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I tried to make a film on the Tower of London, unfortunately something went wrong with the camera and only three pieces of film survived. Two I am posting here, the third is being discarded.
At the centre of the Tower of London stands the Norman White Tower built in 1078 by William the Conqueror (reigned 1066-87) inside the southeast angle of the city walls, adjacent to the Thames. This was as much to protect the Normans from the people of the City of London as to protect London from outside invaders. William appointed Gundulf, Bishop of Rochester, as the architect. Fine Caen stone, imported from France, was used for the corners of the building and as door and window dressings, though Kentish ragstone was used for the bulk of the edifice.
The White Tower is 27 m high and the walls vary from 4.5 m thick at the base to almost 3.3 m in the upper parts. Above the battlements rise four turrets; three of them are square, but the one on the northeast is circular, in order to accommodate a spiral staircase. This turret was briefly used as the first royal observatory in the reign of Charles II. Completing the defences to the south of the Tower was the bailey.
In the 1190s, King Richard the Lionheart (reigned 1189-99) enclosed the White Tower with a curtain wall, and had a moat dug around it filled with water from the Thames. Richard utilised the pre-existing Roman city wall, to the east, as part of the circuit. Part of the wall he built was incorporated into the later circuit wall of Henry III and is still extant, running between the Bloody Tower and the Bell Tower, the latter of which also dates to his reign. In 1240 Henry III had the exterior of the building whitewashed, which is how it got its name.
Due to the changes in function and design the towers interior has gone through since its construction there is little left of the original interior, save the chapel. St Johns Chapel, located on east side of the first level, is perhaps the most complete surviving examples of early Anglo-Norman ecclesiastical architecture. Archeological evidence shows that the space was considered in the original design of the tower plan. This is seen in the foundations of the building which include an apsidal projection, which deviates from the basic rectangular box layout of the towers main part. Described as resembling a choir of a Romanesque church of apse and ambulatory design, this space is marked a simple layout.
In keeping with the characteristics of Romanesque design the design includes the ever common rounded arches, as seen in the arcade, and the vaulted nave and aisles, where respectively barrel and groin vaulting was employed. The nave is flanked by two aisles, which are separated by columns at form a arcade which creates the ambulatory. The columns of the arcade are opposite the pilasters along the outer walls of the aisles. Above is a gallery arcade which lets in more light into the space, but is not a clerestory in the sense that it is above the roof.
The defining element of this space is the design of the columns capitals. While at first glance the design is uniform, further examination shows that the capitals are quite varied. Some are block-shaped, some have volutes, and others are cushion capitals. Yet, what these capitals, save three, have in common is the rare embellishment of Tau crosses, or T-shaped projections. These crosses are reminiscent of designs common to Anglo-Norman architecture of this period.
My channel on you tube : http://www.youtube.com/alanheath is one of the most prolific from Poland.
There are a number of films here on the packaging industry. This is because I am the publisher of Central and Eastern European Packaging -- http://www.ceepackaging.com - the international platform for the packaging industry in this region focusing on the latest innovations, trends, design, branding, legislation and environmental issues with in-depth profiles of major industry achievers. Most people may think packaging pretty boring but it possibly effects your life more than you really imagine!
Central and Eastern European Packaging examines the packaging industry throughout this region, but in particular in the largest regional economies which are Russia, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Ukraine and Austria. That is not to say that the other countries are forgotten, they are not, but obviously there is less going on. However the fact that there are so many travel related films here is not from holidays but from business trips attending trade fairs around the region.
In 1997 I founded Polish Business News http://www.pbn.home.pl .There are a number of business related films here and I intend to do many more on CRM (customer relations management).
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Tower of London Beefeater guided tour Part 2 of 3by pvtsmith297,452 views
Thank you so much for the vid. I've always wanted to visit London and see the Tower first thing. Do you recall the aprox time of day you shot this vid? I ask because, the shadow play on the walls is lovely. Somehow, it lends atmosphere to the view. Great job with the cam!
flickersweet 2 years ago 2
@flickersweet This was shot around mid day as I recall.
alanheath 4 months ago