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POSTCARD: TOWER OF LONDON SERIES - CORNER OF TOWER GREEN

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Overview

Image (landscape): Four story apex roof framed building in background. Grass and bare trees in foreground.

Top left: 'TOWER / OF / LONDON'

Bottom centre reads: 'A Corner of Tower Green. - In the / corner is the King's House, it was through / the door over which a lamp is suspended that / Lord Nithsdale made his famous escape in female attire in 1716. On the right is the Yeoman / Gaoler's House where Lady Jane Grey spent the days before her execution.'

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-43-1985.1039.3

Item type

Material

Inscriptions and markings

Gale and Polden Ltd Printers

Keywords

Postcards, Other Than Subiaco

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

83

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