Tower Green

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TOWER GREEN

On leaving the White Tower one passes along to the picturesque corner called Tower Green, where the Tower ravens will perhaps be seen. On the north are the church of St. Peter-ad-Vincula and an enclosure marking the site of the private scaffold, where Anne Boleyn, Catherine Howard, Lady Jane Grey, the Countess of Salisbury, and the Earl of Essex were executed.

A Yeoman Warder can show the visitor over the church, on request, and impart much information respecting its history and its memorials. It is the burial-place of many victims of royal anger and political intrigue.

St. Peter-ad-Vincula is the church of the garrison, and, at times members of the public are allowed to attend services. On the west side of Tower Green is

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• Tower of London - Introduction
• 1 - Synopsis
• 2 - The Castle of London
• 3 - Officers and Garrison
• 4 - The Fortified Walls
• 5 - The White Tower
• 6 - Tower Green
• 7 - Other Towers