Collapse at the Tower of London!

Collapse at the Tower of London! (HM2DF6)

Location: , England EC3N 4DR Greater London
Country: United Kingdom
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N 51° 30.562', W 0° 4.553'

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Collapse at the Tower of London!

Between 1238-40 Henry III expanded the castle beyond the Roman city boundary, ringing it with a new wall and whitewashing the Norman tower. He also built a magnificent western entrance which unfortunately collapsed the following year.
Londoners thought that the king was filling his castle with dungeons to imprison his enemies and they rejoiced when the gate-towers fell, believing it to be a sign of divine retribution. Today, Henry's outer wall survives but there is no visible sign of his gateway. The whitewashed Norman tower is still called the White Tower' although it has not been painted since the 17th century.
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HM NumberHM2DF6
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Date Added Wednesday, January 9th, 2019 at 1:03pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)30U E 702909 N 5710525
Decimal Degrees51.50936667, -0.07588333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 51° 30.562', W 0° 4.553'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds51° 30' 33.72" N, 0° 4' 33.18" W
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