Please note that the Tower Bridge Exhibition is open during the restoration work

It was Sir Horace Jones, the City of London Architect, who came up with the idea of a bascule-operated bridge.
Learn more about Sir Horace Jones

Engineered by Sir John Wolfe-Barry, the construction of the Tower Bridge began in 1886 and was opened in 1894.
Learn more about Sir John Wolfe-Barry
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