Tour of London Virtual Tour: What's New?

What's New

... as of 30 November 1997

To keep this short and simple, we have added something we've wanted from the very beginning -- our own post office. Now, just like in "real-life", you can visit a web travel destination, namely the Tower of London, and then send postcards to friends and relatives that you were (virtually) here! Besides eight specially-made postcards just for here, there and hundreds of other postcards, including ones for holidays, you can send. So please, besides letting everyone know you visited the Tower of London Virtual Tour, come by any time to send a special e-postcard to friends, during the holidays and just anytime. Enjoy!

Enter The Tower Post

... as of October 14, 1997

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We have changed location. Please update your links, bookmarks and articles!

Tower of London Virtual Tour: http://www.toweroflondontour.com/

Tower of London Kid's Tour: http://www.toweroflondontour.com/kids/

Because of the URL change, the previous-used NetMinder service no longer is valid. (That's just how it works.) So anyone that signed up to be notified of changes to the Tower of London Virtual Tour site previously (nearly 2,000 of you!) need to sign up again here below to be notified of future site changes.

But because NetMinder has gone downhill we didn't want to sign up again with them. Fortunately we found a new and better service at GetReminded. Whereas, NetMinder only sent you email saying "something" had changed, go to the site and see; with this new service you can email saying exactly what has changed! In fact the call it a "newsletter/reminder" not just a reminder.

Please join our brand new Newsletter and keep informed of all future additions and changes both to the Tower of London Virtual Tour and to our Kids Tour. Thank you again for your long-time and continued support of our endeavors!

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... as of 10 July 1997

Message Board Added

Stop by the Tower Hill Tavern, our new posting board.
Of course feel free to talk about things related to the Tower of London and this Tour, but do not stop there.

Topics are for anything British, so Brits, ex-Paits, Anglophiles, travellers and just plain whomever is most welcome to drop on in, have a rousing chat and lift a pint or two! Enjoy!

Yes, hopefully later this month, or mayhaps not until some time in August, we do hope to have a rather large update with many photographs added and who-knows what else!

Also added modern-day London street map of the Tower of London area (a link to Mapquest) on the Map and Search page.

Site History:

This site has more than doubled in the five months since it first opened, both in the number of photographs and the number of pages. Our constant and many thanks to our contributors who have made this possible!

26 May 1996
DEBUT. Text by Molly Schwartz; site design and original graphics by Harry Kenney; photos from numerous sources, but mainly from Richard Pierce; monarch images via Gail Dedrick

24 July
Ten photos added by Ron Radliff: six of armour, two of block and axe, two of Raleigh's bedroom

23 August
Six photos added by Nancy Hoyt, include those of Queens House, Changing of the Guard, and the Raven

29 August
Tour site search engine introduced, compliments of Thunderstone's Webinator

3 November
Ten more photographs added: Susan Harding gave us Traitors Gate, and St. John's Chapel among others; Beth Greeley & Mary Gilmore added site of block/exterior St. Peter's and Jewel House among others. Sylvain Goyette gave us a good riverside overview of the middle complex. Two 16th-century illustrations included. Audio introduced: wonderful music thanks to Curtis Clark and Barry Taylor. Java real-time chat introduced.

25 May 1997
The Tower of London Kids Tour site debuted.

10 July
Tower Hill Tavern, British posting board added.

14 October
Changed location, added newsletter feature.

30 November
The Tower Post added. Send and receive e-postcards.

10 Sept. 1998
Rascal's Place added. Rascal has his very own page .

29 December
The Tower Tales added. Ghosts, Yeoman Warders Club and more.

2 Jan.1999
The Tower Green Bookstore added. Amazon.com Associate.

15 January
Tower Green Bookstore UK added. Amazon.co.uk Assoc.

26 May 1996	DEBUT. Text by Molly Schwartz; site design and original graphics by Harry Kenney; photos from numerous sources, but mainly from Richard Pierce; monarch images via Gail Dedrick
24 July	Ten photos added by Ron Radliff: six of armour, two of block and axe, two of Raleigh's bedroom
23 August	Six photos added by Nancy Hoyt, include those of Queens House, Changing of the Guard, and the Raven
29 August	Tour site search engine introduced, compliments of Thunderstone's Webinator
3 November	Ten more photographs added: Susan Harding gave us Traitors Gate, and St. John's Chapel among others; Beth Greeley & Mary Gilmore added site of block/exterior St. Peter's and Jewel House among others. Sylvain Goyette gave us a good riverside overview of the middle complex. Two 16th-century illustrations included. Audio introduced: wonderful music thanks to Curtis Clark and Barry Taylor. Java real-time chat introduced.
25 May 1997	The Tower of London Kids Tour site debuted.
10 July	Tower Hill Tavern, British posting board added.
14 October	Changed location, added newsletter feature.
30 November	The Tower Post added. Send and receive e-postcards.
10 Sept. 1998	Rascal's Place added. Rascal has his very own page .
29 December	The Tower Tales added. Ghosts, Yeoman Warders Club and more.
2 Jan.1999	The Tower Green Bookstore added. Amazon.com Associate.
15 January	Tower Green Bookstore UK added. Amazon.co.uk Assoc.