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POSTCARD: TOWER OF LONDON SERIES - SCAFFOLD SITE

Overview

Image (landscape): Rectangular building with five arched windows in background, with bell tower on the left. Two bare trees in midground. Wooden Bench and bollards in foreground.

Top left: 'TOWER / OF / LONDON'

Bottom centre: 'Scaffold Site - Site of the Scaffold / on which many famous personages were / beheaded including Queen Anne Boleyn, Queen Katherine Howard, and Lady Jane Grey. / In the background is St. Peter-ad-Vincula Royal Chapel which after Westminster Abbey, is / the most famous of English burial places.'

Part of a selection of six black and white postcards from the Tower of London series.

Historical information

Postcards showing views of the Tower of London, the place of imprisonment and execution of members of British royalty.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-43-1985.1039.5
Item type
Material
Inscriptions and markings

Gale and Polden Ltd Printers

Statement of significance

Postcards showing views of the Tower of London, the place of imprisonment and execution of members of British royalty. Built by William the Conqueror in 1078.

Last modified
Monday, 17 November, 2025
Completeness
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