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Building archives: The construction of the Palace of Westminster, 1847
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From the archives: The construction of the Palace of Westminster, 1847
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By Press Association 2021
Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, with the restored tiled floors in Parliament (Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament/PA)
The final handmade tile in the restoration of a lobby at the heart of the Palace of Westminster has been laid.
Almost 60,000 have been restored and replaced in the middle of Central Lobby, including original ones which were designed by Augustus Welby Pugin that would have carried the footsteps of Winston Churchill, William Gladstone, Margaret Thatcher, and countless other political figures.
Stone mason Andy Midwinter said: “It really feels like the end of an era.”
The work on the vividly-coloured tiles which had deteriorated after 150 years of use took nine years to complete.
Final tile laid as major restoration project in Parliament ends
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Final tile laid as major restoration project in Parliament ends
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