A view of the House of Commons chamber at the Palace of Westminster, showing the Speaker's Chair designed by Augustus Pugin

Date:
circa 1870 - 1880
Location:
Palace Of Westminster, House Of Commons Chamber, City Of Westminster, Greater London Authority, Sw1
Reference:
MBW02/087
Type:
Photograph (Albumen Print)
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Description

The Speaker's Chair was destroyed during an air raid in 1941 and was replaced with a chair gifted by The Australian Government.

Content

This is part of the Collection: MBW02 Metropolitan Board Of Works Photographs

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Designer: Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore

Photographer: York, Frederick Arlington Viler

Keywords

Victorian Parliament House