The inner, south-west face of Martin Tower at the Tower of London, built in the mid-thirteenth century at the north-easternmost corner of the inner curtain wall of the castle

Date:
1875 - 1900
Location:
Tower Of London, Martin Tower, Tower Hill, Tower Hamlets, Greater London Authority, Ec3
Reference:
OP18731
Type:
Photograph (Albumen Print)
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Description

In the foreground is a large relief sculpture mounted on a low wall, depicting the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland set amongst a relief tableau of various ordnance and weaponry. A note on another print which shows this sculpture states that it is all that remains of the Great Storehouse, a structure of circa 1688 which was destroyed by fire in 1841.

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-1 Red Box Project.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/81 Early Photographic Print Collection: Tower Hamlets; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Donor: Reeves, Amy

Keywords

Medieval Tower, Medieval Castle, Medieval Royal Palace