Guide to the Palace of Westminster . ro Z o a:> s I H ILLUSTRATIONS. Palace of Westminster, General View River Front *flouses of Parliament —Temp. Charles II.•Westminster Hall (from an old print) Arms of England in Royal Court Royal Arms on River Front Carving on North Front Statue of Richard Coeur de Lion Victoria Tower Ironwork on Roof Sovereigns Entrance Arms of Scotland in Royal Court Kings Robing Room Royal Gallery Princes Chamber House of Lords Candelabra, Throne End House of LordsThrone, during Reign of Queen Victoria State Chair Peers Lobby Peers Libraries Library, Boose oi Lords (a
Guide to the Palace of Westminster . ro Z o a:> s I H ILLUSTRATIONS. Palace of Westminster, General View River Front *flouses of Parliament —Temp. Charles II.•Westminster Hall (from an old print) Arms of England in Royal Court Royal Arms on River Front Carving on North Front Statue of Richard Coeur de Lion Victoria Tower Ironwork on Roof Sovereigns Entrance Arms of Scotland in Royal Court Kings Robing Room Royal Gallery Princes Chamber House of Lords Candelabra, Throne End House of LordsThrone, during Reign of Queen Victoria State Chair Peers Lobby Peers Libraries Library, Boose oi Lords (as it is to-day) Central Hall, House of Commons Entrance to the House of Commons Boose of Commons Table, House of Commons, and Speakers Chair Arms .if Scotland Grand Staircase, House of Commons Chapel in the Crypt Westminster Hall Plan of Principal Floor . I rontispiece Rage 6 9 14 15 16 17 18 • 20 22 23 28 29 33 35 39 46 -17 19 51 .. .. 54 55 58 62 CI 66 69 72 i 7^ at end of 1. Houses of Parliament. — Temp. Charles II. £0e (paface of TDtetminettt. Now entirely appropriated to the use of the House ofLegislature, the magnificent building which bears the historicappellation The Palace of Westminster stands on the site onwhich a Royal Palace has existed since the time of Edward theConfessor, who, we are told by Inqulph of Croyland, often heldhis court here; the Palace was added to by William the Conqueror,and his successor William II. built further additions, among whichwas the Great Hall of Westminster. This was done in 1097and the King held his Christmas in the new Hall in 1099. In1163 Thomas a Becket, then Chancellor of England, superin-tended further repairs, which were much needed, for Stowetells us that at this time it was ready to have fallen down,but he mentions that after this many banquets were held there,specially one on New Years Day 1236, when Henry six thousand poor people, and when triginta millia(30,000) meat dishes were put on the
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