Tower Hamlets in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

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Saluting Battery

Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 27, 2018

1. Saluting Battery Marker

Inscription.
Cannon have been fired in celebration from Tower Wharf for centuries. Henry VIII marked the coronation of his second wife, Anne Boleyn, with a cannon salute. On your right is the battery where modern guns are fired today to commemorate royal anniversaries, state visits and the State Opening of Parliament.

Sixty-two gun salutes are fired for royal occasions such as the Queen's actual and official birthdays. Forty-one are fired at the State Opening of Parliament, and when a foreign head of state arrives on an official visit to the Queen.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 51° 30.452′ N, 0° 4.688′ W. Marker was in Tower Hamlets, England, in Greater London. It could be reached from the intersection of Tower Hill and Trinity Square, on the left when traveling west. Located on the walkway along the River Thames. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Tower Hamlets, England EC3N 4DJ, United Kingdom.

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no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

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 Western Entrance (a few steps from this marker); The Tower Under Attack (a few steps from this marker); The Tower's Community (within shouting distance of this marker); The Wharfinger’s Cottage (within shouting distance of this marker); Wharfinger Cottage (within shouting distance of this marker); Guarding the Tower (within shouting distance of this marker); St Thomas’s Tower (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named St Thomas's Tower (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tower Hamlets.

Other markers no longer nearby. The Tower of London foreshore (was here,

Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 27, 2018

2. Saluting Battery Marker

next to this marker but has been permanently removed); The Queen’s Stairs (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Western entrance (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Byward Postern (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Tower Wharf (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); The Bell Tower (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . .
1. Tower of London. (Submitted on May 14, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Tower of London on Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 14, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 321 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on October 3, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 14, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.