HC Deb 21 January 1958 vol 580 c154W
Mr. Parker

asked the Minister of Works what were the attendance figures at the Tower of London for each Sunday of opening in 1957.

Mr. Molson

The Sunday attendance figures for 1957 are as follows:

Paid Attendance
May 5th … … 3,518
May 12th … … 2,910
May 19th … … 3,563
May 26th … … 3,753
June 2nd … … 3,137
June 9th … … 6,214
June 16th … … 3,234
June 23rd … … 4,128
June 30th … … 2,570
July 7th … … 4,483
July 14th … … 4,629
July 21st … … 4,683
July 28th … … 6,498
August 4th … … 6,291
August 11th … … 6,260
August 18th … … 5,972
August 25th … … 5,068
September 1st … … 4,890
September 8th … … 4,739
September 15th … … 3,840
September 22nd … … 3,584
September 29th … … 1,476

These figures are for visitors who paid at the ticket office for admission. Blocks of tickets are purchased by agencies in advance; there is no record of their use on particular days but it is believed to be small.