The Tower in Flames -- Tower Hamlets, London, UK
N 51° 30.559 W 000° 04.613
30U E 702840 N 5710516
Third of three historic markers in a row along the eastern edge of the pedestrian access route from the Tower Hill Subway to the Tower of London
Waymark Code: WMT114
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/06/2016
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This marker is on a pedestal with two others on the eastern walkway to the Tower of London from the Tower Hill pedestrian subway.
The waymarked historic marker reads as follows:
"THE TOWER IN FLAMES
In the early hours of 31 October 1841, the Grand Storehouse caught fire and burned to the ground. Crowds watched the flames destroy the huge 17th-century building and artists painted the spectacle.
The fire began a gun workshop and spread to the grand storehouse.
It also destroyed part of Henry III 13-th century outer wall. The Grand Storehouse of been built in 1692 to store and display weaponry. It replaced Henry VIII's armory storehouses and was in turn replaced in 1842 by the massive Waterloo barracks which you can see today."
Type of Historic Marker: Sign
Historical Marker Issuing Authority: Historic Royal Palaces
Age/Event Date: 10/31/1841
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