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The London Archives is a free public archive focussing on the history of London from 1067 to the present day. Visit today and explore 1000 years of history.
Clerkenwell, EC1R 0HB
Joined June 2011
Find out more about Tower Bridge and our Bridging History project with the #CityBridgeFoundation: . 🧵 8/8.
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The London Archives and City Bridge Foundation are collaborating on a definitive record and archive of the history of the Bridge House Estates charity.
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The bridge was finally opened on 30th June 1894 by the Prince and Princess of Wales 🌉 . 📷 LPA: 235498 (Tower Bridge on its opening day). 🧵 7/8
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Construction on the bridge started in 1886, and it took 8 years, 5 contractors and 432 construction workers to complete. 📷 LPA: 323351 (the bridge in October 1892). 🧵 6/8
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. and a design by Frederic Barnett from 1876 would have allowed for an uninterrupted flow of traffic!. 📷 LPA: 22768. 🧵 5/8
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One of Sir Horace Jones' earlier designs for the bridge from 1880 included an arched bridge. 📷 LPA: 22427. 🧵 4/8
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Sir John Wolfe Barry was appointed as engineer, and Sir Horace Jones the architect of the proposed bridge in October 1884, after over 50 different designs were submitted to a committee for consideration. 📷 LPA: 11920 (painting of Sir Horace Jones, 1886). 🧵 3/8
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The purpose of the bridge was to create a new river crossing in the East End, whilst providing ships access to the Pool of London, where customs officers inspected cargo in an area known as the 'legal quays'. 📷 LPA: 18600 (a view of three of the legal quays). 🧵 2/8
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We're back with another #DiscoverTLA and this time we're looking at #TowerBridge because #OTD in 1885, the Corporation of London (Tower Bridge) Act was passed, authorising the bridge's construction. 📷 LPA: 235947. 🧵 1/8
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🎉 It's the 100th anniversary of Keats House opening to the public 🎉 .✒️ Down in Clerkenwell we're celebrating with a talk on Keats' Life in London (and if you hop on the Northern Line at Angel you can go visit Keats House in Hampstead after!).
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An illustrated talk about the life of the poet John Keats.
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It's been a year being The London Archives🥳. What an amazing year we've had! . Thank you to everyone who has supported us throughout the year, we couldn't of got this far without you❤️. p.s. it's not just you, its the staff too 😉. #TheLondonArchives #1yearanniversary #archives
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Find out more about our Shakespeare in London display 👇 .
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See rarely displayed treasures relating to William Shakespeare at The London Archives from 30 June until 25 September 2025.
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One of only six in the world ✍️. This is William Shakespeare’s signature, on a deed for a house he bought in 1613, now on display at The London Archives . Join our talk to uncover the story behind this document: .📍 In-person and online.📅 11th Sept.🎟️
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📣 Public Service Announcement 📣 . Unfortunately we are experiencing technical problems with our phone lines connecting properly to your calls. Whilst we get this resolved and free of gremlins, please do contact us directly via ask@tla.libanswers.com with your enquiry.
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📣 Preserving the Familial Archive .📅 Wed 6 August @ 5:30pm.📖 Cassia Clarke discusses her new book offering practical, sustainable, and cost-effective strategies for preserving printed photographic #archives in your home . 🎫
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Join us at The London Archives to hear Cassia Clarke discussing her debut publication, in conversation with Michael McMillan.
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📖 Ever wondered what an #archive looks like beyond the reading rooms? .📚 Join us for our monthly behind the scenes tours of our site, featuring over 100km of shelving, followed by a special document display 📜 . 📅 Next tour - Wednesday 6 August.🎫 .
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Join an exclusive behind the scenes tour with a specially curated document display.
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Elizabeth Cluer's trade card is one of over 4000 trade cards in our collection from the 17th to the 21st century. Discover more about trade in London with our research guide on trade directories.. #DiscoverTLA #EarlyModern #Skystorians. 7/7.
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Research guide on how to find businesses and individuals in trade directories for London
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Thomas Cobb died in 1737, leaving Elizabeth as the executrix to his estate, and it isn't clear what happened to her after. Did she continue to help with the business? Retire? Move out of London? 🤔 . 6/7.
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Elizabeth and her husband continued to run the workshop for the next few years until in 1736, the business was transferred to Elizabeth's brother William Dicey and his son Cluer Dicey. This satirical engraving was sold by Cluer Dicey in 1762 . 📷 LPA 18280 . 5/7
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At a similar time, Elizabeth married Thomas Cobb, the foreman of her workshop, at St Anne and St Agnes. Thomas Cobb previously had an Act of Parliament dissolve his first marriage to Rachel Krebs, but that's a story for another time. 📷 P69/ANA/A/001/MS06764/002 . 4/7
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