St Katharine's & Wapping in Tower Hamlets in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Tower Hill Passageway: Scavenger’s Daughter

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 11, 2026

1. Tower Hill Passageway: Scavenger’s Daughter Marker

Inscription. A number of the Tower’s prisoners were tortured, to obtain information. Most of these were hung up by their wrists, or stretched on the ‘rack’. The ‘Scavenger’s Daughter’ was designed to hold the prisoner in a crouched position.

Erected 2001 by The Tower of London.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Law Enforcement.

Location. 51° 30.567′ N, 0° 4.571′ W. Marker is in Tower Hamlets, England, in Greater London. It is in St Katharine's & Wapping. It can be reached from Tower Hill west of Tower Bridge Approach, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110-102 Tower Hill, Tower Hamlets, England EC3N 4SG, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in London

and in the Greater South East.

Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Tower Hill Passageway: Block and Axe (here, next to this marker); Tower Hill Passageway: Sir Thomas More (here, next to this marker); Tower Hill Medieval Postern (a few steps from this marker); Transforming the Tower of London Moat (a few steps from this marker); Tower Hill Passageway: Jousting and Tournaments (a few steps from this marker); Tower Hill Passageway: Elizabeth I (a few steps from this marker); Tower Hill Passageway: Wakefield and St Thomas's Tower (a few steps from this marker); Tower Hill Passageway: Chapel Royal and Scaffold Site (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tower Hamlets.

Also see . . . Torture at the Tower exhibition (Historic Royal Palaces).

Using the opposite method to a rack, the scavenger’s daughter compressed or contorted the victim instead of stretching them. Two versions exist: the replica in the Lower Wakefield Tower holds the body tight in a kneeling down position. This would become incredibly painful very quickly, and lead to the lungs filling with blood. The other version, on display
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 11, 2026

2. Tower Hill Passageway: Scavenger’s Daughter Marker
This inscription is one of 30 found in the underpass between Tower Hill and the Tower of London.
in the White Tower, is an elaborate set of handcuffs which also grasps the neck and ankles, twisting the victim into an excruciating position.

(Submitted on September 26, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)

Tower Hill Passageway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 11, 2026

3. Tower Hill Passageway

Portraits by artist Stephen B Whatley line the tunnel to the Tower of London.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 26, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.