The images reveal the bridge is a sturdy steel frame beneath the instantly recognisable stone-cladding. "People are always surprised when I tell them Tower Bridge is a steel bridge, as the stone cladding is so recognisable," said Mr Berthoud. He said that the bridge's original architect, Horace Jones, wanted to clad the bridge in brick; however, following his death he was succeeded as architect by John Wolfe-Barry who decreed the bridge should be clad in stone.One of sixteen photos in a gallery at The Telegraph. "The discarded pictures were retrieved by a caretaker who was looking after a building being turned into flats in 2006."
Photos of how Tower Bridge looks now. Embedded photo: David Willoughby / Barcroft Media.
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