE1
Bowyer Tower, EC3N Bowyer Tower is a block on Unnamed Road (Tower Hill)
Bowyer Tower, EC3N
Brick Tower, EC3N Brick Tower is a block on Unnamed Road (Tower Hill)
Brick Tower, EC3N
Brunswick Court, SE1 Brunswick Court is a road in the SE1 postcode area
Brunswick Court, SE1
Butlers & Colonial Wharf, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Bermondsey)
Butlers & Colonial Wharf, SE1
Butlers Colonial Wharf, SE1 Butlers Colonial Wharf is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Bermondsey)
Butlers Colonial Wharf, SE1
Butlers Wharf, SE1 Located on the south bank of the River Thames, just east of Tower Bridge, Butler’s Wharf is a Grade II listed building that now houses luxury flats and restaurants. (Bermondsey)
Butlers Wharf, SE1
Byward Street, EC3R Byward Street was laid out between 1895 and 1906 (Tower Hill)
Byward Street, EC3R
Byward Tower, EC3N Byward Tower is sited on Unnamed Road (Tower Hill)
Byward Tower, EC3N
Cambridge House, SE1 Cambridge House is a block on Potters Fields Park (London Bridge)
Cambridge House, SE1
Candishe House, SE1 Candishe House is a block on Queen Elizabeth Street (Bermondsey)
Candishe House, SE1
Canvas House, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Bermondsey)
Canvas House, SE1
Caraway Apartments, SE1 Caraway Apartments is a building on Lafone Street (Bermondsey)
Caraway Apartments, SE1
Cardamom Building, SE1 Cardamom Building is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Bermondsey)
Cardamom Building, SE1
Cartwright Street, E1 Cartwright Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (St George in the East)
Cartwright Street, E1
Catherine Court, Catherine Court is an old East End street (Tower Hill)
Catherine Court,
Cayenne Court, SE1 Cayenne Court is a block on Cayenne Court (Bermondsey)
Cayenne Court, SE1
Cinnamon Wharf, Cinnamon Wharf lies within the postcode (Bermondsey)
Cinnamon Wharf,
Circus, EC3N Circus was built between 1768 and 1774 to the designs of George Dance the Younger (Tower Gateway)
Circus, EC3N
Commercial Pier Wharf, SE1 Commercial Pier Wharf is a road in the SE16 postcode area (Bermondsey)
Commercial Pier Wharf, SE1
Commodity Quay, E1W A street within the E1W postcode (St Katherine Docks)
Commodity Quay, E1W
Cooperage Court, SE1 Cooperage Court is sited on Gainsford Street (Bermondsey)
Cooperage Court, SE1
Coopers Row, Coopers Row is an old East End street (Tower Hill)
Coopers Row,
Copper Row, SE1 Copper Row is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Bermondsey)
Copper Row, SE1
Coriander Court, SE1 Coriander Court is a block on Shad Thames (Bermondsey)
Coriander Court, SE1
Crescent, EC3N Crescent lies behind Tower Gateway (Tower Gateway)
Crescent, EC3N
Crown Apartments, SE1 Crown Apartments is a block on Queen Elizabeth Street (Bermondsey)
Crown Apartments, SE1
Curlew Street, SE1 Curlew Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Bermondsey)
Curlew Street, SE1
Devon House, E1W Devon House is a building on St Katharine’s Way (St Katherine Docks)
Devon House, E1W
Duchess Walk, SE1 Duchess Walk is a location in London (Bermondsey)
Duchess Walk, SE1
East Smithfield, E1W East Smithfield, an ancient street, derives from ’smooth field’. (St Katherine Docks)
East Smithfield, E1W
Fair Street, SE1 Fair Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area
Fair Street, SE1
Fennel Apartments, SE1 Fennel Apartments is a block on Lafone Street (Bermondsey)
Fennel Apartments, SE1
Gainsford Street, SE1 Gainsford Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Bermondsey)
Gainsford Street, SE1
Gainsforoad Street, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Bermondsey)
Gainsforoad Street, SE1
Ginger Apartments, SE1 Ginger Apartments is a block on Curlew Street (Bermondsey)
Ginger Apartments, SE1
Gloucester Court, EC3N Gloucester Court is off Tower Hill to the north west side of the Tower, running northwest behind the church of All Hallows by the Tower (Tower Hill)
Gloucester Court, EC3N
Godwin House, SE1 Godwin House is a block on Still Walk (Bermondsey)
Godwin House, SE1
Great Tower Hill, Great Tower Hill is an old East End street (Tower Hill)
Great Tower Hill,
Hobb’s Court, SE1 Hobb’s Court can be found on Jacob Street (Bermondsey)
Hobb’s Court, SE1
Hobbs Court, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Bermondsey)
Hobbs Court, SE1
Horace Jones House, SE1 Horace Jones House is a block on Duchess Walk (Bermondsey)
Horace Jones House, SE1
Horselydown Lane, SE1 Horselydown Lane was named after the original name for this part of London: Horselydown (Bermondsey)
Horselydown Lane, SE1
India House, SE1 India House is a building on Curlew Street (Bermondsey)
India House, SE1
International House, International House is a building on Cloister walk (St Katherine Docks)
International House,
International House, E1W International House is a block on St Katharine’s Way (St Katherine Docks)
International House, E1W
Ivory House, E1W Ivory House is a block on St Katharine Docks (St Katherine Docks)
Ivory House, E1W
Jacana Court, E1W Jacana Court is a block on Star Place (St Katherine Docks)
Jacana Court, E1W
Johnson Smirke Building, EC3N Johnson Smirke Building is a block on Royal Mint Court (Tower Hill)
Johnson Smirke Building, EC3N
King Street, E1W King Street was once next to Queen Street (Tower Hill)
King Street, E1W
Knights House, SE1 Knights House is a block on Gainsford Street (Bermondsey)
Knights House, SE1
Lafone Street, SE1 Lafone Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Bermondsey)
Lafone Street, SE1
Lanthorne Tower, EC3N Lanthorne Tower is sited on Unnamed Road (Tower Hill)
Lanthorne Tower, EC3N
Lewes House, SE1 Lewes House is located on Druid Street (Bermondsey)
Lewes House, SE1
Library Square, EC3N Library Square is a road in the E1 postcode area (Tower Hill)
Library Square, EC3N
Little Prescot Street, E1 Little Prescot Street once ran off Royal Mint Street (Tower Gateway)
Little Prescot Street, E1
Lloyds Wharf, SE1 Lloyds Wharf is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Bermondsey)
Lloyds Wharf, SE1
Maggie Blake’s Cause, SE1 Maggie Blake’s Cause is an alleyway linking the picturesque Shad Thames to the riverfront beside Butler’s Wharf (Bermondsey)
Maggie Blake’s Cause, SE1
Maguire Street, SE1 Maguire Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Bermondsey)
Maguire Street, SE1
Mary Graces Court, E1 A street within the E1 postcode (St George in the East)
Mary Graces Court, E1
Merganser Court, E1W Merganser Court is located on Star Place (St Katherine Docks)
Merganser Court, E1W
Middle Tower, EC3N Middle Tower is a building on Three Quays Walk (Tower Hill)
Middle Tower, EC3N
Mill Street, SE1 Mill Street runs along the east side of St Saviour’s Dock (Bermondsey)
Mill Street, SE1
Millennium Square, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Bermondsey)
Millennium Square, SE1
More London Riverside, SE1 More London Riverside is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (London Bridge)
More London Riverside, SE1
Muscovy Street, EC3R Muscovy Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (Tower Hill)
Muscovy Street, EC3R
New Concordia Wharf, SE1 The New Concordia Wharf Victorian warehouses were converted into flats by Waterhouse (Andrew Wadsworth and Robert Ackland) in 1983. (Bermondsey)
New Concordia Wharf, SE1
Paul’s Walk, EC3N A street within the EC3N postcode (River Thames)
Paul’s Walk, EC3N
Pepys Street, EC3N Pepys Street links Seething Lane in the west to Cooper’s Row in the east (Tower Hill)
Pepys Street, EC3N
Petty Wales, EC3R Petty Wales is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area (Tower Hill)
Petty Wales, EC3R
Port of London Authority Building, EC3N Port of London Authority Building can be found on Trinity Square (Tower Hill)
Port of London Authority Building, EC3N
Potters Fields, SE1 Potters Fields is a road in the SE1 postcode area (London Bridge)
Potters Fields, SE1
Queen Elizabeth Street, SE1 Queen Elizabeth Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Bermondsey)
Queen Elizabeth Street, SE1
Queen Street, E1W Near the Tower of London was one of the many Queen Streets of London (Tower Hill)
Queen Street, E1W
Raven Wharf, SE1 Raven Wharf is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Bermondsey)
Raven Wharf, SE1
Royal Mint Court, E1 Royal Mint Court is a block on Royal Mint Court (St Katherine Docks)
Royal Mint Court, E1
Royal Mint Place, E1 Royal Mint Place is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (St George in the East)
Royal Mint Place, E1
Royal Mint Street, E1 Royal Mint Street began its life as Rosemary Lane (St George in the East)
Royal Mint Street, E1
Sandringham House, SE1 Sandringham House is a block on Potters Fields (Bermondsey)
Sandringham House, SE1
Savage Gardens, EC3N Savage Gardens connects Crutched Friars in the north to Trinity Square in the south, crossing Pepys Street (Tower Hill)
Savage Gardens, EC3N
Seething Lane, EC3R Seething Lane is an old City of London street running north-south (City of London)
Seething Lane, EC3R
Shad Thames, SE1 Shad Thames is a historic street of Bermondsey, leading to Tower Bridge (Bermondsey)
Shad Thames, SE1
Shorter Street, EC3N Shorter Street was once part of Royal Mint Street (Tower Gateway)
Shorter Street, EC3N
St Katharine’s Way, E1W St Katharine’s Way is a road in the E1W postcode area (St Katherine Docks)
St Katharine’s Way, E1W
St Mary Grace’s Court, E1 St Mary Grace’s Court is a building on Cartwright Street (St Katherine Docks)
St Mary Grace’s Court, E1
St Thomas’s Tower, EC3N St Thomas’s Tower can be found on Unnamed Road (Tower Hill)
St Thomas’s Tower, EC3N
Sugar Quay Walk, EC3N Sugar Quay Walk is part of the Thames Path near to the Tower of London (River Thames)
Sugar Quay Walk, EC3N
Tamarind Court, SE1 Tamarind Court is a block on Gainsford Street (Bermondsey)
Tamarind Court, SE1
The Cardamom Building, SE1 The Cardamom Building is a block on Shad Thames (Bermondsey)
The Cardamom Building, SE1
The Circle, SE1 The Circle is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Bermondsey)
The Circle, SE1
The Queen’s House, EC3N The Queen’s House is sited on Unnamed Road (Tower Hill)
The Queen’s House, EC3N
The Queens Walk, SE1 The Queens Walk is a location in London (Bermondsey)
The Queens Walk, SE1
The Queen’s Steps, EC3N The Queen’s Steps is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area (Tower Hill)
The Queen’s Steps, EC3N
The Tower, SE1 The Tower is a block on Potters Fields (Bermondsey)
The Tower, SE1
Three Oak Lane, SE1 Three Oak Lane is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Bermondsey)
Three Oak Lane, SE1
Tower Bridge Approach, E1W Tower Bridge Approach is a road in the E1W postcode area (Tower Hill)
Tower Bridge Approach, E1W
Tower Bridge Court, SE1 Tower Bridge Court is a block next to its namesake in Southwark (Bermondsey)
Tower Bridge Court, SE1
Tower Bridge Piazza, SE1 Tower Bridge Piazza is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Bermondsey)
Tower Bridge Piazza, SE1
Tower Bridge, SE1 Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge, built between 1886 and 1894 (River Thames)
Tower Bridge, SE1
Tower Hill Terrace, EC3N Tower Hill Terrace is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area (Tower Hill)
Tower Hill Terrace, EC3N
Tower Hill, EC3N Tower Hill is a street and square, northwest of the Tower of London (Tower Hill)
Tower Hill, EC3N
Tower Pier, EC3N Tower Pier is a location in London (River Thames)
Tower Pier, EC3N
Tower Place East, EC3R A street within the EC3R postcode (Tower Hill)
Tower Place East, EC3R
Tower Place West, EC3R Tower Place West is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (Tower Hill)
Tower Place West, EC3R
Tower Place, EC3R Tower Place is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (Tower Hill)
Tower Place, EC3R
Tower Walk, E1W Tower Walk is one of the streets of London in the E1W postal area (Tower Hill)
Tower Walk, E1W
Trinity Square, EC3N Trinity Square lies to the north of the Tower of London (Tower Hill)
Trinity Square, EC3N
Truscott Court, SE1 Truscott Court was off Curlew Street (Bermondsey)
Truscott Court, SE1
Tudor House, SE1 Tudor House is a block on Duchess Walk (Bermondsey)
Tudor House, SE1
Unity Wharf, SE1 Unity Wharf is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Bermondsey)
Unity Wharf, SE1
Upper East Smithfield, Upper East Smithfield is an old East End street (St Katherine Docks)
Upper East Smithfield,
Vanilla and Sesame Court, SE1 Vanilla and Sesame Court is a block on Curlew Street (Bermondsey)
Vanilla and Sesame Court, SE1
Victoria Court, E1 Victoria Court is a block on Cartwright Street (St Katherine Docks)
Victoria Court, E1
Vogans Mill Wharf, SE1 Mill Wharf was occupied by Vogan, a company that ground grain and exotic spices from the East and West Indies until 1987 (Bermondsey)
Vogans Mill Wharf, SE1
Wakefield Tower, EC3N Wakefield Tower is located on Unnamed Road (Tower Hill)
Wakefield Tower, EC3N
Wardrobe Tower, EC3N Wardrobe Tower is a building on Unnamed Road (Tower Hill)
Wardrobe Tower, EC3N
Weavers Lane, SE1 Weavers Lane is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Bermondsey)
Weavers Lane, SE1
Wessex House, SE1 Wessex House is a block on Still Walk (Bermondsey)
Wessex House, SE1
Whistlers House, SE1 Whistlers House is a block on Gainsford Street (Bermondsey)
Whistlers House, SE1
White Tower, EC3N White Tower is a block on Unnamed Road (Tower Hill)
White Tower, EC3N
Windlesham House, SE1 Windlesham House is a block on Duchess Walk (Bermondsey)
Windlesham House, SE1


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