Tower Hamlets in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
On Guard
Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 27, 2018
1. On Guard Marker
The sentry is part of a military guard stationed here to provide protection for the Crown Jewels. The military guard comes from an operational unit of the Armed Forces that is currently employed on ceremonial duties.
On duty today The Coldstream Guards
On 14 February 1661, the Coldstream Guards paraded a few hundred metres away on nearby Tower Hill and 'Ground Arms' as a Regiment in the pay of Parliament, then ‘Took up Arms’ in the name of the King.
They had been raised in 1650 part of Oliver Cromwell's 'New Model Army’. In January 1660, they marched from Coldstream on the Scottish border, to London to support the restoration of King Charles II, an act which gave the Regiment the name it holds today.
In recent years, Coldstreamers on operations in Northern Ireland, The Balkan, Sierra Leone, Iraq and Afghanistan. The 1st Battalion is currently based in either Windsor or Aldershot.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1660.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 51° 30.509′ N, 0° 4.569′ W.
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Regionally, this marker was in London and in the Greater South East. Globally, it was 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 found itself in what was once the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: The Waterloo Battery (here, next to this marker); Captured Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); Army Stores and Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); British 25 Pounder Field Gun, 1943 (within shouting distance of this marker); London’s Jews Protect the Tower (within shouting distance of this marker); Nordenfelt Gun (within shouting
Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 27, 2018
2. A Coldstream Guard On Duty at the Waterloo Barracks
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Waterloo Barracks (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . .
1. Tower of London. (Submitted on May 23, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Tower of London on Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 23, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 204 times since then and 18 times this year. Last updated on September 27, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 23, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
