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…
As Baroness d’Souza touches upon in her earlier post, the original Parliament buildings, other than Westminster Hall, were destroyed by fire in 1834. In their place, a new Palace of Westminster, designed by Charles Barry, was constructed. There remains a fire risk, but in the history of the Palace that has not been the only challenge. In…
Two exhibitions are now on display in the Palace of Westminster. There is one in Westminster Hall to mark the 175th anniversary of Dod’s Parliamentary Companion. The Companion is an essential guide to Parliament and (especially) its members: there are a great many well-thumbed copies throughout the Palace. If a member or official cannot quite…
