The west wall of Westminster Hall after the demolition of the Law Courts, showing two stone arches being supported by temporary wooden braces

Date:
1884
Location:
Palace of Westminster, Westminster Hall, Parliament Square, Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London Authority
Reference:
OWS01/10/012
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

The Law Courts were moved to a new building on the Strand in the 1880s and the old building, designed by Sir John Soane, was demolished. This photograph also shows a row of dormer windows in the roof of the Hall which are no longer extant.

Content

This is part of the Series: OWS01/10 Office of Works London Historic Prints; within the Collection: OWS01 Office of Works and Successors: Ancient Monuments and Historic Buildings

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Bedford Lemere And Company

Keywords

Arch, Tracery, Medieval Great Hall