The Burning of the Houses of Parliament, watercolour 1834 Clore Gallery, London

    The Burning of the Houses Of Lords and Commons, 1834 Cleveland Museum of Art

   The Burning of the Houses of Parliament, 1834 Tate gallery

Houses of Parliament: A mixture of old and newer buildings on the north bank of the River Thames. The fire of 1834 burned down most of the Palace of Westminster. The only part still remaining from 1097 is Westminster Hall. The buildings replacing the destroyed elements include Big Ben, with it's four 23 feet clock faces, built in a rich late gothic style that now form the Houses of Commons and the House of Lords. These magnificent buildings are still the subject of many paintings, including my own Parliament, with the grand Westminster Abbey on their north.