The road is divided into sections. Shoppers pass a bunch of antique vendors and the flower, fresh fruit and vegetable stalls before arriving in the second-hand section. As his name suggests, William was the first in a long line of willful monarchs who made historic use of the Tower. A couple of Henry VIII s wives were beheaded in the courtyard and two young princes mysteriously disappeared in the Bloody Tower. What will matter are the thousands of pigeons that flock to the square and the four great lions that guard the statue of Lord Nelson.
Vendors sell cups of birdseed in the square, which kids seem to find entertaining.