Title

Palace of Westminster, London, c1945-c1980

Caption

Palace of Westminster, London, c1945-c1980. The clock tower of the Houses of Parliament viewed from Parliament Square. The huge bell housed in the clock tower and known as Big Ben came into operation in 1859. A red London bus is passing.

Date

1945

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive

Reference

HRM19B40_215

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52,0Mb (3,2Mb) / 12,8in x 15,8in / 3843 x 4733 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior outdoors city building buildings London England government square architecture plants politics country statue British English color colour palace Parliament Westminster location Victorian clock tower century architectural Big Ben Houses of Parliament Britain outside Parliament Square 19th century Neo-Gothic Gothic Revival nineteenth century Palace of Westminster Victorian Gothic trees City of Westminster English Heritage TGN Charles photograph Sir Charles Barry Barry Sir Charles Charles Barry AWN Pugin Pugin Augustus Welby Northmore Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin Augustus Welby Pugin houses of westminster Eric de Maré Maré Eric de Mare Eric de Maré Augustus W Pugin A Pugin Jnr Eric de Mare Sir Charles Barry AWN Pugin photograph