Interior view of the prison in the Bowyer Tower, Tower of London, Stepney, London mb-code 2546885 Five waiters bring more food

Five waiters bring more food and drink to the table

built for the Great Exhibition of 1851

wearing a scarlet gown and shrieval chain and badge

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

Interior view of the prison in the Bowyer Tower, Tower of London, Stepney, London mb-code 2546885 Five waiters bring more foodInterior 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.