Tower Bridge Tower Bridge Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London built between 1886 and 1894. The bridge crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and has become an iconic symbol of London. Because of this, Tower Bridge is sometimes confused with London Bridge, situated some upstream. Tower Bridge is one of five London bridges now owned and maintained by the Bridge House Estates, a charitable trust overseen by the City of London Corporation. It is the only one of the Trust's bridges not to connect the City of London directly to the Southwark bank,
Greta Bridge painting the "Rokeby Venus" by Diego Velázquez was originally housed at Rokeby Park, near Greta Bridge. It is now in the National Gallery in London. 1 mile north is Mortham Tower, a fortified manor house dating from the 14th century, with a 15th-century tower. Greta Bridge Greta Bridge is a village on the River Greta in County Durham, England. Greta Bridge lies in the Pennine hills near to Barnard Castle. The bridge (now bypassed by the A66 trunk road) is over the River Greta just south of its confluence with the River Tees. Greta Bridge lies within the historic county