Looking south from New Palace Yard towards the north end of Westminster Hall, showing the lean-to attached to the Old Law Courts and a man on a donkey underneath

Date:
1883 - 1884
Location:
Palace of Westminster, Westminster Hall, Parliament Square, Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London Authority
Reference:
OWS01/10/003
Type:
Photograph (Albumen 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 vertical timbers in the lean-to are marked with white crosses, possibly identifying them for demolition.

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

Keywords

Medieval Great Hall