Wardrobe Tower
Wardrobe Tower is a ruins in Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England. Wardrobe Tower is situated nearby to the church St John’s Chapel, as well as near the grassland Inmost Ward.Photo: Richard Nevell (WMUK), CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Tower of London and White Tower.
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.
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.
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 870 feet south of Wardrobe Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Butler’s Wharf and Aldgate.
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.
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.
Wapping
Suburb
Photo: Tarquin Binary, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Wapping is an area in the borough of Tower Hamlets in London, England. It is in East London and part of the East End. Wapping is on the north bank of the River Thames, and was at one time a district with a strong maritime character.
Wardrobe Tower
- Type: Ruins
- Description: Wardrobe Tower, a medieval tower wall within the Tower of London built on a previous Roman wall
- Categories: tower, defensive wall, and building
- Location: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.50791° or 51° 30′ 29″ northLongitude
-0.07566° or 0° 4′ 32″ westHeight
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
9C3XGW5F+5POpenStreetMap ID
way 369136189OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsWikidata ID
Q2549090
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Wardrobe Tower” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “برج خزانة الملابس”
- German: “Wardrobe Tower”
- Spanish: “Torre del guardarropa”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St John’s Chapel and Inmost Ward.
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