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Old and New London
… The inscription runs thus:"This monument is erected by Parliament to William Pitt, son of William Earl of Chatham, … Sir Charles Barry, the architect of the new Houses of Parliament, also lies in the centre of the nave; his grave is … of the Victoria Tower and the ground-plan of the Houses of Parliament. In the early spring of the year 1870 the body of …
Survey of London
… a Bill for a bridge at Westminster was introduced into Parliament, the City could no longer uphold its objections … of the total cost of the bridge, 380,500, was granted by Parliament so that the bridge was opened free of toll. 93 The … is of Gothic design, which accords with the Houses of Parliament. The elegance of its delicate proportions is …
Old and New London
… Court, between the Clochard and the Hall gate, for his Parliament to assemble in; this he surrounded with 4,000 … of his eloquence and ability in speech. Both Houses of Parliament in England, and the Star Chamber and the Council … was nearly involved in the destruction of the Houses of Parliament, for it was only by the utmost exertions that the …
Old and New London
… though subsequently, in 1649, provision was made by Act of Parliament for its continuance. Westminster School is not … desired object; the Prince of Wales contributed 500; the Parliament voted 1,200, and William Maurice, Esq., gave 500. … the ordinary sense of the word, was established by Act of Parliament in 1704, for the augmentation of poor livings. The …
Old and New London
… In 1775 the property was legally settled, by Act of Parliament, on Queen Charlotte (in exchange for Somerset … erection of a clumsy building, as it was considered that Parliament would never have granted the funds for an entirely … exercise till 1849, was abolished in that year by Act of Parliament. The Lord Steward of the Household fills an …
Old and New London
… Their palace here adjoined the Abbey and the Houses of Parliament. In the reign of Henry VIII. the splendid palace … Palace at Westminster" for ever, because, as the Act of Parliament stated, "the old palace nigh the monastery of St. … then we shall reconnoitre the Abbey, and the Houses of Parliament, and St. James's Park and Palace; then along the …
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541-1857
… and Westminster by letters patent of 1 April. 3 An act of parliament of 3 March 1552 confirmed the position of … pensions. 5 A fresh start was made in 1560. An act of parliament annexed to the Crown all the monasteries which had …
Old and New London
… and the Abbey. It runs parallel to its modern sister, Parliament Street, between it and the Park. King Street was … make a broader street to the Abbey, and in course of time Parliament Street was formed, as we have already stated in a … doubtless owing to its proximity to the Court and the Parliament House. In it lived Lord Howard of Effingham, the …
Old and New London
… only with distinctions to mark their grade. "By an Act of Parliament of the fourteenth and fifteenth of Henry VIII., c. … Westminster and London, in spite of all edicts and Acts of Parliament, remarks that "since their happy marriage their …
Old and New London
… recommended by one of Sir Robert Walpole's supporters in Parliament, resolved to trudge up to London, and to push his …