The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-19
CITY OF LONDON HOLDS
MANY ATTRACTIONS FOR
THE AMERICAN VISITOR
Work OF Traffic Squad Greatest al Ctys Away
Interesting to Natch-Red Coated Soldiers
Present Jaunty Appearance

London, kno~n as the City OF ON
nibuses and Iansoms, holds many
and varied attractions for visitors,
The main thoroughfares. such as
the Strand, Regent street. Piccaddliy
and Pail Mall, are constantly hllcd
with a continual flow OF people gao
hasten here and there, and II WOULD
impress one 10 view it from an aero
plane as busy army OF ants IL I'd
on such boulesards as these that the
tail and stalwart London policemen.
commonly known as Bobby, gets IN
his good work and is constant master
Of the situation OF regulating All
1rastic by a simple hlox Of Ills KILLS
lie The Tommy Atkins boys, OF
british soldiers, with their red coats,
can on the side OF their heads and
canes, present 3 wonderfully attrae'
tive and jauuty appearance.
Tower of London.
The Tower of London, standing
raaiestically and impressively on the
banks OF the Thames, fortress CON
timing not alone one but many tow
.rs. built by William the Conqueror,
in 1918. il worthy example Of the
STYLE OF architecture In the days OF
the Normans. Among@ the towers
here the old White Tower Is most TN
evidence. encircled by the Middle
Tower. the Bloody Tower, Beau
champ and the Bell Tower IL MAS
from the Whire Tower that the gal
liant and noble Wallace. whose men,
ory Ia still dear and cherished by the
Scottish race. was led forth 10 meet
his doom.
Globetrotters have been heard TO
declare that the two hours spent In
seeing the tower were the most inter-
esting in their lives.
In the Tower of London YOU may
look on the armor worn by the cru
saders. You handle the very sword
and lance which We're once held in
the iron glove. You will sit in the
chapel of st. John, where William
the Conqueror and HIS Norman sol
diers gathered for worship. You
, win stand in the room where Sir
t,vHtfe-: sa!asgs.t aNst Assssysfssses' gs-ets.
imprisoned
You will look up at the great
carved roof of the banquet hall,
where King Henry VIII. gave feasts
to his wives---and then will be With
In a. few steps OF where they were
Afterwards heheaded by his orders.
One moment YOU gaze through thick
glass upon $2o,000,00o worth of
scrown jewels. and the next look upon
=. the block where heads worthy to
wear a crown were laid. and where
blood of priceless preciousness was
shed.
Block and Axe.
Gruesomeness and gayety. horrors
and heroism, romance and revenge,
all the impulses and interests of Eng
lands royalty are perpetuated i'll
some way on this, the Tower of Lon
don.
Here also Edward v and his
brother, Richard. met their fate. as
we'll az Katherine Howard and Annie
Boleyn, two of the wives of Henry
the Eighth. who We're cruelty murder
ed by order OF the King.
Among others who here answered
TO the call OF the executioner was
that gallant and noble knight, his
torian and explorer, Sir Walter Raj
eigh. ind countless others too num-
erous to mention.
The Traitors Gate, which leads TO
the tower, Is one OF the chief points
OF interest here. The tower Is now
used as an armory. where enough
weapons are stored to equip quar-
ter OF q million soldiers. and here al
so are kept in the treasure room con-
tinually under the eyes Of watchful
guards. the magnificent crown jewels.
These jewels consist of the corona
ton orb, sceptre. crown. necklaces,
spurs. and the almost priceless gold
platter, valued at fifteen millions of
dollars, which Ia used for the coro-
nation Banquet. The guards here in
the tower wear the uniforms of he
soldiers or the days OF Henry the
Eighth. and always attract the at
tention Of tourists because OF their
costumes. Il
The tour ofSsightseeing leads along