Victoria Tower
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| Height | 9800 (cm) |
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| Opened | 1861 |
| Floors | 12 |
| Function | Tower |
| Architects | Charles Barry |
| Augustus Pugin | |
| Architectural styles | Gothic Revival architecture, English Gothic architecture |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1270811 |
About Victoria Tower
The Victoria Tower is a square tower at the south-west end of the Palace of Westminster in London, adjacent to Black Rod's Garden on the west and Old Palace Yard on the east. At 98. 5 metres, it is slightly taller than the Elizabeth Tower at the north end of the Palace.
Man charged over Queen coffin incident
... A 19-year-old man was charged after allegedly exposing himself and pushing into mourners from behind as they waited in the line at Victoria Tower Gardens on Wednesday...
Man charged with lying-in-state queue sex assaults
... Adio Adeshine is accused of exposing himself and pushing into the mourners from behind as they waited in line at Victoria Tower Gardens on Wednesday...
Camping on concrete: My 30-hour wait to see Queen's coffin
... Although the rain had long since passed, and the sun was now shining, a sombre atmosphere quickly set in as we snaked past Victoria Tower...
Queen's lying-in-state: Mourners start queuing to pay their respects
... Security staff and stewards are lined up at regular intervals along the queue route, which stretches from Parliament s tourist entrance at Cromwell Green down Millbank, past the Lords and Victoria Tower Gardens, across Lambeth Bridge and loops back north on the other side of the river past the Covid Memorial Wall...
Holocaust memorial: Planning permission for Parliament monument quashed
... It opposed the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre being built in Victoria Tower Gardens, a small triangular Grade II-listed green space next to Westminster Abbey and the Palace of Westminster...
Commons security staff praised for saving man from river Thames
... The incident occurred on the Victoria Tower Gardens, on the North side of the Thames...
Climate-strike: thousands protest over UK
... He added that his members of the accession of the strike and the holding of private events, including a choir and a kids space in Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster, and outside of King s College, London...
Man charged with lying-in-state queue sex assaults
Two Women were allegedly sexually assaulted in the queue to attend The Queen 's lying-in-state, a court heard.
Adio Adeshine is accused of exposing himself and pushing into the mourners from behind as they waited In Line at Victoria Tower Gardens on Wednesday.
He is charged with two counts of sexual assault and two counts of breaching a sexual harm prevention order.
The 19-year-old appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday.
Outlining the allegations, prosecutor Alex Adowale, said: " The defendant was part of the queue to see the resting in state of Queen Elizabeth Ii . "
His alleged victims are said to have been among the thousands of people who have been lining The Banks of the River Thames to view The Queen 's coffin.
The Court heard The First complainant allegedly noticed Mr Adeshine because she had not previously seen him, despite having waited in the queue with the same people for hours.
She is said to have noticed him getting closer to her before feeling something touching her back, then turned to see he had exposed himself.
The Woman later allegedly saw Mr Adeshine acting in a similar way towards Another Woman , before security were alerted and police called.
He is said to have thrown his phone into the River Thames before entering the water himself.
But The Court heard Mr Adeshine was arrested shortly after Coming Out of The River .
Deputy Chief Magistrate refused to grant Mr Adeshine bail, remanding him in custody ahead of his next appearance at Southwark Crown Court on 14 October.
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