White Tower in London Borough of Tower Hamlets

White Tower in London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a castle. White Tower is near Royal Mint Court. White Tower is built in the Norman architecture style and is made of Kentish ragstone and Caen stone. Ⓦ.

Building Type: castle
Wheelchair Access: limited

Tourist information offices

Bronze 24-pounder Cannon – approx. 50 m.
Roman city wall – approx. 50 m.
The Princes in the Tower – approx. 50 m.
Wardrobe Tower – approx. 50 m.
Army stores and soldiers – approx. 50 m.
White Tower – approx. 50 m.
Iron 9-pounder gun – approx. 50 m.
1815 - Security stepped up afer a visitor seizes the State Crown – approx. 50 m.
30 October 1841 - The Crown Jewels are saved from fire – approx. 50 m.
1661 - The Tower becomes the permanent home for the new Crown Jewels – approx. 50 m.
2 June 1953 - A gun salute is fired at the Tower to mark the coronation of Elizabeth II – approx. 50 m.
Iron 9-pounder gun – approx. 50 m.
13 July 1377 - Richard II's coronation processions leaves the Tower and sets off to Westminster in style – approx. 50 m.
1649 - The Crawn Jewels are destroyed at the Tower on the orders of Parliament – approx. 50 m.
1100s - The Tower of London becomes the stronghold for nation's valuables – approx. 50 m.
Le Cigne - The Swan – approx. 100 m.
Captured Cannon – approx. 100 m.
L'Etonnant - The Surprise – approx. 100 m.
Bronze 8-inch mortar and iron bed – approx. 100 m.
Coldharbour Gate – approx. 100 m.
Bronze 8-inch mortar and iron bed – approx. 100 m.
Military Gaurd – approx. 100 m.
British 25-pounder Field Gun, 1943 – approx. 100 m.

Gift shops

White Tower – approx. 50 m.

Cafés

New Armouries Cafe at Tower Hill (EC3N 4AB) – approx. 100 m.

Roads nearby

Beefeater, Jewel House, New Armouries, New Armouries Cafe, A royal entrance, Bronze Gun, Iron 36-pounder gun and carriage, Bronze 6-pounder gun and carriage, Wartime executions, Spies shot at the Tower, Executions in the Tower

Tower Bridge Approach

Gift Box London, Tower Hill, Sundial, Merchant Navy Seaman, Merchant Navy Officer, Tower of London, Tower Gardens, The Building Worker

Royal Mint Court

Minories Car Park, Tower Gateway Platform 2

Bravas Tapas, White Mulberries, Traders, Dockside Vaults

St. Katharine Docks

St. Katharine's Way

Northeastern University London, Timepiece, St. Katharine's Way, Vicinity, London - Tower Supercharger, St. Katharine Docks, The Slug and Lettuce, Tesco Express, Côte Brasserie, Silver Jubilee Crystal Crown, Lagoon Dry Cleaners

Cartwright Street

HOTELIS, Tower Hill / Tower Gateway Station, Braham Street, Mansell Street, British Association for Performing Arts Medicine

Vout-O-Reeneés, Rockwell East, Goodman's Field

West Tenter Street

Blue Anchor Yard

Amenities nearby

Dreammaker Day Nursery

Abandoned railways nearby

Goodmans Yard Goods Depot

Apartment buildings nearby

Attraction nearby

Tower of London

Body of waters nearby

Buildings nearby

Société Générale

Wapping Telephone Exchange

Presbytery of English Martyrs Church

85 Royal Mint Street

Canals nearby

St Katherine's Docks

Car parks nearby

Minories Car Park

Castles nearby

Constable Tower

Community centres nearby

Oblate Retreat Centre

Constructions nearby

Royal Mint Gardens

Railway Viaduct Spur

Hotels nearby

The Tower Hotel

Light rail lines nearby

Docklands Light Railway

Light rail stops nearby

Marinas nearby

St Katharine Docks

Office buildings nearby

International House

Tower Bridge House

Parks nearby

Tower Bridge Piazza

Gym Equipment - Public

Children's gated play area

Places of worship nearby

Church of the English Martyrs

Pubs nearby

The Artful Dodger

Commissioned by	William the Conqueror
Architectural style	Norman architecture
Material	Kentish ragstone, Caen stone, Portland limestone
Owner	William the Conqueror
Heritage designation	Grade I listed building
Located in	London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Country	United Kingdom
Native label	White Tower
Has part	St John's Chapel, Tower of London
Part of	Tower of London