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Central Lobby
People who come to VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
meet their MP wait
here under a ceiling Practical Information
of rich mosaics. London SW1
Map 13 C5. Tel 020 7219 4114 to
book guided and audio tours
(Sat year-round and on most
weekdays during parliamentary
recesses); 020 7219 4272 for
information on accessing the
Visitors’ Galleries to attend
debates; UK residents can also
apply to their local MP for gallery
tickets (needed only for Question
Time). For further details on
visiting and to buy tickets online
see parliament.uk/visit. Visitor
entrance is at Cromwell Green.
Closed Recesses: Easter, Whitsun,
summer (late Jul–early Sep),
conference (mid-Sep–mid-Oct),
November (mid-Nov), Christ mas.
& tours and audioguides only.
^ 7 8 9 see website. =
Transport
1 Westminster. @ 3, 11, 12, 24,
53, 87, 88, 148, 159, 211, 453.
3 Victoria. 4 Westminster Pier.

Peers’
entrance

Visitor entrance,
Cromwell Green

. Lords Chamber
The room is upholstered in red and is
similar in layout to the Commons,
but has crossbenchers (non-party
members). The Lord Speaker sits on
the Woolsack.

1042 Work starts on 1547 St Stephen’s 1834 Palace destroyed 1870 Present
first palace for Chapel becomes first by fire; only Westminster building, designed
Edward the Chamber of the House Hall and the Jewel by Charles Barry,
Confessor of Commons Tower survive completed
1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000
1097–99 1512 After a fire, palace stops
Westminster being a royal residence 1642 Charles I 1941 Chamber of
Hall built tries to arrest five House of Commons
The Mace: symbol of royal authority in 1605 Guy Fawkes and others MPs but is forced destroyed by World
the Commons and Lords. try to blow up the king and to withdraw by War II bomb
Houses of Parliament the Speaker

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