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Victoria's Golden Jubilee - Tower Bridge

Victoria's Golden Jubilee - Tower Bridge

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Victoria's Golden Jubilee - Tower Bridge

Photograph by: 91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Erection date: 21/6/1886

Inscription

This memorial stone was laid by HRH Albert Edward Prince of Wales on behalf of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Monday June 21st 1886, in the 50th year of Her Majesty's long, happy and prosperous reign.

The Right Hon. John Staples Lord Mayor
David Evans Esq, Alderman, Thomas Clarke Esq, Alderman – Sheriffs
Edward Atkinson – Chairman of the Bridge House Estates Committee
Horace Jones Esq, PPRIBA – City Architect
John Wolfe Barry Esq, MICE – Engineer

Although it doesn't specifically say, this is the foundation stone for Tower Bridge.

Site: Victoria's Golden Jubilee - Tower Bridge (1 memorial)

E1, Riverside walk

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Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria

The fiftieth anniversary of the accession of Queen Victoria was celebrated on...

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Bridge House Estates

Established to maintain London Bridge. Named after Bridge House, the original...

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Edward Atkinson

Chairman of the Bridge House Estates Committee in 1886.

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Alderman Thomas Clarke

Sheriff of the City of London 1885 - 1886.

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Alderman David Evans

Sheriff of the City of London in 1886.

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King Edward VII

Reigned: 1901 - 1910. Born and died at Buckingham Palace. Victoria's eldest s...

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