West Gate of the Tower Abstract Author Jamie Zabel Researcher Jamie Zabel Programmer Martin Holmes Project Director Janelle Jenstad The Map of Early Modern Londonhttp://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/includes.xmlVictoria, BC, Canada
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2016University of Victoria978-1-55058-519-3 Janelle Jenstad london@uvic.ca

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The West Gate of the Tower was located on the western side of the Tower of London at or near the joining of Tower Street and two unnamed roadways: one leading to Lion Tower and the other to Tower Wharf (A Map of Tudor London, 1520). In 1321 inquest, the gate was described as being in the Parish of All Hallows (Barking) in Tower Street Ward, potentially making it a part of London and the jurisdictionally independent Tower of London (Harben, Tower of London).

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The West Gate of the Tower was located on the western side of the Tower of London at or near the joining of Tower Street and two unnamed roadways: one leading to Lion Tower and the other to Tower Wharf (A Map of Tudor London, 1520). In 1321 inquest, the gate was described as being in the Parish of All Hallows (Barking) in Tower Street Ward, potentially making it a part of London and the jurisdictionally independent Tower of London (Harben, Tower of London).

The West Gate was destroyed by an earthquake in 1240 and then later rebuilt as a part of general improvements to the Tower made during the reign of Edward I (Stow 1633, sig. E3r-E3v). According to Stow, this was the most principal gate of the Tower and was used for the receipt and delivery of all kindes of carriages (Stow 1633, sig. E3v).