Tower of London
London 2004

The Tower of London is one of the world’s major tourist attractions. Founded by William the Conqueror in the 11th Century, it has been the setting for many great events and during its 900 year history has served as a royal palace and fortress, a prison and place of execution, arsenal, mint, menagerie and jewel house. 2004 marked the end of an eight year redevelopment project, improving the setting of the Tower of London to befit its status as a World heritage site and provide a new public space for London. Saper Glass played a key role in the final phase of the project by undertaking major works within the new ticketing facility, Welcome Centre, the newly enlarged Tower Shop and the Vaults. Our works within the Welcome Centre and Group Ticketing consisted of external structurally bond glazing, framed entrance doors, feature louvers and cladding. Within the Vaults we provide glazed screens and a structural roof light, however it was the Tower Shop which saw the most dramatic transformation, and here we provided new all glass entrances and display windows within the building’s existing archways, and clad the new extension with structurally bonded glass incorporating a framed entrance doors and aluminium wall cladding. We also provide a structural glass roof light running the length of the building above the staircase leading up to new mezzanine level.

completion: 2004