ðə tˈaʊɚ wʌz sˈɜːʔn̩li ɪn ɹˈuːɪnz baɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt, ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tʊ ɐ dˈiːd dɹˈɔːn ˌʌp bᵻtwˌiːn ðə bˈɪʃəp ʌv lˈʌndən, ðə dˈiːn ænd tʃˈæptɚɹ ʌv sənt pˈɔːlz ænd ðə dəmˈɪnɪkənz ɐbˌaʊt ðə pɹəpˈoʊzd loʊkˈeɪʃənz ʌvðə nˈuː fɹˈaɪɚɹi tʃˈɜːtʃ.
The tower was certainly in ruins by 1278, according to a deed drawn up between the Bishop of London, the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's and the Dominicans about the proposed locations of the new friary church.