North view of Traitor's Gate, Tower of London Product:Greetings card Tile-hung facade of the Rose

Tile-hung facade of the Rose Tavern as it appeared in about 1730

' Two children buy from a periwinkle seller with a statue in the distance

The dome of St Paul's Cathedral is visible in the distance

with a gold brocade curtain and a Chinese screen behind

North view of Traitor's Gate, Tower of London Product:Greetings card Tile-hung facade of the RoseNorth view of Traitor's Gate, Tower of London, 1798. On its completion in 1097 the Tower provided accommodation for the king, but in later centuries was used as a prison, armoury and military store. The gate was built during the reign of Edward I to provide an entrance to the Tower directly from the Thames. In Tudor times it was the entrance through which several prominent prisoners were brought into the Tower before their imprisonment and execution,