Meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, located in London, England, UK

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Britannia and her lion are begging on a bench on the Thames Embankment, impoverished by proposed Liberal reforms; beyond, the Palace of Westminster in ruins. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 28 November 1891.

The Painted Chamber of the Palace of Westminster. Lithograph by J.T. Smith, 1806.

St Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth, seen from the south-east with the Palace of Westminster in the background, a plan and scale beneath. Wood engraving by T. Sulman, 1871.

St. Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth, seen from the south with the Palace of Westminster in the background. Wood engraving by T. Sulman.

Men attempt to quell the flames of the House of Commons with water piped from fire engines and a rocket attached to a man's back inscribed 'war'. Lithograph by C.J. Grant, 1834.

World War I: a wounded soldier and women celebrating the armistice in London. Photograph by Farringdon Photo Company, 1918.

Repeal section 28 parliamentary picket : participant registration form ... / Stonewall for lesbian and gay equality.

Picket of Parliament : in mid-July the House of Lords will once again be voting on the repeal of Section 28 ... / Angela Mason, executive director, Stonewall for lesbian and gay equality.

Reports and correspondence respecting the drainage of the new palace at Westminster : January, 1849.

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Westminster Palace (London, England)

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Images referencing Westminster Palace (London, England)

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St. Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth, seen from the south with the Palace of Westminster in the background. Wood engraving by T. Sulman.

World War I: a wounded soldier and women celebrating the armistice in London. Photograph by Farringdon Photo Company, 1918.

Repeal section 28 parliamentary picket : participant registration form ... / Stonewall for lesbian and gay equality.

Picket of Parliament : in mid-July the House of Lords will once again be voting on the repeal of Section 28 ... / Angela Mason, executive director, Stonewall for lesbian and gay equality.

Reports and correspondence respecting the drainage of the new palace at Westminster : January, 1849.

Westminster Palace (London, England)

Images from the collections

Images referencing Westminster Palace (London, England)

Works from the collections

St. Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth, seen from the south with the Palace of Westminster in the background. Wood engraving by T. Sulman.

World War I: a wounded soldier and women celebrating the armistice in London. Photograph by Farringdon Photo Company, 1918.

Repeal section 28 parliamentary picket : participant registration form ... / Stonewall for lesbian and gay equality.

Picket of Parliament : in mid-July the House of Lords will once again be voting on the repeal of Section 28 ... / Angela Mason, executive director, Stonewall for lesbian and gay equality.

Reports and correspondence respecting the drainage of the new palace at Westminster : January, 1849.

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