OPENING OF THE TOWER BRIDGE
BOWCHER, Frank: England, 1894, Bronze, 76 mm
Obv: Princess Alexandra, Queen Victoria and Prince of Wales
Rev: View of Tower Bridge from down stream south bank. Above, within
branches, is the mark of the Bridge House Estates. TOWER BRIDGE OPENED 30TH
JUNE 1894
Exergue: A shield charged with the arms of the City of London dividing the
inscription: ON BEHALF OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA BY HRH THE PRINCE OF
WALES
Mintage: 450
Issued by the Corporation of the City of London (#27)
Ref: BHM 422/3476; Eimer 208/1790; Taylor 225 a; Forrer p. 135 (illustrated)
The bascule bridge is over the river Thames at Tower
Hill. Sir Horace Jones was architect and John Wolfe-Barry the engineer. The
upper fixed bridge was for pedestrians when the lower level drawbridge was
opened.
LINK to the Tower
Bridge (from pbs.org)
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