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Plan of the old Palace of Westminster

  • A. New Palace Yard, with its Conduit.
  • B. Landing Place, called the King's Bridge, Lord Mayor’s Landing, and Westminster Stairs. C. Star Chamber and Exchequer Offices.
  • D. Westminster Hall, with Judges’ Rooms on west side.
  • E. Bell Tower in St. Stephen’s Court; Speaker’s House adjoins.
  • F. The Cloisters.
  • G. St. Stephen’s Chapel House of Commons, with ground floor Crypt.
  • H. Court of Wards and Liveries.
  • J Exchequer Records.
  • K. Augmentation Offices.
  • L. Gateway leading from New Palace Yard into St. Margaret Street.
  • M. St. Margaret’s Church
  • N. Henry VII's Chapel.
  • O. Passage to Cotton House and riverside of Palace buildings.
  • P. Site of Cotton House.
  • Q. Cotton Garden; in 1605 this was “Sir Thomas Parry’s Garden," extending to the river.
  • R. White Hall Court of Requests.
  • S. Painted Chamber.
  • T. Old House of Lords (down to 1800), with Whynniard’s House to the east.
  • V. Prince’s Chamber; Royal entrance to Peers Chamber.
  • W. "Traditional site" of the place where the Plotters tried to break into the cellar under the House of Lords.
  • X. Entrance to the House of Lords.
  • Y. Old Palace Yard, entered by a gate from St Margaret’s Street.
  • Z. Landing Place, called the Queen’s Bridge, Old Palace Bridge, and Parliament Stairs.
(Attribution: Legend from a published article: Percy's House and the Gun-Powder Plot: written by J. Brownbill M.A., in The Architectural Review volume 6 - June to December 1899, pp.217-224 - https://archive.org/details/architecturalrev06unse/page/217 - now in the public domain.
Date not dated - published in an 1899 journal
Source The Architectural Review volume 6 - June to December 1899, page 218 - https://archive.org/details/architecturalrev06unse/page/218
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