Tower Wharf
Harben describes the location of Tower Wharf in noting that it is
[s]outh out of and fronting the Tower(Harben 588). The antiquated spelling of the name is
Towre Wharf.(Harben 588). Victor Belcher and Martha Carlin trace the toponomy of the location back further, noting that it was previously
King’s quay,or
kaia regiscirca 1228 (Carlin and Belcher 96).
References
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Citation
Carlin, Martha, and Victor Belcher.Gazetteer to the c.1270 and c.1520 Maps with Historical Notes.
The British Atlas of Historic Towns. Vol. 3. The City of London From Prehistoric Times to c.1520. Ed. Mary D. Lobel and W.H. Johns. Oxford: Oxford UP in conjunction with The Historic Towns Trust, 1989. Print. [Also available online at British Historic Towns Atlas. Gazetteer part 1. Gazetteer part 2. Gazetteer part 3.]This item is cited in the following documents:
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Citation
Harben, Henry A. A Dictionary of London. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1918. [Available digitally from British History Online: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/dictionary-of-london.]This item is cited in the following documents:
