This soon became uneconomical and they turned it into a foot tunnel; but once Tower Bridge opened in 1894 the subway became pretty redundant, and these days it just carries utility cables.

A man scaled Tower Bridge forcing police to shut the landmark Thames crossing to traffic. The incident sparked congestion to Limehouse back along the Highway and in the one-way system back to Aldgate.

Tower Bridge has been reopened after a man who scaled the London landmark brought traffic to a standstill - but has now come safely down. The iconic crossing was closed after a man clambered up ...

The bridge’s north tower sits partially on land and partially in the water, and a large vessel would run aground before it ...

TOWER Bridge was closed after a man climbed up the iconic landmark to sit on the suspension railings. It is still unclear how the individual managed to scale the popular Grade 1 listed bridge at ...

Police have flocked to Tower Bridge after a man climbed up the popular landmark this morning. Passers-by spotted a man sat on top of the structure on Monday. The incident has prompted a large ...

London's Tower Bridge was closed in both directions on Monday morning after a man was spotted sitting on its railings. Police closed the bridge to traffic and pedestrians as a precaution, while ...

It is unclear how he managed to scale the bridge. City of London Police said: "Tower Bridge is closed to traffic and pedestrians due to a person who has scaled the railings. "Please avoid the area ...

Tower Bridge was temporarily shut down after a person climbed up the railings. The incident saw the bridge in central London being "closed to traffic and pedestrians" with the public being urged ...

Tower Bridge posted on X at 12.45pm that the crossing had reopened. Meanwhile, the Blackwall Tunnel was also forced to shut southbound following a lorry crash at around 8.50am, but has since reopened.