However, it’s unlikely that Pepys saw the building that stands today, as it appears to date from the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Tower Beach London's Riviera? When a family day out meant crossing over the river from Bermondsey, going down a few steps by the Tower of London and onto a stretch of sand called Tower Beach. On a sunny day it would get really packed, simpler times back then!
31 May 1578 Martin Frobisher sailed to Canada. Over time he brought home 1500 tons of 'gold ore'. It was merely worthless iron pyrite (fool's gold) later used to pave streets in London, leading to the myth that the streets of London were paved with gold.