the grand Store House in which is the Small
Arm Armoury, the train of Artillery, and the
tent room; the New Store House, wharein are
three Store Roomns's Houses for the chief and infer-
ior Officers, the Mess House for the officers of
the Garrison, and the Barracks, for the Soldiers. In
addition to those there is a street called the Mint
which includes nearly one third part of the Tower.
The principal part of the houses were formerly in-
habited by the officers employed in the coinage, but now
principally by the Military, Government having erect-
ed a vary extensive and majestic structure to the north
of Little Tower Hill, for the business of the Mint
department, with houses for those officers
The Grand Storehouse is north
of the white Tower, a fine building of brick and hewn
stones; it extends in length 345 feet, and is 60 feet
broad, it was commenced by James II and finished
by William III. On the first floor of this edifice
is that magnifficent room called the Small Armoury,
in which he, with Queen Mary his consort, dined in
great state haveing all the warrent workmen and
labourers to attend them, dressed in white gloves &
aprons.
THE HORSE ARMOURY.
Here in one spacious room, 150 feet by 33 are
arranged in regular and chronological order, no less
a number than twenty two equestrian figures,
comprising many of the most celebrated kings of England accompanied by their favorite Lords
and men of rank, all of them, together with their
horses in the armour of the respective periods when
they flourished, many, indeed, in the identical suits
in which they appeared while living. Along the
centre of the ceiling immediately over each figure
is a gothic arch in the centre of which is suspended
a banner which in gold letters on both sides, expres-
ses the name, rank, and date of existence of the
personage represented. The horses stand, mounted
by their riders, almost without any visible supp-
ort on a floor of brick raised a little from the adj-
oining doarded flooring which is appropriated to the
spectators.
1. EDWARD I, King of
England AD 1272. The armour of this figure consists
of the hawberk and its sleeves of mail, the hood & chau-
sses of the same material [FIGURE] This monarch is represent-
ed in the act of sheathing his sword.
2 Henry VI,
King of England AD. 1450 This plate armour is of the
the grand Store House in which is the Small
Arm Armoury, the train of Artillery, and the
tent room; the New Store House, wharein are
three Store Rooms's. Houses for the chief and inferior Officers. the Mess House for the Officers of
the Garrison, and the Barracks, for the Soldiers. In
addition to those there is a street called the Mint
which includes nearly one third part of the Tower.
The principal part of the houses were formerly inhabited by the Officers employed in the coinage, but now
principally by the Military, Government having erected a vary extensive and majestic structure to the north
of Little Tower Hill, for the business of the Mint
department, with houses for those officers
The Grand Storehouse is north
of the white Tower, a fine building of brick and hewn
stones; it extends in length 345 feet, and is 60 feet
broad, it was commenced by James II and finished
by William III. On the first floor of this edifice
is that magnificent room called the Small Armoury,
in which he, with Queen Mary his Consort, dined in
great state having all the warrent workmen and
labourers to attend them, dressed in white gloves &
aprons. THE HORSE ARMOURY.
Here in one spacious room, 150 feet by 33 are
arranged in regular and chronological order, no less
a number than twenty two equestrian figures,
comprising many of the most celebrated kings of
England accompanied by their favorite Lords
and men of rank, all of them, together with their
horses in the armour of the respective periods when
they flourished, many, indeed, in the identical suits
in which they appeared while living. Along the
centre of the ceiling immediately over each figure
is a gothic arch in the centre of which is suspended
a banner which in gold letters on both sides, expresses the name, rank, and date of existence of the
personage represented. The horses stand, mounted
by their riders, almost without any visible support on a floor of brick raised a little from the adjoining doarded flooring which is appropriated to the
spectators. 1. EDWARD. I. King of
England AD 1272. The armour of this figure consists
of the hawberk and its sleeves of mail, the hood & chausses of the same material. [FIGURE] This monarch is represented in the act of sheathing his sword. 2 Henry VI.
King of England AD. 1450. This Plate armour is of the
"Journal (January 1, 1840 – December 31, 1840)," December 3, 1840, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed January 10, 2025, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/oBj