Middlesex 86 (R). London and Westminster Series. Copper penny. 24.52 gm. 35 mm. 1797. View of a large palace; LAMBETH PALACE around above; BT 1757 below / Arms; LONDON AND WESTMINSTER PENNY around, 1797 below. Edge: I PROMISE TO PAY ON DEMAND THE BEARER ONE PENNY. Choice, evenly toned Uncirculated; early strike with die break just beginning to show; full detail, though a bit soft on the obverse; full on the reverse; notably better than the example shown in Dalton and Hamer.

Originally a Norman castle built about 1100, a descendant of the original builder, Hugh Bigood, was prominent in the war period of the Anarchy in England.