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A Westminster Boy Made Good

19 September 2016 By Caroline Shenton

One of the most fascinating things about Charles Barry, architect of the new Palace of Westminster, is that he was born and brought up in the shadow of the old one.  Find out more in my blogpost for the Victorian House of Commons project at the History of Parliament…  

Filed Under: Book Blog Tour, New Palace of Westminster

Rebuilding Parliament: Victorian Lessons Learned

10 September 2016 By Caroline Shenton

Rebuilding Parliament: Victorian Lessons Learned

With the proposed Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster in the news, take a look at my blog for publication day, where I imagine what might have been on Charles Barry’s ‘lessons learned’ list.  More…

Filed Under: Book Blog Tour, New Palace of Westminster

Publication Day!

8 September 2016 By Caroline Shenton

Here it is! Three years in the making…

Filed Under: Book Blog Tour, The 1834 Fire

New Light on Barry and Pugin

24 August 2016 By Caroline Shenton

New Light on Barry and Pugin

Find out about a recent acquisition of letters from AWN Pugin to Charles Barry relating to the building of the new Palace of Westminster in my blogpost for the Parliamentary Archives. More…  

Filed Under: Book Blog Tour, New Palace of Westminster

Parliament Buildings of the World: No 9 – Hungary

17 August 2016 By Caroline Shenton

Parliament Buildings of the World: No 9 – Hungary

Along with the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa, the Hungarian legislature (Országgyűlés) in Budapest has a building which has more than one point of comparison with Westminster.  A recent summer holiday on the Danube Bend has provided the opportunity to look at those in more detail. The Budapest Parliament’s riverside location and Gothic Revival profile immediately call to […]

Filed Under: Book Blog Tour, New Palace of Westminster, Parliaments of the World

A New Dawn for the Houses of Parliament 

29 July 2016 By Caroline Shenton

A New Dawn for the Houses of Parliament 

Find out more about how Parliament’s new abstract art installation fits with Charles Barry’s original vision at Westminster in my recent blog for the Virtual St Stephen’s project. More…

Filed Under: Book Blog Tour, New Palace of Westminster

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Dr Caroline Shenton is an archivist and historian. Her book The Day Parliament Burned Down won the Political Book of the Year Award in 2013. Read More…

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