Caroline Shenton: 2 books
by Caroline Shenton
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2012
In the early evening of 16 October 1834, to the horror of bystanders, a huge ball of fire exploded through the roof of the Houses of Parliament, creating a blaze so enormous that it could be seen by the King and Queen at Windsor, and from stagecoaches on top of the South Downs. In front of hundreds...
Mr Barry's War
Rebuilding the Houses of Parliament after the Great Fire of 1834
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
When the brilliant classical architect Charles Barry won the competition to build a new, Gothic, Houses of Parliament in London he thought it was the chance of a lifetime. It swiftly turned into the most nightmarish building programme of the century. From the beginning, its design, construction and...