. Inventory and survey of the armouries of the Tower of London . d already thecontrol of the buildings of the Tower, assumed the care of the Royalpossessions, which form the more important portion of the Collection, andthe full proprietary rights over the other exhibits.^ The site of the actual Office of the Armouries is not definitely known, butit was probably somewhere to the North of the Tower precincts, as theLodging of the Master and the Office of the Ordnance were both situated inthis part. Between the years 1885 and 1915 the Office in which the workconnected with the Armouries was condu
. Inventory and survey of the armouries of the Tower of London . d already thecontrol of the buildings of the Tower, assumed the care of the Royalpossessions, which form the more important portion of the Collection, andthe full proprietary rights over the other exhibits.^ The site of the actual Office of the Armouries is not definitely known, butit was probably somewhere to the North of the Tower precincts, as theLodging of the Master and the Office of the Ordnance were both situated inthis part. Between the years 1885 and 1915 the Office in which the workconnected with the Armouries was conducted consisted of part of the passageway in the thickness of the wall on the South side of the Upper windows in this part are the only examples left untouched by Wrenin his restoration of the White Tower. The Office was moved to theClock Tower in 1916. Volume of papers and letters collected by Sir Samuel Meyrick, now in the possession of Dr. Carrington Sykes. Office of Works, Minutes and Correspondence 2305, 10-3-05. THE OFFICE OF THE ARMOURIES. 6i.
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