A photographic copy of an illustration showing the The Tower

Date:: early 19th century

Location:: The Tower, Water Street, Liverpool

Reference:: OP13211

Type:: Photograph (Print)

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Description

The Tower was a medieval fortified house used as a prison until 1811 and demolished in 1819. This photograph of an earlier illustration was taken for the Victoria County History in circa 1900.

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-12 Red Box Project.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/29 Early Photographic Print Collection: Merseyside; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Medieval Fortified House, Prison