. Inventory and survey of the armouries of the Tower of London . a Lithograph) INTRODUCTION—HISTORY AND BUILDINGS. 33 place. As it happened, no seriousdamage was done, and few peoplewere in the immediate vicinity of theexplosion. Mr. Barber, the ArmouryKeeper, sent down to the front gateand, in spite of the objections of thepolice, had the gates closed. Thecriminal was arrested, and was even-tually condemned to fourteen yearspenal servitude. About the year 1895 the smallarms were removed from the secondfloor, or Banqueting Hall, and thecontents of the upper floor, whichhad been inconveniently
. Inventory and survey of the armouries of the Tower of London . a Lithograph) INTRODUCTION—HISTORY AND BUILDINGS. 33 place. As it happened, no seriousdamage was done, and few peoplewere in the immediate vicinity of theexplosion. Mr. Barber, the ArmouryKeeper, sent down to the front gateand, in spite of the objections of thepolice, had the gates closed. Thecriminal was arrested, and was even-tually condemned to fourteen yearspenal servitude. About the year 1895 the smallarms were removed from the secondfloor, or Banqueting Hall, and thecontents of the upper floor, whichhad been inconveniently crowdedtogether, were spread over the twofloors and arranged by ViscountDillon, the first Curator of theArmouries. There was still a storeof Service arms on the first or gun-floor of the White Tower, and thesecould only be viewed by specialpermission of the Governor. In theyear 1914 the War Office agreed totransfer these arms to a place outside the White Tower, as it was pointed outthat the use of oil in large quantities for cleaning the rifles constituted a. EAST ROOiM, SECOND FLOOR OF THE WHITE TOWER, cire. 1870. (From a Photograph.)
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