London Wall Walk -- Tower Hill Subway, London, UK - UK Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

This tile panel is the introduction to the London Wall Walk, which traces the remnants of the Roman City Wall over a distance of 2 miles. It offers an overview of a nearby remnant of the London Wall, and how it was incorporated into the fabric of the landcape over the course of 1800 years.

The plaque is located at the exit of the Tower Hill Pedestrian Subway towards the Tower of London.

The plaque reads as follows:

"THE LONDON WALL WALK

The London Wall Walk follows the original line of the City Wall for much of its length, from the Royal fortress of the Tower of London to the Museum of London, situated in the modern high-rise development of the Barbican. Between these two landmarks, the Wall Walk passes surviving pieces of the wall visible to the public and the sites of the gates now buried deep beneath the city streets. It also passes close to eight of the surviving forty-one city churches.

The Walk is 1 3/4 miles (2.5 km) long and is marked by 21 panels which can be followed in either direction. Completion of the Walk will take between one and two hours. Wheelchairs can reach most individual sites, although access is difficult at some points.

For nearly 1500 years, the physical growth of the city of London was limited by its defensive wall. The first wall was built by the Romans circa AD 200, over 150 years after the founding of Londinium. It stretched for 2 miles (3.2 km) incorporating a pre-existing Fort. In the 4th century, the Romans strengthened the defenses with towers on the eastern section of the wall.
The Roman wall formed the foundation of the later city wall.

During the Saxon period, the wall decayed but successive medieval and Tudor rebuildings and repairs restored it as a defensive wall.

With the exception of a medieval realignment in the Blackfriars area, the wall pertained its original line of altered over the centuries. From the 17th century, as London expanded rapidly in size, the wall was no longer necessary for defence. Much of it was demolished in the 18th and 19th centuries and where section survived, they became buried under shops and warehouses. During the 20th century several sections have been revealed by excavations and preserved."

Type of Historic Marker: Tile plaque Historical Marker Issuing Authority: Museum of London Related Website: [Web Link] Give your Rating: Age/Event Date: Not listed

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