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Thurston Hopkins. Westminster Bridge, London, 1950s.

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2019-12-31

This weekend it was launch party for the exhibition 'Pictures at Play', featuring amazing art from and
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You can see the exhibition until 4th Jan at the Westminster Reference Library.
https://t.co/FlELGZeHn7

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2019-12-17

On this day in 1784, Samuel Johnson died aged 75. He was born in Lichfield, but lived most of his life in London - he is buried in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey next to his former student, and dear friend, David Garrick.

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2019-12-13

Yeah, I was in the midst of editing my 1879 (the number, not the date) London photos [I went mad in Tate Britain, at Westminster Palace, and at the Wallace Collection.]!

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2019-11-30

Its 2 o'clock. The Prince Regent is being welcomed to the Palace of Westminster with an artillery salvo. He's just got out of the state carriage at the entrance to the House of Lords and is getting a warm reception. We're live tweeting the prince's speech from the throne.

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2019-11-23

It's widely believed that ministers will propose legislation to crack down on protests, radicals and hostile media. We'll have live tweets from Westminster, with the Prince Regent's speech due to start shortly after 2pm. MPs and peers will then have their first chance to react.

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2019-11-23

The mural of The Coronation of St Edward the Confessor for the Painted Chamber in Westminster was thankfully recorded by C.A Stothard in 1819. Created for Henry III's bedchamber in the 1260's. The state bed stood before this image to create a spiritual link to The Confessor.

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2019-11-21

Westminster Costumes.

✍🏼 By Bob Moran

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2019-10-31

George II, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 22 June 1727 until his death in 1760.

He is the last monarch to be buried in Westminster Abbey, with the sides of his and his wife's coffins removed at his request so that they could be together in death.

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2019-10-25

Opening Night this Friday for the International Artists Art Show - 7 PM @ 100 Braid Street, New Westminster, BC https://t.co/qeGT9FaP57

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2019-10-23

in 1834 the Palace of Westminster burnt down in a fire caused by the burning of tally sticks, which were medieval tax receipts, in the furnaces below the . Great efforts were made to save Westminster Hall. Read more about it: https://t.co/O7SA1Wwq2i

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2019-10-16

Some parts of the building survived the fire, including Westminster Hall, the Undercroft Chapel and the Cloisters of St Stephen's. These were incorporated into the new Palace of Westminster, designed by Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin, and built between 1839 and 1870. 3/3

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2019-10-16

Be our guest, be our guest...………...have you got blues? If you are a Westminster resident aged 65 and over we still have spaces available for the Tea Dance on 1st December 2019. You can apply for a ticket here https://t.co/kjMWNMZOA5

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2019-10-16

PG Wodehouse *finally* gets honored with a memorial stone at Westminster Abbey.

https://t.co/GXgtUuEAUv

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2019-09-21

A pupil prays at a vigil for victims of the Christchurch massacre.
Metro, 19.3.19.
Getty Images.

Hand-stitched newspaper to tea towel.

Are We All Sitting Comfortably? Section 2.

On display at Westminster Reference Library, 8-14th Oct

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2019-09-20

Did you know on this day in 1886 Fred Archer landed his sixth and final St Leger on the Duke of Westminster’s horse Ormonde to complete the Triple Crown. The Triple Crown consists of the Newmarket 2,000 Guineas Stakes, The Epsom Derby and the Doncaster St Leger Stakes.

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2019-09-15

In honour of the anniversary of the death of Charles James Fox, 1806, another chance to read 's blog on the 1788 election:
https://t.co/q6EYOJBT8k

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2019-09-13