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Designed by the abbey’s official surveyor, British architect Ptolemy Dean, the tower is tucked away in an intersection of the 1,000-year-old building’s Gothic facade. It leads up to a treasure-filled attic that has never been opened to public – until now.
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Above the main floor space of Westminster Abbey is a newly revamped attic, which had been used as storage room for centuries.
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The "jewel-like tower" was designed by the Abbey's surveyor, British architect Ptolemey Dean.
The attic space, renamed the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries, was once described by poet John Betjeman as having "the best view in Europe."
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The attic floor sits 52-feet high above the nave where William and Kate got married.
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During the restoration, numerous artifacts were found, including stained glass shards that are now proudly displayed on the bridge connecting the attic to the new tower.
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Among the various objects, there's a wide collection of wax effigies.
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"Our earliest is (of) Charles II, and that predates Madame Tussauds by over 100 years," says head conservator Vanessa Simeoni.
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Like an archaeological dig, converting the attic into a gallery was meticulous process, according to Westminster Abbey's curator Susan Jenkins.
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The attic space, renamed the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries, was once described by poet John Betjeman as having “the best view in Europe.” After five years and $30.5 million (￡22.9 million), it can now be fully appreciated by visitors for the first time.
For centuries, the arcade had been used as storage room. But when permission was granted to build a new elevator, it became possible to open the space. Like an archaeological dig, converting the attic into a gallery was meticulous process, according to Westminster Abbey’s curator Susan Jenkins.
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“All of these objects are very heavy,” she says. “They need to be conditioned, they need to be documented, and the logistics of moving them out is enormously complicated.”
When the original floor was removed, the conservation team found numerous shards of stained glass that are now proudly displayed on the bridge connecting the attic to the new tower. Workers also recovered stone items, including a 13th-century ornament of a smiling face with its teeth showing (a rare find, according to head conservator Vanessa Simeoni).
Other curious objects have gained new life after being discovered in the attic, including a collection of wax effigies. “Our earliest is (of) Charles II, and that predates Madame Tussauds by over 100 years,” Simeoni says.
