London and its environs : a practical guide to the metropolis and its vicinity, illustrated by maps, plans and views . CHAPTEE THE SIXTH. The Houses of PARLiAiiEXT axd Westminster Hall. The House of Lords may be seen, free, when appeal cases areLeing heard. The sitting terminates at 4 To obtain ad-mission to the strangers gallery to hear debates, a peers orderis necessary. To hear debates in the House of Commons, a mem-bers order must be procured. Ladies are only allowed to entera gallery above the reporters gallery, where they obtain an im-perfect view of the House through a grating. The
London and its environs : a practical guide to the metropolis and its vicinity, illustrated by maps, plans and views . CHAPTEE THE SIXTH. The Houses of PARLiAiiEXT axd Westminster Hall. The House of Lords may be seen, free, when appeal cases areLeing heard. The sitting terminates at 4 To obtain ad-mission to the strangers gallery to hear debates, a peers orderis necessary. To hear debates in the House of Commons, a mem-bers order must be procured. Ladies are only allowed to entera gallery above the reporters gallery, where they obtain an im-perfect view of the House through a grating. The Speaker takesthe chair at five oclock. On Wednesday the House sits at noonand rises at six The old Houses of Parliament, an unsightly pile of variousdates, originally a royal palace, were destroyed by fire on the16th of October 1834. -As the best means of obtaining an edi-fice worthy of the age and nation, architects were in^-ited to sendin designs. From the designs then produced, that of Mr. (after-wards Sir) Chaiies Barry was rmanimously arlmitted to be the 74 HOUSES OF PARLIAilENT. most striking, and it
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