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{{Infobox Location | {{Infobox Location | ||
|image = Tower of London.jpg | |image = Tower of London.jpg | ||
|aka = UNIT Headquarters, [[Dauntless Prison]] | |aka = UNIT Headquarters, Tower Ops, [[Dauntless Prison]] | ||
|type = Fortified prison and [[UNIT]] base | |type = Fortified prison and [[UNIT United Kingdom|UNIT]] base | ||
|location = [[London]] | |location = [[London]] | ||
|first mention | |first mention = The Sensorites (TV story) | ||
|first | |first = Secret of the Tower (comic story) | ||
|appearances = [[Tower of London - list of appearances|'''''see list''''']] | |appearances = [[Tower of London - list of appearances|'''''see list''''']] | ||
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The '''Tower of London''' was a [[prison]], fortified royal residence, and | The '''Tower of London''', sometimes referred to as the '''Tower Ops''' by [[UNIT United Kingdom|UNIT]] officers, was a [[prison]], fortified royal residence, and [[UNIT HQ#Tower of London|UNIT headquarters]] in [[London]]. [[The Doctor]] visited it on more than one occasion and across several incarnations managed to be thrown in it as a prisoner. | ||
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The [[Fifth Doctor]] would return to a cell there, this time with [[Nyssa]], after falling foul of Sir [[Isaac Newton]] in the late [[17th century]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Summer (audio story)|Summer]]'') | The [[Fifth Doctor]] would return to a cell there, this time with [[Nyssa]], after falling foul of Sir [[Isaac Newton]] in the late [[17th century]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Summer (audio story)|Summer]]'') | ||
In an [[Alternate timeline (The Death of Captain Jack)|alternate timeline]] in which [[ | In an [[Alternate timeline (The Death of Captain Jack)|alternate timeline]] in which [[John Hart]] became [[prince consort]] to [[Queen]] [[Victoria]], he claimed to [[Jack Harkness]] that he owned a pair of [[key]]s to the Tower of London. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Death of Captain Jack (audio story)|The Death of Captain Jack]]'') | ||
In [[summer]] [[1897]], [[Vastra]], [[Jenny Flint]], and [[Strax]] were asked to guard the [[Giant's Heart]] until it could be set into [[Queen]] [[Victoria]]'s crown during her [[Diamond Jubilee]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Giant's Heart (short story)|The Giant's Heart]]'') | In [[summer]] [[1897]], [[Vastra]], [[Jenny Flint]], and [[Strax]] were asked to guard the [[Giant's Heart]] until it could be set into [[Queen]] [[Victoria]]'s crown during her [[Diamond Jubilee]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Giant's Heart (short story)|The Giant's Heart]]'') | ||
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The newly regenerated Eleventh Doctor flew west over the Tower, whilst clinging by his fingers from [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]' doorway, before climbing back aboard. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'') | The newly regenerated Eleventh Doctor flew west over the Tower, whilst clinging by his fingers from [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]' doorway, before climbing back aboard. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'') | ||
By [[2006]], [[UNIT HQ|UNIT headquarters]] was located beneath the Tower of London. From there, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Harriet Jones]] directed the responses of UNIT and [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]] to the [[Sycorax]] invasion of Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') The headquarters was still used in [[2009]], although UNIT also maintained mobile bases in [[lorry|lorries]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'') | By [[2006]], [[UNIT HQ|the UNIT headquarters]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') known as the Tower Ops, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Guinevere One (short story)|Guinevere One]]'') was located beneath the Tower of London. From there, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Harriet Jones]] directed the responses of UNIT and [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]] to the [[Sycorax]] invasion of Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') The headquarters was still used in [[2009]], although UNIT also maintained mobile bases in [[lorry|lorries]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'') | ||
[[File:Tower of London day time.jpg|left|thumb|The Tower of London during the [[Kate Stewart]] years. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'')]] | [[File:Tower of London day time.jpg|left|thumb|The Tower of London during the [[Kate Stewart]] years. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'')]] | ||
