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The Jewel Tower

Jeremy Ashbee

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Description:For 650 years, the Jewel Tower has stood beside the heart of government in England. Built in 1365 within the private palace of King Edward III (reigned 1327—77), the tower began as a secure repository for the most valuable possessions of the royal household. Inside it, clerks stored the king's goods, sent them for repair, and dispatched them to other castles and manors. As royal residence moved away from Westminster in the l6th century, the tower became a Parliamentary record office, preserving the records of the House of Lords. The building was repaired and protected against fire in the 17th and 18th centuries, although much of the medieval fabric remained intact. In I834, the tower and its contents survived the ﬁre that destroyed much of the historic Palace of Westminster and the records of the House of Commons. In I869, with the construction of a record store inside the new l—louses of Parliament, the Jewel Tower attained a third function, as a testing facility for the Board of Trade Standards Department, determining the deﬁnitive value of weights and measures for Britain and its empire. Since 1987, the Jewel Tower has formed part of the Westminster World Heritage Site.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Jewel Tower. To get started finding The Jewel Tower, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 40

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: English Heritage

Release: 2013

ISBN: 1848022395

Description: For 650 years, the Jewel Tower has stood beside the heart of government in England. Built in 1365 within the private palace of King Edward III (reigned 1327—77), the tower began as a secure repository for the most valuable possessions of the royal household. Inside it, clerks stored the king's goods, sent them for repair, and dispatched them to other castles and manors. As royal residence moved away from Westminster in the l6th century, the tower became a Parliamentary record office, preserving the records of the House of Lords. The building was repaired and protected against fire in the 17th and 18th centuries, although much of the medieval fabric remained intact. In I834, the tower and its contents survived the ﬁre that destroyed much of the historic Palace of Westminster and the records of the House of Commons. In I869, with the construction of a record store inside the new l—louses of Parliament, the Jewel Tower attained a third function, as a testing facility for the Board of Trade Standards Department, determining the deﬁnitive value of weights and measures for Britain and its empire. Since 1987, the Jewel Tower has formed part of the Westminster World Heritage Site.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Jewel Tower. To get started finding The Jewel Tower, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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