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Description: | The Tower of London has been London?s fortress since its foundation in 1078 by William the Conqueror. Throughout its history it has been known as a place of imprisonment and execution, with the last prisoners, the infamous Kray Twins, being held there in the 1950s. The Tower has also, for much of its existence, been one of London?s major tourist attractions, with its menagerie attracting visitors in the mediaeval period and its fortress and Jewel House attracting modern visitors. In this photograph, we see two young visitors with a Yeoman Warder (more commonly known as a ?Beefeater?) around the turn of the century. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Bishopsgate Institute | Rights holder: | London and Middlesex Archaeological Society | Subjects: | Cityscape Identity and Icons | Temporal: | c1900 | Source: | Bishopsgate Institute | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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