The Rev PTB 'Tubby' Clayton (1885–1972) was the Vicar of All Hallows-by-the-Tower from 1922 to 1962 and the founder of the Christian movement Toc H.[1] In 1933 he and BR Leftwich published Pageant of Tower Hill (Longmans, Green & Co), which outlined a scheme to improve Tower Hill.
)[1] One of the Trust's earliest actions was to create an artificial beach at Tower Hill at a time when trips to the seaside were a luxury for East End families.
[1] More than 1,500 barge-loads of sand were brought in to create a beach between the Tower Wharf and the Thames.
[1] It was re-opened in 1946 by the Governor of the Tower, Col Edward Hamilton Carkeet-James, but, due to river pollution, it closed in 1971.
[3] The former beach is the property of the King, as the Tower extends to the high water mark, and is not ordinarily open to the public.