No. 434: London Wall, EC2
Shakespeare Tower, Barbican Estate, London Wall, London, EC2. Photo © Roger Dean 2011
A Survey of London – John Stow, 1598:
On the north-west side of the city, near unto Redcross Street, there was a tower, commonly called Barbican, or Burhkenning; for that the same being placed on a high ground, and also built of some good height, was in old time as a watch-tower for the city, from whence a man might behold and view the whole city towards the south, and also into Kent, Sussex and Surrey, and likewise every other way, east, north, or west.
Great pic Roger…
C