Tower (ward)
Coordinates: 51°30′40″N 0°04′37″W / 51.511°N 0.077°W
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 Ward of Tower
Ward of Tower shown within Greater London |
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| OS grid reference | TQ319812 |
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| Sui generis | City of London |
| Administrative area | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | EC3 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | City of London |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| EU Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | Cities of London and Westminster |
| London Assembly | City and East |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
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Tower is a ward of the City of London and is named from its propinquity to the Tower of London.[1] The ward covers the area of the City that is closest to the Tower.[2]
Prior to boundary changes in 2003 the ward contained all of Great Tower Street and the ward historically was known as "Tower Street". John Leake's 1667 map of the City of London refers to the ward as "Tower Street ward", as does a 1755 map of the ward.[3] However the ward lost much ground to Billingsgate ward in the 2003 review of boundaries, including nearly all of Great Tower Street, though gained land to the north of the Tower of London, for instance the Minories.[4]
Since its construction, the Tower of London has not formed part of the ward or part of the City of London. Instead, in the modern era, it lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Additionally Tower Bridge is not within the City or the ward, although in recent times the ward uses it as a logo.[5]
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[edit] Churches
All Hallows-by-the-Tower[6] was the church from which Pepys[7] had watched the Fire unfold in September 1666. St Olave Hart Street, Betjeman remarked is a country church in the middle of the busiest city on earth.[8] St Dunstan’s Church in St Dunstan’s Hill, destroyed during World War II, is now a garden.[9]
[edit] Politics
Tower is one of 25 wards in the City of London, each electing an Alderman, to the Court of Aldermen and Commoners (the City equivalent of a Councillor) to the Court of Common Council of the City of London Corporation. Only electors who are Freeman of the City of London are eligible to stand.
[edit] References
- ^ The City of London-a history Borer,M.I.C. : New York,D.McKay Co, 1978 ISBN 0094618801
- ^ City of London Corporation Map of the Ward (2003 —)
- ^ Tower Street 1755
- ^ Ward of Tower Ward information
- ^ Wardmote minutes 2010 see page 39 for Ward of Tower minutes
- ^ Sometimes known as All Hallows Barking (The Churches of the City of London)Reynolds,H: London, Bodley Head, 1922
- ^ Diary of Samuel Pepys 4th September 1666 Dover, Lewis Publications,1992 ISBN 048636675
- ^ The City of London Churches Betjeman,J: Andover, Pitkin, 1972 ISBN 0853721122
- ^ Vanished churches of the City of London Huelin, G.: London, Guildhall Library Publishing 1996 ISBN 0900422424
[edit] External links
- City of London Police Ward Constable profile
- Ward newsletter
- Map of Early Modern London: Tower Street Ward - Historical Map and Encyclopedia of Shakespeare's London (Scholarly)
[edit] External links
- Ward of Tower The Official Ward Website
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