The Aldgate Pump 1880 F.C. Lewis the 'Ladies Bridge' was opened

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

View of the London slums by Gustave Dore from 'Londre a Pilgrimage'

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

The unstable situation in Cyprus caused further Greek Cypriot immigration during the 1960s and 1970s

the Port of London was the busiest in the world

The Aldgate Pump 1880 F.C. Lewis the 'Ladies Bridge' was openedThe 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