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North Bastion
Hob Uid: 1100656
Location : Greater London Authority Tower Hamlets Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : TQ3363980662
Summary : The North Bastion at the Tower of London was constructed between 1848 and 1852 midway between Legge and Brass Mount in response to fears of a Chartist uprising. It was a massive stone tower of three storeys and replaced a projecting timber sentinel box of unknown date. It was destroyed on 5th October 1940 after taking a direct hit during a bombing raid.
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Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : built between 1848 and 1852
Monument End Date : 1852
Monument Start Date : 1848
Monument Type : Bastion, Tower
Evidence : Destroyed Monument

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : destroyed 1940
Monument End Date : 1940
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Monument Type : Tower, Bastion
Evidence : Destroyed Monument

Monument Period Name : Uncertain
Display Date : replaced 1848
Monument End Date : 1848
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Monument Type : Guardhouse
Evidence : Destroyed Monument

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TQ 38 SW 1513
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