Reconstruction illustration showing a cut-away aerial view of the Broad Arrow Tower at the Tower of London, as it may have appeared in circa 1270. The curved eastern outer wall has been cut-away to reveal the interior of the Tower.

Date:
Oct 1978
Location:
Tower Of London, Broad Arrow Tower, Tower Hamlets, Greater London Authority, EC3
Reference:
IC102/003
Type:
Reconstruction Artwork
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Description

The Broad Arrow Tower was constructed between 1238 and 1275 on the eastern side of the Inner Curtain Wall. This illustration was reproduced on page 27 of the 1984 Department of the Environment guidebook for the Tower of London.

Content

This is part of the Volume: IC102 Tower of London, Greater London; within the Series: EHC01/146 English Heritage Reconstruction and Artwork Collection; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(EH):Archive

Rights

© Crown Copyright. Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Illustrator: Ball, Terry

Keywords

Medieval Tower, Medieval Castle