Are there heads on London Bridge?

The lofty heads included, at different times, those of William Wallace, Thomas More, Bishop John Fisher and Thomas Cromwell, though we doubt the passer-by could have recognised individuals; the heads were dipped in tar as a preservative so facial recognition must have been impaired.



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