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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.

23 artworks

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A Flying Bomb over Tower Bridge
Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)
A Flying Bomb over Tower Bridge 1944–1945
Frederick T. W. Cook (1907–1982)
Oil on canvas
H 39.3 x W 49.5 cm
IWM (Imperial War Museums)

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Tower Bridge
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Government Art Collection
Tower Bridge
Eric Atkinson (1928–2022)
Oil on board
H 90.5 x W 73.5 cm
Government Art Collection

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Tower Bridge
© the copyright holder. Image credit: University College London Hospitals
Tower Bridge
George Hann (1900–1979)
Oil on board
H 46.5 x W 66.5 cm
University College London Hospitals

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Tower Bridge, London
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Gallery Oldham
Tower Bridge, London
Harold Workman (1897–1975)
Oil on canvas
H 65.2 x W 96.2 cm
Gallery Oldham

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The Bottom Line
© Mark Wallinger. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: British Council Collection
The Bottom Line 1986
Mark Wallinger (b.1959)
Oil on board
H 122 x W 99.5 cm
British Council Collection

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Tower Bridge, London
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service
Tower Bridge, London 1953
Eric Atkinson (1928–2022)
Oil on canvas
H 99 x W 125 cm
Hartlepool Museums and Heritage Service

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View on the Thames (Tower Bridge from the Pool of London)
Image credit: RIBA Collections
View on the Thames (Tower Bridge from the Pool of London) c.1930
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (1889–1946)
Oil on board
H 40 x W 50 cm
The Royal Institute of British Architects

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The Pool of London and Tower Bridge from Rotherhithe
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Government Art Collection
The Pool of London and Tower Bridge from Rotherhithe 1976
David R. Thomas (1916–1990)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 122 cm
Government Art Collection
Tower Bridge 1939–1946
Eve Kirk (1900–1969)
Oil on canvas
H 84 x W 63.5 cm
The National Archives

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Tower Bridge
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Government Art Collection
Tower Bridge
James Page-Roberts (b.1925)
Oil on canvas, mounted on board
H 61 x W 122 cm
Government Art Collection

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The Thames, Early Morning
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Roebuck Collection
The Thames, Early Morning c.1954
Eric Atkinson (1928–2022)
Oil on board
H 90.2 x W 69.9 cm
Roebuck Collection

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Tower Bridge
© Estate of Duncan Grant. All rights reserved, DACS 2023. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums
Tower Bridge 1933
Duncan Grant (1885–1978)
Oil on canvas
H 50.8 x W 61 cm
Glasgow Life Museums

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The London Toile
© Timorous Beasties. Image credit: The Whitworth, The University of Manchester
The London Toile 2005
Timorous Beasties (active since 1990)
Hand screen print on linen
H 142 x W 204.7 cm
The Whitworth, The University of Manchester

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Tower Bridge, London
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Nottingham City Museums & Galleries
Tower Bridge, London 1960
Bill Culbert (1935–2019)
Oil on board
H 111.8 x W 116.2 cm
Nottingham City Museums & Galleries

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Tower Bridge, London
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: City of London Corporation
Tower Bridge, London c.1905
Frank Brangwyn (1867–1956)
Oil on canvas
H 64 x W 77 cm
City of London Corporation

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Tower Bridge, London
© the artist's estate. Image credit: The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
Tower Bridge, London
Eric Atkinson (1928–2022)
Oil on board
H 120.7 x W 59.7 cm
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds

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Tower Bridge, London: A War-Time Nocturne
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Museum & Art Swindon
Tower Bridge, London: A War-Time Nocturne
Claude Francis Barry (1883–1970)
Oil on canvas
H 73 x W 94.5 cm
Museum & Art Swindon

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The Opening of Tower Bridge, London, 30 June 1894
Image credit: City of London Corporation
The Opening of Tower Bridge, London, 30 June 1894 1894–1931
William Lionel Wyllie (1851–1931)
Oil on canvas
H 122 x W 213 cm
City of London Corporation

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London, Inner Pool
© the copyright holder. Image credit: National Galleries of Scotland
London, Inner Pool 1955
Alan Stenhouse Gourley (1909–1991)
Oil on millboard
H 24.5 x W 34.5 cm
National Galleries of Scotland

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The Pool of London
© the copyright holder. Image credit: City of London Corporation
The Pool of London 1965
Phyllis Nunn
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 51 cm
City of London Corporation

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The Pool of London during Dockland Air Raids, 1940
© the artist's estate. Image credit: City of London Corporation
The Pool of London during Dockland Air Raids, 1940
Charles Pears (1873–1958)
Oil on canvas
H 101 x W 152 cm
City of London Corporation

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The Pool of London
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Towner
The Pool of London 1935
Donald Chisholm Towner (1903–1985)
Oil on canvas
H 76.2 x W 63.5 cm
Towner

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Shipping in the Pool of London
Image credit: Canterbury Museums and Galleries
Shipping in the Pool of London 1892
Charles John de Lacy (1856–1929)
Oil on canvas
H 103 x W 59 cm
Canterbury Museums and Galleries