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Do not fill this in! ===Inner ward=== {{See also|Church of St Peter ad Vincula}} The inner ward was created during Richard the Lionheart's reign, when a moat was dug to the west of the innermost ward, effectively doubling the castle's size.<ref name="ABC 15-17">{{harvnb|Allen Brown|Curnow|1984|pp=15–17}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Parnell|1993|p=24}}</ref> Henry III created the ward's east and north walls, and the ward's dimensions remain to this day.<ref name="Parnell 1993 32-33" /> Most of Henry's work survives, and only two of the nine towers he constructed have been completely rebuilt.<ref name="Parnell 1993 33">{{harvnb|Parnell|1993|p=33}}</ref> Between the Wakefield and Lanthorn Towers, the innermost ward's wall also serves as a [[curtain wall (fortification)|curtain wall]] for the inner ward.<ref name="Parnell 1993 10">{{harvnb|Parnell|1993|p=10}}</ref> The main entrance to the inner ward would have been through a [[gatehouse]], most likely in the west wall on the site of what is now Beauchamp Tower. The inner ward's western curtain wall was rebuilt by Edward I.<ref>{{harvnb|Parnell|1993|pp=34–35}}</ref> The 13th-century Beauchamp Tower marks the first large-scale use of brick as a building material in Britain, since the 5th-century departure of the Romans.<ref>{{harvnb|Parnell|1993|p=42}}</ref> The Beauchamp Tower is one of 13 towers that stud the curtain wall. Clockwise from the south-west corner they are: Bell, Beauchamp, Devereux, Flint, Bowyer, Brick, Martin, Constable, Broad Arrow, Salt, Lanthorn, Wakefield, and the Bloody Tower.<ref name="Parnell 1993 10" /> While these towers provided positions from which [[enfilade and defilade|flanking fire]] could be deployed against a potential enemy, they also contained accommodation. As its name suggests, Bell Tower housed a belfry, its purpose to raise the alarm in the event of an attack. The royal bow-maker, responsible for making [[English longbow|longbows]], [[crossbow]]s, [[catapult]]s, and other siege and hand weapons, had a workshop in the Bowyer Tower. A turret at the top of Lanthorn Tower was used as a beacon by traffic approaching the Tower at night.<ref>{{harvnb|Wilson|1998|p=34}}</ref> [[File:London Tower (CherryX).jpg|thumb|left|The south face of the Waterloo Block]] As a result of Henry's expansion, [[St. Peter ad Vincula (London)|St Peter ad Vincula]], a Norman chapel which had previously stood outside the Tower, was incorporated into the castle. Henry decorated the chapel by adding glazed windows, and stalls for himself and his queen.<ref name="Parnell 1993 33" /> It was rebuilt by Edward I at a cost of over £300<ref>{{harvnb|Parnell|1993|p=46}}</ref> and again by [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] in 1519; the current building dates from this period, although the chapel was refurbished in the 19th century.<ref name="Parnell 1993 55">{{harvnb|Parnell|1993|p=55}}</ref> Immediately west of Wakefield Tower, the Bloody Tower was built at the same time as the inner ward's curtain wall, and as a water-gate provided access to the castle from the River Thames. It was a simple structure, protected by a [[portcullis]] and gate.<ref>{{harvnb|Parnell|1993|p=29}}</ref> The Bloody Tower acquired its name in the 16th century, as it was believed to be the site of the murder of the [[Princes in the Tower]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Bloody Tower |url=http://www.hrp.org.uk/TowerOfLondon/Sightsandstories/Prisoners/Towers/BloodyTower.aspx |publisher=[[Historic Royal Palaces]] |accessdate=22 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100428063720/http://www.hrp.org.uk/TowerOfLondon/Sightsandstories/Prisoners/Towers/BloodyTower.aspx |archivedate=28 April 2010}}</ref> Between 1339 and 1341, a gatehouse was built into the curtain wall between Bell and Salt Towers.<ref name="Parnell 1993 47">{{harvnb|Parnell|1993|p=47}}</ref> During the Tudor period, a range of buildings for the storage of munitions was built along the inside of the north inner ward.<ref>{{harvnb|Parnell|1993|p=58}}</ref> The castle buildings were remodelled during the [[House of Stuart|Stuart period]], mostly under the auspices of the Office of Ordnance. In 1663, just over £4,000 was spent building a new storehouse (now known as the New Armouries) in the inner ward.<ref name="Parnell 1993 64">{{harvnb|Parnell|1993|p=64}}</ref> Construction of the Grand Storehouse north of the White Tower began in 1688, on the same site as the dilapidated Tudor range of storehouses;<ref>{{harvnb|Parnell|1993|p=70}}</ref> it was destroyed by fire in 1841. The Waterloo Block, a former barracks in the castellated Gothic Revival style with Domestic Tudor details,<ref>{{NHLE|num=1242210|desc= Waterloo Block|accessdate=16 January 2016}}</ref> was built on the site and remains to this day, housing the Crown Jewels on the ground floor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historic Royal… Patchworks? |url=http://blog.hrp.org.uk/curators/historic-royal-patchworks/ |access-date=8 February 2016 |publisher=Historic Royal Palaces}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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