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K K L L T â s G U ID E TO LON DONâ 'W ESTM IN ST ER AN D B E L O ItA T IA D IST R IC T .
THE H0U5ES OF PARLIAMENT
are at once th e m ost
M etro p o lis.
be T utiful
and
the
(or the N e w P alace o f W estm inster)
largest p u b lic b u ild in g s in the
T h e y w ere erected b etw een 1840 and 1867 at a cost o f ,£3,000,000
and a lto ge th e r cover an area o f e ig h t acres.
T h e V ic to ria T o w e r at the South-
W estern a n g le o f the b u ild in g is 331 ft. h igh and 75 ft. square, w h ile the C lo ck
T o w e r w h ich stands at the N orth -W estern a n g le is 40 ft. square and 320 ft. in
h e ig h t.
T h e H o u se o f L o rd s (or the G ild e d Ch am ber) is 90 ft. lon g, 45 ft. w ide
and 45 ft. in h e ig h t.
T h e throne has a gorgeous g ilt canop y and th e decorations
o f the H ou se are e x c e e d in g ly handsom e.
B efore the throne is a cushioned seat
in red leath er on w h ich the L o rd C h a n ce llo r, w h o presides a t a ll the debates, sits :
th is is k now n as the â W o o ls a c k .â
T h e H o u se o f Com m ons is in size m uch lik e
th e H ou se o f L o rd s excep t th at it is o n ly 75 ft. long.
A s a m atter o f fact, the
accom m odation in it is lu d icro u sly inadequate, as it contains seats fo r on ly 470 out
o f its 670 m em bers.
o f the M in isters and
T h e S p e a k e râ s ch air is at the N o rtâ _.n end, and the seats
th eir supporters are on th e right o f the S peaker, w h ile
those o f the O p p o sitio n and its supporters are on the left.
Im m ed ia tely above
th e S p e a k e râ s ch air is the R ep o rtersâ G a lle ry , and above that a gain the L a d ie sâ
.G a lle ry .
T h e latter is shut o ff b y a g rille , w h ich serves to k e e p up the fiction
that la d ie s cannot b e adm itted to the H o u se o f Com m ons itse lf.
T h e H ouses
o f P a rliam en t are open to the p u b lic on Satu rd ays from 10 a.m . to 4 p .m ., tick ets
b e in g o b tain able at the entrance a d jo in in g the V ic to ria T o w e r.
W h en P arliam ent
is sittin g , orders o f adm ission to h ear the debates in eith er H ou se can o n ly be
procured through a m em ber.