This ancient fortress continues to pack in the crowds, largely because of its macabre associations with all the legendary figures who were imprisoned and / or executed here. James Street once wrote, "There are more spooks to the square foot than in any other building in the whole of haunted Britain. Headless bodies, bodiless heads, phantom soldiers, icy blasts, clanking chains - you name them, the Tower's got them." Even today, centuries after the last head rolled on Tower Hill, a shivery atmosphere of impending doom lingers over the mighty walls.
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White Tower |
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Dennis, view towards Tower Bridge |
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Traitor's Gate
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