Greyfriars tower was a bell tower for the Franciscan monastery and was built in the 15th century. It is 93 feet tall in its stockinged feet. I've read that it survived the depredations of Henry VIII as it was a useful navigation aid for shipping on the Great Ouse (St Margaret's and St Nicholas chapel being invisible I suppose). Be that as it may the tower is a rare beast indeed and is the finest example of only three remaining Franciscan towers. Naturally it is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, Grade 1 listed; it is also listing, slightly, towards us in this picture and because of this it is on on English Heritage's Buildings at Risk Register.
This, of course, is the tower that Tower Street refers to; unless there's some other, secret, tower hiding out there.
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