A view looking south along the west side of Westminster Hall during the demolition of the Law Courts, showing the remains of a building slightly below ground level

Date:
11 Jul 1883
Location:
Palace of Westminster, Westminster Hall, Parliament Square, Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London Authority
Reference:
OWS01/10/013
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

When this photograph was taken, the Law Courts, built by Sir John Soane, were in the process of being demolished as they had been moved to a new building on the Strand.

The mount for this image is marked 1884 but the Bedford Lemere Day Book identifies the date as 11 July 1883.

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

Medieval Great Hall, Demolition