The Wakefield Tower
The present name is probably derived from William de Wakefield, King's Clerk, appointed to hold custody of the Exchanges in the Tower in 1344. It was also used as the Jewel House for the safe keeping and exhibition of THE CROWN JEWELS.
The Armouries
The earliest extant inventory of the Royal collection was made on Henry VIII's death and this includes the armour and arms at Greenwich, and arms and artillery at the Tower of London which, from this time onward was one of the sights for foreigners of distinction.
The Chapel Of St John
The Chapel takes up the south-east corner of this floor and the floor above, and is particularly interesting due to its early date (circa 1080) and perfect condition. It measures 55 feet 6 ins long by 31 feet wide, and has a nave and aisles of four bays and an apse opening by five arches to an ambulatory.
The present name is probably derived from William de Wakefield, King's Clerk, appointed to hold custody of the Exchanges in the Tower in 1344. It was also used as the Jewel House for the safe keeping and exhibition of THE CROWN JEWELS.
The earliest extant inventory of the Royal collection was made on Henry VIII's death and this includes the armour and arms at Greenwich, and arms and artillery at the Tower of London which, from this time onward was one of the sights for foreigners of distinction.
The Chapel takes up the south-east corner of this floor and the floor above, and is particularly interesting due to its early date (circa 1080) and perfect condition. It measures 55 feet 6 ins long by 31 feet wide, and has a nave and aisles of four bays and an apse opening by five arches to an ambulatory.