The Tower of London (16): Wardrobe Tower

The Wardrobe Tower stands adjacent to the White Tower. It was begun around 1190 and its name comes from the … More

Tower of London (15): The White Tower

The White Tower was the original castle keep started by William I in 1070, just 4 years after he won the … More

From 1692 one of the public attractions at the Tower was the Line of Kings, a display in chronological order … More

The Salt Tower was built around 1230 as part of Henry III’s curtain wall. It has an upper chamber which … More

The Wakefield Tower was built by Henry III sometime between 1238 and 1272. In early records it is sometimes known … More

The cradle tower was built around 1350 as a personal watergate entrance for King Edward III. It later became … More

The Bloody Tower is probably the most famous location within the Tower of London. It was built in the … More

Traitors’ Gate was built by King Edward I in around 1275. It may surprise many visitors to the Tower that … More

The combination of the Middle Tower and the Byward Tower linked by a causeway across the moat form the landward … More

The moat surrounding the Tower of London was originally built by Henry III as a defensive ditch rather than a … More