London Attractions - Tower Bridge

The Tower Bridge is known around the world and is famous as being one of the most visited bridges in all of history. It is a source of never-ending fascination to visitors. Many who come to the Tower of London often wait a long time to see the roadway raised to allow an ocean-going ship to enter the Pool of London.

It opened in 1894 and has excellent views of the Tower of London and of river life on the Thames .

Although the two bascules ( twin drawbridges ) which carry the roadway each weigh over 1,000 tons, they can be raised in under two minutes with electric motors which replaced the old steam engines. The Bridge was built by the City of London Corporation to link the southeastern suburbs with the city and eastern London . It cost over a million pounds.

Nearby is Tower Pier, embarkation point for the river launches which take tourists on short trips to places of interest. The river foreshore in front of the Tower of London , which is part of the Tower lands, is used as a pleasure beach by children. They have the late Lord Wakefield to thank for this open air delight. In 1934, when he was Sir Charles Wakefield, he obtained King George V's sanction for the foreshore to be converted to a playground by spreading hundreds of tons of sand on the gravel beach. It was opened that year and has been popular ever since.

A tremendous exhibit awaits you at this site.

For more information about the Tower Bridge visit: www.towerbridge.org.uk

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