16.10.12

Live from Westminster, 1834


Mrs Wright was wrong
Black Rod's Box too hot to probe
Parliament burns

Today in 1834 the Houses of Parliament burnt, after the destruction by burning of Tallies (obsolete wooden record sticks) led to a flue fire in the House of Lords. The devastation was not complete but Westminster Hall is the only major surviving part that was incorporated into the current building designed by Barry and Pugin.

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