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Martin Tower
Hob Uid: 1100807
Location : Greater London Authority Tower Hamlets Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : TQ3369080614
Summary : Martin Tower at the Tower of London was built between 1238 and 1275 in the north east corner of the curtain wall. It was much altered and refaced in brick in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. It is a D-plan angle tower with two rectangular turrets to the west and north. It originated with 2 storeys but a third was added in the late 17th century. It housed the Crown Jewels from 1669 and also provided accommodation for the Jewel Keeper in the 1720s until the provision of a new Jewel House. It was not restored significantly like some of the other towers of the inner curtain wall, recent alterations in 1905 saw some rebuilding on the east face parapet and the insertion of some sash windows. The lower floor of the Martin Tower now contains the Jewel House Shop.
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Vol(s) : 4, 1982

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Vol(s) : 1983

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Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : built 1238-1275
Monument End Date : 1275
Monument Start Date : 1238
Monument Type : Tower
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : altered late C17/early C18
Monument End Date : 1720
Monument Start Date : 1680
Monument Type : Tower, Prison
Evidence : Extant Building, Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : converted
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Monument Type : Shop
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : altered 1905
Monument End Date : 1905
Monument Start Date : 1905
Monument Type : Tower
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TQ 38 SW 1521
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 1981-01-01
End Date : 1981-12-31

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Martin Tower