The Bank of England Museum (2): The History 1790-1950

Sir John Soane was appointed in 1828 to undertake an expansion of facilities on the site at Threadneedle St to … More

Tower of London (11): Salt Tower

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

Originally opened as a method of raising capital funds for the impoverished government of the day to raise funds for … More

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

Andrew Cunningham was born near Dublin in 1883 and after schooling in Dublin and Edinburgh went to Dartmouth naval College. … More

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

On the islands in the River Medway are the remains of a number forts built to protect the docks from … More

The legend goes that if there are fewer than 6 ravens living at the Tower then the country will … More

The Medway estuary has long been a place of Industry. originally the saltmarsh islands were used for grain farming … More

When Nebuchadrezzar died in 562 he was followed by his son Evil-Merodach but his reign was short. According to … More