Guide to the Palace of Westminster . nd theVictoria Tower is different in design from the other parts,although accordant in character and disposition; it contains theentrance for the Peers to the House of Lords, Lord Chan-cellors apparentments, Parliament offices, &c. At the back ofWestminster Hall, facing Henry the Sevenths Chapel, standsBaron Marchettis equestrian statue of Richard Cceur de model of this grand work was shown at the Great Exhibi-tion in Hyde Park in 1851, and a number of noblemen and * The new Palace Yard being anciently enclosed by a wall, there were four gates therei
Guide to the Palace of Westminster . nd theVictoria Tower is different in design from the other parts,although accordant in character and disposition; it contains theentrance for the Peers to the House of Lords, Lord Chan-cellors apparentments, Parliament offices, &c. At the back ofWestminster Hall, facing Henry the Sevenths Chapel, standsBaron Marchettis equestrian statue of Richard Cceur de model of this grand work was shown at the Great Exhibi-tion in Hyde Park in 1851, and a number of noblemen and * The new Palace Yard being anciently enclosed by a wall, there were four gates therein, the only one at present remaining is that on theeast side leading to Westminster Stairs—the three others which weredemolished were that on the north which led to Woolstaple, that onthe west called Highgate, a very beautiful and stately edifice, situateat the east end of Union Street, it was taken down in the year was also the third at the north end of St. Margarets Lane, Anno 1731. Maitland ed., 1739. Page THE VICTORIA TOWER. Photo York & Son. Hagc fwcnty. gentlemen subscribed upwards of £3,000 for the purpose ofhaving the statue cast in bronze and presented to the internal courts, of varied design and most picturesqueeffect, more plainly treated than the external facades, admitlight and air to the innumerable rooms in this wonderful build-ing, while, by means of archways connecting these courts, thereis afforded facility of access by carriages, &c, to all parts ofthe interior. Numberless towers, oriels, and turrets add to theeffect of the sky-line of the building, whether viewed from theexterior or from the courts; but the three most important towerswhich deserve special remark, are the VICTORIA TOWER, atthe south-west angle, the CLOCK ToWER at the north-west ex-tremity, and the CENTRAL ToWER, connecting and balancing asit were the other two. VICTORIA TOWER. The Victoria Tower is the largest and highest square towerin the world, being 75 fee
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