"Now Picture That" - London - Tower of London

"Now Picture That" is a series of posts which share old engravings and photos of Britain to help you imagine how things looked in times gone by.  

A very atmospheric image of the Tower of London by moonlight taken from an antique steel engraving print.  

Drawn by William Henry Bartlett.  Engraved by James Tibbetts Willmore A.R.A. (1800-1863).  The image was orginally used in the book "Ports, Harbours, Watering Places and Coast Scenery of Great Britain" (London : 1836-1842). 

London: Published by George Virtue, 26 Ivy Lane, 1842

The area around the Tower is explored in our self guided tour found via www.obelisktours.com

"This circular Walk explores the area around Tower Hill and around the outside of the Tower of London.    We discover a 1,825 year old wall, a nearly 950 year old palace, and a 146 year old tunnel.   This area just oozes with history and features in just about every British conflict you can imagine including The War of the Roses, The Reformation, The English Civil War, and The Jacobites.
We also explore what most visitors just walk pass without realising what is right under their noses.   We learn about Tubby Clayton, TocH, Execution sites, war memorials, escapes, sieges and ceremonies."