Cut-away reconstruction illustration depicting the Jewel Tower (sometimes known as the Jewel House) as it may have appeared in the late fourteenth century when it was a part of the Palace of Westminster

Date:
Apr 2013
Location:
Jewel Tower, Old Palace Yard, Westminster, City Of Westminster, Greater London Authority
Reference:
IC247/002
Type:
Reconstruction Artwork
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Description

In this view, the near-side walls have been removed to allow a view in to the interior chambers. The Keeper of the King's Jewels is shown carrying out business in the ground floor chamber, while precious items are stored in the chambers above.

This illustration was commissioned in order to be included in a new English Heritage guidebook for the Jewel Tower, and it was also used on the English Heritage website pages for the site. Illustration IC247/003 is the black and white line version of this artwork on which this painting is based.

Content

This is part of the Volume: IC247 Jewel Tower, Westminster, Greater London; within the Series: EHC01/146 English Heritage Reconstruction And Artwork Collection; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(Eh):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Commissioner Of Artwork: Ashbee, Jeremy A

Illustrator: Jones-Jenkins, Chris

Commissioner Of Artwork: Cryer, Jennifer

Commissioner Of Artwork: Lea, Richard

Keywords

Medieval Tower