Palace of Westminster
Has been described as a Certain Palace (Royal)
There are masonry ruins/remnants remains
Name | Palace of Westminster |
Alternative Names | Jewel Tower |
Historic Country | London and Middlesex |
Modern Authority | London Borough of Westminster |
1974 Authority | Greater London |
Civil Parish | City Of Westminster |
The Palace at Westminster is sited on Thorney Island and was built close to the Abbey of Westminster from about 1040 onwards. For over 500 years it remained the principal palace of the sovereign, and housed the principal Courts of Justice, the Exchequer, and administrative offices of the kingdom. The Jewel Tower was the Royal Treasure House, later repository, forming the South-West corner of the former Privy Palace of Westminster. 1364-6 by Henry Yevele with windows and parapets renewed in 1718-9. L-plan tower with North polygonal stair-turret. The Jewel Tower was used as a treasury from 1366. By the end of Henry VIII's reign, it had been replaced as a treasury. Following war damage, it was restored and opened to the public, its moat being re-excavated. The quay retaining walls of the dock which antedates the Jewel Tower were excavated in 1963-4 and now form the retaining walls of the moat.
World Heritage Site 426bis
This site is a scheduled monument protected by law
This is a Grade 1 listed building protected by law
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OS Map Grid Reference | TQ301793 |
Latitude | 51.4983787536621 |
Longitude | -0.126499995589256 |
Eastings | 530140 |
Northings | 179380 |