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Welcome to #ThenAndNow - where we look at how colleagues both in the past and present work to make Parliament happen. 🔍 #Then ➡️ On 23 January 1985,
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chamber proceedings were televised for the first time, breaking new ground for Parliament and TV. 📹
The House of Lords Chamber with Peers filling the red benches and a camera and camera operator out of focus in the foreground.
Wide shot looking down on the House of Lords chamber from the gallery with Lord Chancellor sitting on the Woolsack, Minister at the despatch box and peers filling the benches. A camera operator and camera are in the gallery.
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So, from 0900 on June 14 the West Dial will not show the correct time and the hands may move randomly. This is all normal for a clock that is as historic and unique as #BigBen. By 1600, the team anticipate the hands will be telling the correct time.
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Servicing of the Great Clock of Westminster – better known as #BigBen - takes place regularly, to ensure everything can keep ticking along as usual. 🕘 Tomorrow, our clock engineers will be inspecting and cleaning the drive mechanism.
The Elizabeth Tower with the West Dial facing towards us in the sunshine. Green leaves frame the photo on the left hand side.
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#Now ➡️ Our in-house Parliamentary Broadcasting Unit create accessible, downloadable and usable content that is used across media, streaming platforms and social media to promote the work of Parliament, as well as making archival footage public. 📲
Screens showing the multiple live broadcasts being managed by the Parliamentary Broadcast Unit in their control room.
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(1) Millicent Garrett Fawcett was one of the leading figures in the campaign for women’s suffrage. A portrait of her by noted female artist and suffrage campaigner Annie Swynnerton has been recently acquired for UK Parliament by the Speaker’s Advisory Committee on Works of Art.… Show more
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Come see some of Attlee’s favourite spots in Speaker's House 🐾 On a guided tour of the State Apartments of the Speaker's House you’ll also see the Grand Staircase, the Crimson Drawing Room, the State Dining Room, and the State Bedroom.
Image shows a red carpeted corridor with two sets of open wooden doors. At the far end of the corridor is a series of red leather chairs. A fluffy brown cat sits between the first set of wooden doors, looking directly at the camera.
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We love the view of Westminster Palace and the Elizabeth Tower, just as much as we enjoy seeing your beautiful drawings of them.✏️ Thank you seogene·art on Instagram for your wonderful sketches.
Four sketch books with different illustrations of the Palace of Westminster held in front of the building.
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What fabulous framing of the Elizabeth Tower… 🖼️ Thank you to viz002 on Instagram for capturing this angle 📸 For a chance for your photo to be featured on our channels, don’t forget to hashtag your photos with #BigBen or #PalaceofWestminster.
Elizabeth Tower viewed through a space within the green iron structure of Westminster Bridge.
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