Sernes Tower

Sernes Tower was located in Cheap Ward on the north side of Bucklersbery (Harben). The tower changed hands several times. It was built in 1305 by William Servat to serve as his residence (Harben). Sometime between 1317 and 1318, the tower was granted for life to Isabella of France and was most likely owned by Philippa of Hainault by 1338 (Carlin and Belcher). In 1344, Edward III made the tower into the King’s Exchange for gold and silver and, finally, gave it as a gift to St. Stephen’s, Westminster Palace in the thirty second year of his reign (Carlin and Belcher; Harben; Stow 1633, sig. F6v). The tower was destroyed during Stow’s lifetime (Carlin and Belcher Servat’s Tower).
Sernes Tower is labelled Servat’s Tower on the 1520 map (A Map of Tudor London, 1520). Our Agas coordinates are based on the location of the tower as stated on the 1520 map.

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MLA citation

Zabel, Jamie. Sernes Tower. The Map of Early Modern London, Edition 6.6, edited by Janelle Jenstad, U of Victoria, 30 Jun. 2021, mapoflondon.uvic.ca/edition/6.6/SERN1.htm. INP.

Chicago citation

Zabel, Jamie. Sernes Tower. The Map of Early Modern London, Edition 6.6. Ed. Janelle Jenstad. Victoria: University of Victoria. Accessed June 30, 2021. mapoflondon.uvic.ca/edition/6.6/SERN1.htm. INP.

APA citation

Zabel, J. 2021. Sernes Tower. In J. Jenstad (Ed), The Map of Early Modern London (Edition 6.6). Victoria: University of Victoria. Retrieved from https://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/editions/6.6/SERN1.htm. INP.

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TEI citation

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