Brick Tower
The Tower of London. Brick Tower. The Brick Tower was built by Henry III between 1238 and 1272. Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618) was briefly imprisoned in the Brick Tower in 1592. Elizabeth was held here by Queen Mary.
"In 1592 he [Sir Walter Raleigh] was confined in the Brick Tower, and in 1618 successively in the Brick Tower and the Wardrobe Tower. Lady Jane Grey is said to have been imprisoned in Brick Tower.--Baedeker 1915
Part of The Tower of London UNESCO World Heritage site.
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