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Remains of the Wall

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Remains of the Wall.jpg Royal Arms of England from Richard I. to Edward IIIThumbnailsLondon before the Spire of St. Paul's was burned; showing the Bridge, Tower, Shipping, &cRoyal Arms of England from Richard I. to Edward IIIThumbnailsLondon before the Spire of St. Paul's was burned; showing the Bridge, Tower, Shipping, &cRoyal Arms of England from Richard I. to Edward IIIThumbnailsLondon before the Spire of St. Paul's was burned; showing the Bridge, Tower, Shipping, &cRoyal Arms of England from Richard I. to Edward IIIThumbnailsLondon before the Spire of St. Paul's was burned; showing the Bridge, Tower, Shipping, &c

The City was thus protected by a great wall pierced by a few gates, with bastions and towers. At the East End after the Norman Conquest rose the Great White Tower still standing. At the West End was a tower called Montfichet's Tower.