. Inventory and survey of the armouries of the Tower of London . cimens had been acquired bypurchase, and as the Oriental section had little definite connection with theTower or the historical development of the British Army, no useful purposewould be served by retaining them in the Tower, where the space wasurgently needed for showing the armour and later weapons. His Majestysconsent was obtained on i6th November, 1914, and the transfer wasmade on 26th November of the same year. i8 THE ARMOURIES OF THE TOWER OF LONDON. The Armouries. FROM the first years of the reign of Henry VHI up to about
. Inventory and survey of the armouries of the Tower of London . cimens had been acquired bypurchase, and as the Oriental section had little definite connection with theTower or the historical development of the British Army, no useful purposewould be served by retaining them in the Tower, where the space wasurgently needed for showing the armour and later weapons. His Majestysconsent was obtained on i6th November, 1914, and the transfer wasmade on 26th November of the same year. i8 THE ARMOURIES OF THE TOWER OF LONDON. The Armouries. FROM the first years of the reign of Henry VHI up to about theyear 1580 the Royal armour was stored at Greenwich, in the Tower,and a few pieces at Hampton Court, Windsor and Westminster, theworkshops being at Greenwich, where Henry estabhshed his AlmainArmourers about the year 1514. In doing this he was evidentlyfired with ambition to emulate his friend, the Emperor Maximilian, whohad devoted much time and study to the manufacture of armour. Fromcertain Surveys and Inventories taken in the seventeenth century we learn. PART OF THE PEDIMENT OF THE GRANU STOREHOUSE NOW ERECTED NEAR THE EAST END OF THE WATERLOO BARRACKS. that the principal rooms at Greenwich allotted to the manufacture anddisplay of armour were the Green Gallery, the Great Chamber, workhouse, the Cutting house, the Locksmiths office and theStaff house, probably a store for lances and staff weapons. The armourappears to have been all removed by Mr. Annesley^ to the Tower duringthe Interregnum, and on the restoration of Charles II we find the contentsof the Tower described by Colonel Legge, Master of the Armouries, as formerly at Greenwich being (within tyme of the late distraccions andunhappy differences in this kingedome) removed unto the said Tower.^ Master workman 1604-1614, Master of the Armourers Company 1608-1609. 2 Clerk of the Armouries 1630-1650. ^ Lord Dartmouths Collection. Survey of 1660. INTRODUCTION—HISTORY AND BUILDINGS. 19 Although the Inven
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