Tower Wharf
Names
- Tower Wharf
- Towre Wharf
Street/Area/District
- Tower Wharf
Maps & Views
- 1553-59 London (Strype, 1720): Tower Wharf
- 1553-9 Londinum (Braun & Hogenberg, 1572): Tower Wharf
- 1553-9 London ("Agas Map" ca. 1633): Tower Wharf
- 1560 London (Jansson, 1657): Tower Wharf
- 1600 Civitas Londini - prospect (Norden): The towre
- 1600 ca. Prospect of London (Howell, 1657): Tower Wharf
- 1666 London after the fire (Bowen, 1772): Tower Wharf
- 1666 Prospect of London before & after the fire (Hollar): Tower wharfe, after
- 1666 Prospect of London before & after the fire (Hollar): Tower wharfe, before
- 1677 A Large and Accurate Map of the City of London (Ogilby & Morgan): Tower Wharf
- 1710 ca. Prospect of London (van Keulen): Tower Wharf
- 1720 London (Strype): Tower Wharf
- 1736 London (Moll & Bowles): Tower Wharf
- 1746 London, Westminster & Southwark (Rocque): Tower Wharf
Descriptions
from A Dictionary of London, by Henry Harben (1918)
Tower Wharf
South out of and fronting the Tower, from Tower Stairs west to Tower Bridge east. Entrance on the southern side of Tower Hill (O.S.).
First mention: "Towre Wharf," 19 H. VI. 1441 (Cal. P.R. H. VI. 1436–41, p. 546).