United Kingdom - Ireland
Jul. 07, 1963 - Tower of London closed by Beefeater strike. On a sunny Sunday afternoon there are often as many as 25, 000 visitors at the tower of London, but yesterday it was deserted owing to a strike of the 38 yeoman warders the Beefeater who have started staging strikes every Sunday through a pay claim of 25 shillings a week, and a six hour out in their 48 hours week. yesterday the beefeaters refused to act as guides, and only six of them were on duty, guarding the crown jewels. photo shows A solitary yeoman warder stands atthe gats of the deserted tower of London yesterday
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13244540
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47025110
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5586px x 4477px
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Keystone Pictures USA
