A detail view of the external stairway on the inner, south-west face of Martin Tower at the Tower of London, located at the north-easternmost corner of the inner curtain wall of the castle

Date:: 1 Aug 1924

Location:: Tower Of London, Martin Tower, Tower Hill, Tower Hamlets, Greater London Authority, Ec3

Reference:: OP18733

Type:: Photograph (Print)

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Description

The tower was built in the mid-thirteenth century as an angle defensive tower and was much altered in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. The print is marked with the code 'H.A.457', but at present it is unclear what this refers to.

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This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-1 Red Box Project.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

External Staircase, Medieval Tower, Medieval Royal Palace, Medieval Castle