Having done a post about Big Ben and the Clock Tower, I thought I would redress the balance with a post about the tower at the other end (the Lords’ end) of the Palace. Victoria Tower dominates the southern end of the Palace of Westminster. At ground level, there is the Sovereign’s Entrance, where the…
Happy New Year to everyone. When the Palace of Westminster was completed in the 1850s, it was regarded as an architectural wonder. It remains an iconic edifice. When one thinks of Parliament, one thinks of the Palace of Westminster. Perhaps the most photographed feature of the Palace is the Clock Tower, which houses the Great…
