The Tower of London

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Outer Wall	Outer Wall	Improvement on the original plumbing (in 1843)	Part of the City Wall
Approach to the Tower	"Novel" seat	"Novel" seat	Slightly newer neighbour
Some of the old street names are rather interesting	New gates	Additions to the original buildings	Our tour guide - a Yeoman Warder (the correct name for "Beefeaters"). This is the everyday uniform
Addressing the group	The Raven cage. Legend has it that if the ravens leave the Tower, the Monarchy will fall	Anne Boleyn's apartments. Originally meant as a wedding gift to her, they were not finished in time and she was imprisoned there	Memorial to the people executed in the Tower
Queue to see the Crown Jewels	Building housing the Crown Jewels	Bloody Tower	Are you too short? Maybe this could help you.
Description of some of the implements	Another tool of "persuasion"	Along the ramparts	Some of the cottages. These are now homes to the Yeoman Warders, who have to live in the Tower
Along the Ramparts	General view from the ramparts	DSC00534.jpg	Another Tudor addition
Traitors Gate. Provided direct access to the Tower from the river	More additions	H.M.S. Belfast	Obligatory view of Tower Bridge
Buildings on the South Bank	Detail on the bridge	Coat of Arms	They didn't intend this joint failing!
Central span of the bridge	One of the bridge towers	The Tower and some of its new neighbours

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