The Tower of London is known to be one of the most haunted sites in London. Or let me know and we can visit these sites together.The Tower of London. If you go to these haunted places and meet a ghost or two, drop me a line. I might turn them into another video or blog. Send me a message or leave your story in the comments below.
Do you have any ghost stories that you want to share? Have you encountered any ghosts in London? Is there any London-related ghost sighting that you want to mention? I am collecting your London horror stories. The Tower of London is the last station of my Self-Guided Walk “ Strange Tales from the River Thames: A Self-Guided Walk Along The Southbank“. The Tower of London by night (Photo: Philipp Röttgers) Haunted London: The Tower of London Do you feel overwhelmed by heavy memories? Do the long shadows, as the evening falls, seem to form into shapes and move? Yes, I think so. Being inside, imagine them looking out once more before the gate was closed and they entered the grim fortress, never to leave again. Standing on the outside, imagine the many kings, queens, lords, ladies, clerics and commoners who would spend their last moments outside of these walls on the same spot where you are standing now. Traitor’s Gate lies right underneath St Thomas’s Tower. Miraculously, the structure could then be completed and still stands after more than 700 years. To pacify the spectre, Henry III had a chapel dedicated to St Thomas built on the construction site. This supernatural explanation frightened Henry, for it was his grandfather Henry II, who had ordered the murder of the cleric. When confronted with their failure, the builders explained to King Henry that the ghost of Thomas à Becket had appeared both times and with his crosier had demolished the almost complete construction. Both of these collapses happened on St George’s Day. The fortress stood on marshland, so it was difficult to settle the foundations and the edifice collapsed into the river two times. It was in 1240 that King Henry III ordered that a watergate was to be constructed to defend the Tower to the riverside. Traitor’s Gate in The Tower of London (Photo: Philipp Röttgers) However, people who came through “Traitor’s Gate” did not come as guests, but only to be imprisoned or executed.Īnne Boleyn, Lady Jane Grey, Guy Fawkes and Sir Walter Raleigh all passed through, some of them to spend the rest of their (short) lives in suffering here. Situated at the edge of the Thames, this is the gate through which many famous figures from English history passed on their way to The Tower of London. Do you see the lady waving whenever a group of children is nearby? This is the wraith of the ‘White Lady’ of the White Tower.
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If you do not believe me, take a look from the outside at one of the windows of that corridor next time you visit The Tower. Many a guard has smelt the aroma and knew he should leave right away. For this is the cheap perfume of the ‘White Lady’, who silently drifts around the rooms. Do you smell the pungent perfume? If you do, you should better leave quickly. When you visit The White Tower, stop there for a moment and breathe in the air. One of them signals her arrival at the entrance to St John’s Chapel. They have encountered many ghostly presences here. For some of the Custody Guards that work here however, this is part of the job. You do not want to be here alone at night. The floorboards creak and when all the visitors have gone and night falls, the shadows in the galleries start to move. Inside, you can walk through its galleries and admire the massive collection of armour, and climb the winding stone stairs from one corridor to another. The White Tower is the oldest building inside The Tower and literally towers above all the surrounding buildings.
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