View on london bridge on the day of its opening; a procession of people walk down the bridge, a large canopy behind them, people lining the streets lowering or raising their hats, the procession led by king william and queen adelaide; in foreground to right a group of men including guards and on the left a man waves his cap over the side of the bridge; the monument and st magnus rising in the background; after thomas allom, two creases present where the print has been gate-folded, probably into an unidentified publication. C. 1831
lithograph. Date: circa 1831. Dimensions: Height: 181 mm; Width: 314 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. The Ceremony of Opening London Bridge, August 1st. 1831 (BM 1872,0113.341)
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