Архитектурные шедевры Великобритании. Рябцева Е.В. - 35 стр.

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One such tower that can be visited today is the Salt Tower. The first floor chamber contains a fine original
hooded fireplace and, beyond the staircase, a garderobe, the two essential features of a chamber fit for an oc-
cupant of high status. Indeed, one of the earliest residents in the Salt Tower, between 1297 and 1299, was John
Baliol, previously King of Scotland, who had yielded his crown to Edward I following defeat in battle. In the
Tudor period, this room was in constant use as a prison cell, particularly for Catholic priests during the reign of
Elizabeth I. Some of their inscriptions may be seen on the walls.
The first floor chamber of the Broad Arrow Tower has been set out as though occupied by Sir Simon
Burley, tutor to the young Richard II who had to take refuge in the Tower during the Peasants’ Revolt in 1381.
Again, there is a fireplace and an adjoining garderobe.
Answer the following questions.
1. What does the Inner Ward consist of?
2. What were the defences of the Tower?
3. How were the rooms of the Tower used?
4. What are the interiors of the Salt Tower?
THE TOWERS OF THE INNER WARD
Words and Expressions
– mezzanine – антресоли, полуэтаж
– a sash – оконный переплет, оконная рама
– plausible – благовидный, правдоподобный
– a butt – большая бочка (от 108 до 140 галлонов для вина или пива)
– landward – береговой
– ample – просторный
– a rubble – бут, бутовый камень, булыжник
– a plinth – плинтус, цоколь, постамент
– curfew – звуковой сигнал о начале комендантского часа, вечерний звон, сигнал для гашения огней
– a windlass – лебедка
– a portcullis – опускающаяся решетка (в крепостных воротах)
– treason – измена
– forfeiture – потеря, утрата, конфискация
– to rouge – румяниться, красить губы
– indomitable – неукротимый, упрямый
– adultery – нарушение супружеской верности
– descent – происхождение
– a rival – соперник
The Constable Tower was largely rebuilt in the nineteenth century. When the coronation regalia were put
on show in the Martin Tower in 1669, they were to be seen on the ground floor, while the upper rooms became
the residence of the Keeper of the Regalia. It was at this time that the mezzanine floor was built, sash windows
inserted and the walls panelled. The Martin Tower was the scene of a most extraordinary episode, ‘Colonel’
Thomas Blood’s attempt to steal the Crown Jewels, in 1671. Previously, from the Tudor period onwards, this
tower had often accommodated prisoners, and a number of their inscriptions remain.

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