How do you get the Tower of London ready for the springtime bloom? You let shire horses William and Joey loose to plough its moat, of course!
Image source,Two shire horses are getting the Tower of London's moat ready to bloom in the spring.
The horses, named William and Joey, walked the length of the moat, loosening the ground in preparation for seeds to be sown.The current shape of the moat was created in 1270 when Edward I expanded it. Since then, it was filled with water in the 13th Century to defend the famous fortress, drained at the request of the Duke of Wellington in the 1840s, then used as a grazing ground for livestock, before being used as allotments during World War Two.
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