Millions of people visit the Tower of London each year and are amazed by the stunning Crown Jewels display. To coincide with the re-presentation of the Crown Jewels for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, we decided to take the opportunity to explore the stories behind some of the jewels - such as the famous Koh-i-Nur diamond - through storytelling sessions, and also to gather people's memories of seeing these beautiful and hugely important objects.

We held reminiscence sessions both at the Tower of London and off-site at community venues, chatting to people about the Crown Jewels. Some people had never seen them 'in the flesh', only ever seeing them in newspapers, magazines and on the television; others vividly recalled the first time that they went to the Tower and saw the crowns, orbs and sceptrss.

Many participants remembered visiting the Crown Jewels when they were housed in different locations around the Tower, including in the Wakefield Tower (until the 1960s) and in the basement of the Waterloo Barracks (until the 1990s). We arranged visits for many of the groups to come and see the Jewel House again - and for some it was their first time.

You can hear a few of the memories which were recorded here.