Londoners relax on Tower Beach 1952 PoD Photograph Causeways and stairs lined the

Causeways and stairs lined the Thames riverfront

There are many placards around the room encouraging people to vote for Annie Lisle or Lydia Malverns

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pioneering voyages and historical riverside pubs

saunas and sex shops that cater to the LGBTQ community

Londoners relax on Tower Beach 1952 PoD Photograph Causeways and stairs lined theLondoners relax on Tower Beach. Tower Beach was a popular day trip destination, especially for the children and adults from the East End. A beach holiday atmosphere was created with 1,500 tons of sand alongside Tower Bridge. When children were evacuated out of London during the Second World War, the beach closed. It was reopened after the war but finally closed in 1971 due to the pollution of the Thames.