View of part of Tower Bridge from the River Thames, London mb-code 1239337 Mercers' Hall had frontages on

Mercers' Hall had frontages on Cheapside and also Ironmonger Lane

barrels wait on the dock outside Hay's Wharf which can still be seen today

View of houses on the south side of Snowsfields

while workers push barrels or stop to chat

View of part of Tower Bridge from the River Thames, London mb-code 1239337 Mercers' Hall had frontages onView 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.