Interior view of the prison in the Bowyer Tower, Tower of London, Stepney, London mb-code 2546885 View with boats and crew

View with boats and crew on Regent's Canal and figures on the dockside

although there are grounds for doubting that their location corresponded to the long-demolished church

they are watched by alarmed pedestrians

with St Paul's Cathedral in the background

Gin inspires violence and careless inebriation

Interior view of the prison in the Bowyer Tower, Tower of London, Stepney, London mb-code 2546885 View with boats and crewInterior view of the prison in the Bowyer Tower, Tower of London, Stepney, London, 1883. The Bowyer Tower is one of the thirteen towers of the Inner Ward, built in the mid 13th century during the reign of Henry III. According to legend, George, Duke of Clarence, the brother of Edward IV and Richard III, was imprisoned here in 1477 prior to his execution.