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
Fela Kuti
Musician and political activist. Born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti in Abeokuta, British Nigeria. In 1958, he was sent to London to study medicine but decided on music instead, and formed ...
William Compton, 5th Marquess of Northampton
MP. Either William or his elder brother, Charles, together with their father (the 4th Marquess) donated the original site for what became City University. Brother of Lady Graham. Succeeded to the t...
Councillor W. H. Bryant
Member of Housing Committee, Diss Street 1922. Councillor and Vice-Chair of the Bethnal Green Baths Committee in 1926. Councillor and on the Bethnal Green Baths Committee in 1926.
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