2020

TQ3079 : Part of the Information Board in Parliament Square (1)

taken 4 years ago, near to City of Westminster, England

Part of the Information Board in Parliament Square (1)
Part of the Information Board in Parliament Square (1)
This photo shows the left hand side of the information board with the following wording in the first column:

Parliament Square

Parliament Square represents the different arms of the state on each side of
the square-Legislature to the east (the Houses of Parliament), Executive to the
north (Whitehall), Judiciary to the west (the Supreme Court), and Church to the
south (Westminster Abbey). It is an area of significant historic and symbolic
value to the British people and many others worldwide.
The origins of the area can be traced back to the end of the tenth century,
when there was a small monastery on Thorney Island, near the site of the
current Abbey. The area that now forms Parliament Square Garden was formerly
the churchyard and streets adjoining St Margaret's Church. In the early 1780s
the buildings were demolished, the churchyard cleared and a lawn was sown. In
1834 a fire virtually destroyed the medieval Westminster Palace.
Following the fire, Sir Charles Barry won a competition to design the new
palace (now known as the Houses of Parliament), which was expanded to include
eight acres along the Thames. The resulting neo-Gothic buildings were completed
in 1852, followed by the Clock Tower, which houses Big Ben, in 1858. Parliament
Square Garden was included within Barry's designs and was laid out in 1868,
after clearance of the buildings on the site, with the aim of providing the new
Houses of Parliament with a better setting.
During the Second World War, the Westminster area suffered significant bomb
damage. In 1948 the architect Grey Wornum was commissioned to redesign the
square as one central garden island for the then Ministry of Transport. The
design now comprises a square lawn, paved walkways and formal paths, with seats
on the northern and western edges.
Parliament Square was listed in 1996 and is an English Heritage Grade II
Registered Garden of Special Historic Interest. In 1987 it was designated as
the Westminster Abbey and Parliament Square Conservation Area.
The Palace of Westminster (more commonly known as the Houses of Parliament) and
Westminster Abbey, including St Margaret's Church, were inscribed on the UNESCO
list of World Heritage Sites in 1987, in recognition of the outstanding
universal architectural, historic and symbolic significance of this group of
buildings and spaces. They are also recognised internationally as a symbol of
spiritual and democratic ideals throughout the world.
Parliament Square Garden has played an important part in our heritage, being a
key part of the ceremonial route between Westminster Abbey and Westminster
Hall.
The coronation processions of Kings and Queens have passed by here since 1066,
and many of the nation's Kings and Queens are buried in the Abbey. Also buried
or memorialised here are over 3,000 great men and women from almost every
century of these islands' history: statesmen and politicians, lawyers,
warriors, clerics, writers, artists and musicians. In the Square itself stand
statues to many famous statesmen including past Prime Ministers, George
Canning, Sir Robert Peel, The Earl of Derby, Viscount Palmerston, Benjamin
Disraeli, David Lloyd George and Sir Winston Churchill. In 2007 a statue of
Nelson Mandela, President of South Africa, was added to the Square.

unveiled by
Rt Hon Sir John Major KG CH - Prime Minister 1990-1997
3rd December 2012

In the second column can be seen Westminster Abbey, St Margaret's Westminster
and Methodist Central Hall whilst below them is the west front of Westminster
Abbey
Notice the Braille inscription on this board.

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TQ3079, 4106 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Hillas   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 4 March, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 18 March, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3011 7957 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.0061N 0:7.6157W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3011 7955
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