The area in and around the Tower which was free from the jurisdiction of the City of London. Initially the Liberties of the Tower were restricted to the area within its walls and the land on Tower Hill. Three territories were added by James II's charter of 1686: the Minories, the Artillery Ground and the Wellclose. The Liberties were formally abolished on 25 June 1894. OldLondonMaps gives a larger picture. British Listed Buildings gives more information about the markers, of which there are apparently 22 remaining. William Penn (of Pennsylvania fame) was born within the Liberty.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Tower Liberty
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Tower Liberty
We normally rotate our memorial pictures as necessary to make sure the statue...
Tower Liberty boundary
This marker was formerly attached to the western range of buildings at St Kat...
Other Subjects
James Wheeler
Father of James Baldwin Wheeler. "Glover" - we think this means he was a member of the Glovers guild, rather than actually made gloves.
1 memorial
Col. Sir James Cantlie, KBE, MA, MB, FRCS, RAMC (T)
Sir James Cantlie was a British physician. He was a pioneer of first aid, which in 1875 was unknown. He was also influential in the study of tropical diseases and in the debates concerning degenera...
Person, Armed Forces, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration, China/Hong Kong, Egypt, Scotland
1 memorial
Norman Harry Harding, OBE
Chairman of of the City Lands and Bridge House Estates Committee in 1982. Commoner on the City Lands & Bridge House Estates Committee, 1994.
2 memorials
Gordon Brown
Politician. Born James Gordon Brown in Giffnock, Renfrewshire. Following the death of Labour Party leader, John Smith in 1994, the so-called and much denied 'Granita Pact' took place between Brown ...
1 memorial
Department for Communities and Local Government
A department of the government of the UK. From Victoria Cross commemorative paving stones: "In August 2013, the UK government announced a campaign to honour Victoria Cross recipients from the First...
70 memorials
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