Tower Hill Memorial
The Tower Hill Memorial is a pair of Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorials in Trinity Square Gardens, on Tower Hill in London, England. The memorials, one for the First World War and one for the Second, commemorate civilian, merchant seafarers and fishermen who were killed as a result of enemy action and have no known grave.Photo: Ralf Roletschek, FAL.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: group of two war memorials (WW1 and WW2) in Trinity Square Gardens, in London, England
- 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 660 feet southeast of Tower Hill Memorial.
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 1,600 feet south of Tower Hill Memorial.
London Bridge
The name "London Bridge" refers to several historic crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London since Roman times. London Bridge is situated 2,400 feet west of Tower Hill Memorial.
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 Memorial
Latitude
51.50974° or 51° 30′ 35″ northLongitude
-0.07768° or 0° 4′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C3XGW5C+VWOpenStreetMap ID
way 1182295535OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q2911428
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In Other Languages
From French to Persian—“Tower Hill Memorial” goes by many names.
- French: “mémorial de Tower Hill”
- French: “Mémorial de Tower Hill”
- Hebrew: “אנדרטת גבעת מצודת לונדון”
- Japanese: “タワー・ヒル・メモリアル”
- Japanese: “タワー・ヒル記念館”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Tower Hill Memorial”
- Norwegian: “Tower Hill Memorial”
- Persian: “بنای یادبود تاورهیل”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Trinity Square Gardens and The Mercantile Marine Memorial.
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