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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
Tower Hill EC3. Map 16 D3.
Tel 0844 482 7799.
∑ hrp.org.uk
Open Mar–Oct: 9am–5:30pm
Tue–Sat, 10am–5:30pm Sun &
Mon; Nov–Feb: 9am–4:30pm
Tue–Sat, 10am–4:30pm Sun &
Mon. Closed 1 Jan, 24–26 Dec.
& 9 8 Yeoman Warder tours
every 30 minutes (last tour
. The White Tower 3:30pm summer, 2:30pm winter)
When finished in around 1097, this included in admission charge.
was the tallest building in Ceremony of the Keys (see pp58–9)
London at 30 m (90 ft) . 9:30pm daily (book ahead).
7 limited. 0 - =
Transport
1 Tower Hill, DLR Tower
Gateway. @ RV1, 15, 42, 78, 100.
3 Fenchurch Street.

. Chapel of St John
Stone for this austerely beautiful
Romanesque chapel was brought
from France.

Medieval Palace
This was created by Henry III
in 1220. It was enlarged by
his son, Edward I, who
added Traitors’ Gate.
. Traitors’ Gate
Prisoners, many on their
way to die, entered the
Tower by boat here.

1536 Anne Boleyn 1553–4 Lady
executed Jane Grey held
and executed 1810–15 Mint moves from the
1078 White 1483 Princes probably Tower and arms stop being
Tower started murdered in the Tower manufactured here
1050 1250 1450 1650 1850 2050
1066 William I erects 1671 “Colonel 1834 Menagerie
a temporary castle Blood” tries moves out 1941 Rudolf Hess is the
1534–5 Thomas More to steal of Tower last prisoner held in
imprisoned and executed Crown Jewels Queen’s House
1603–16 Walter Raleigh imprisoned in Tower

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