A door to the past: historians working on the restoration of the Palace of Westminster have uncovered a 17th century passageway into the original @HouseofCommons Chamber.pic.twitter.com/LCCqdxCc4x
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One entrance was hidden and forgotten behind wooden panelling.
A brass plate in Westminster Hall marks where a doorway had once been, but historians believed it had been filled in following reconstruction after the Second World War.pic.twitter.com/dAxMef8krd
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Masons and bricklayers blocked it up in the 1850s, leaving their names in graffiti on the walls. Our researchers were able to trace them in the 1851 census returns.pic.twitter.com/7Y9tCt1uC7
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Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle said, “I am so proud of our staff for making this discovery and I really hope this space is celebrated for what it is: a part of our parliamentary history.” All images © UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor.pic.twitter.com/nd0DExv205
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Find out more about the discovery of the passageway: https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2020/february/secret-doorway-rediscovered/ …pic.twitter.com/Kyghz40T2g
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