With London’s defining landmark only 126 years old, the many staff, engineers and visitors today are a key part of its history. A source of inspiration for many, Tower Bridge is not just a place to visit with family and friends, but has often played a starring role in artworks, films and even personal histories across its lifespan.
Have you never been and always wanted to see it? Or does it remind you of your favourite film or TV series? Perhaps you have an ancestor who worked or lived around it? Tell us your story, share your fondest memory of Tower Bridge on social media by using #MyTowerBridge.
Frederick T. W. Cook (1907–1982)
Oil on canvas
H 39.3 x W 49.5 cm
IWM (Imperial War Museums)
George Hann (1900–1979)
Oil on board
H 46.5 x W 66.5 cm
University College London Hospitals
Mark Wallinger (b.1959)
Oil on board
H 122 x W 99.5 cm
British Council Collection
Eric Atkinson (1928–2022)
Oil on canvas
H 99 x W 125 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (1889–1946)
Oil on board
H 40 x W 50 cm
The Royal Institute of British Architects
David R. Thomas (1916–1990)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 122 cm
Government Art Collection
James Page-Roberts (b.1925)
Oil on canvas, mounted on board
H 61 x W 122 cm
Government Art Collection
Eric Atkinson (1928–2022)
Oil on board
H 90.2 x W 69.9 cm
Roebuck Collection
Timorous Beasties (active since 1990)
Hand screen print on linen
H 142 x W 204.7 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
Bill Culbert (1935–2019)
Oil on board
H 111.8 x W 116.2 cm
Nottingham City Museums & Galleries
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Frank Brangwyn (1867–1956)
Oil on canvas
H 64 x W 77 cm
City of London Corporation
Eric Atkinson (1928–2022)
Oil on board
H 120.7 x W 59.7 cm
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
Claude Francis Barry (1883–1970)
Oil on canvas
H 73 x W 94.5 cm
Museum & Art Swindon
William Lionel Wyllie (1851–1931)
Oil on canvas
H 122 x W 213 cm
City of London Corporation
Alan Stenhouse Gourley (1909–1991)
Oil on millboard
H 24.5 x W 34.5 cm
National Galleries of Scotland
Charles Pears (1873–1958)
Oil on canvas
H 101 x W 152 cm
City of London Corporation
Charles John de Lacy (1856–1929)
Oil on canvas
H 103 x W 59 cm
Canterbury Museums and Galleries