London
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Caption
The Houses of Parliament with Westminster Hall form a single pile of buildings on the north bank of the Thames, erected in 1840 from Sir Charles Barry's design. The earlier Palace of Westminster was burned down in 1834. In the Clock Tower nexst to Westminster Bridge hangs "Big Ben," a bell weighing 13 tons. Westminster Bridge is one of the hansomest in London, and was erected in 1856-62.
Physical Description
One color postcard with an undivided back. The postcard was published Raphael Tuck & Sons in London, England and New York, New York.
Condition
Used
Postmark Date
1910-05-19
Sender
Will [London, England]
Recipient
Miss May Clarke [St. Joseph, Missouri]
Excerpt from Message
We are in London when it is quite interesting owing to the kings death. We expect to see the funeral tomorrow. There will be 7 or 8 Kings here. Will
Language of Message
English
Language of Postcard
English
Location
United Kingdom—England—Greater London—London—City of Westminster—Westminster
Publisher
Raphael Tuck & Sons
Publisher Series
7857
Date Issued
1886-1960s
Object Type
Postcard
Object Size
14 X 09 cm
Original Collection
San Diego College for Women Postcard Collection
Digital Collection
British Postcard Collection
Digital Publisher
Copley Library. University of San Diego
Collection Number
Westminster-28
Date Digitized
2013-10-23
Image Format
Image/JPEG
Repository
Special Collection. Copley Library, University of San Diego
Image File Location
O:\Archives\SDCW Postcard Collection\UnitedKingdom\LondonEngland\BoroughofWestminster-28A
Image File Size
355 KB
Copyright
Copyright not Evaluated
Keywords
Westminster (London, England), Westminster Palace (London, England), Thames River (England), Historic sites, Bridges, Rivers, Westminster Bridge (London, England), Capitols, Big Ben (Tower clock), Clock towers