Tower Hill Postern
The Tower Hill Postern was a small fortified entrance at the eastern terminal point to the London Wall, at the junction of the Wall and the Tower of London moat.Photo: RichTea, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ancient and fortified gate of the London Wall within the City of London
- Also known as: “Tower Hill Medieval Postern”
- Address: Tower Hill, London
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Tower of London and Tower Bridge.
The Tower of London
Photo: Aniacra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in London, England. The Tower of London is situated 490 feet south of Tower Hill Postern.
Tower Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Barcex, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule, suspension, and, until 1960, cantilever bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry with the help of Henry Marc Brunel. Tower Bridge is situated 1,400 feet south of Tower Hill Postern.
White Tower
Castle
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The White Tower is a former royal residence, the old keep, at the Tower of London in England. It was built by William the Conqueror during the early 1080s, and subsequently extended. White Tower is situated 500 feet south of Tower Hill Postern.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aldgate and Butler’s Wharf.
Aldgate
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Aldgate was a gate in the former defensive wall around the City of London. The gate gave its name to Aldgate High Street, the first stretch of the A11 road, that takes that name as it passes through the ancient, extramural Portsoken Ward of the City of London.
Butler’s Wharf
Neighborhood
Photo: Gürkan Sengün, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Butler's Wharf is an English historic building at Shad Thames on the south bank of the River Thames, just east of London's Tower Bridge, now housing luxury flats and restaurants.
Tower Hill Postern
- Categories: city gate of London, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.50945° or 51° 30′ 34″ northLongitude
-0.07595° or 0° 4′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C3XGW5F+QJOpenStreetMap ID
node 697042830OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q104866081
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