Way cool picsThese photographs of Tower Bridge being constructed have been unveiled after a stash of hundred-year-old photos were found in a skip. The 50 sepia pictures, the most recent of which date back to 1892, reveal in incredible detail the ingenuity behind one of the capital's most popular tourist destinations.
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Photos of Tower Bridge being constructed found in skip
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Rowan
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Photos of Tower Bridge being constructed found in skip
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Wow, that's fascinating! Fancy throwing them away!! What goes through some people's minds??
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Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
Hmm - tourist destination? Yes, it is very much a part of the London (or rather, Thames) skyline but you get a better view from further away. You actually get a really good view of it from the London Eye. That particular description sounds pretty much like a piece of tourist spin written by someone who hasn't been there. Perhaps he/she really means the Tower of London.
However, when I was a very young child and it opened with rather more frequency than today, it caused some really spectacular traffic jams. But in those days London was still a rather busy port which sadly it no longer is.
However, when I was a very young child and it opened with rather more frequency than today, it caused some really spectacular traffic jams. But in those days London was still a rather busy port which sadly it no longer is.
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