The Aldgate Pump 1880 F.C. Lewis Illustration from Ackermann's 'The Microcosm

Illustration from Ackermann's 'The Microcosm of London'

the 'Ladies Bridge' was opened to pedestrians and two lanes of traffic

At this time the Thames was still a working river and in the foreground barges and workers on the shore are detailed before the sun-lit towers of Parliament

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The Aldgate Pump 1880 F.C. Lewis Illustration from Ackermann's 'The MicrocosmThe Aldgate Pump, 1880. A pump was originally installed here in the 16th century. The present one dates from the late 18th century but has been modified several times since. It officially marks the boundary between the City of London and the East End