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VINTAGE “THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT & THE RIVER THAMES” LONDON, U.K. POSTCARD
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VINTAGE TOPOGRAPHICAL POSTCARD
“THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT
AND THE RIVER THAMES”
LONDON | ENGLAND | UNITED KINGDOM
BRITISH | ARCHITECTURE | ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE |
SOCIETY | SOCIAL HISTORY |
CULTURE | HERITAGE | LIFESTYLE
DETAILS:
MEASUREMENTS:
Approx. 5 7/8 inches x 4 1/8 inches
ADDRESSEE:
Mrs. J Worsley
8 Meaden Drive
Bewbridge
Isle of Wight
STAMPS / POSTMARKS:
KILBURN
5 PM
29 JULY 1966
N.W.6
PUBLISHER’S / MAKER’S MARKS:
JOHN HINDE ORIGINAL
Photography by John Hinde
Published by John Hinde Limited,
6 Rupert Street, London W.1
Printed in the Irish Republic
TEXTS / NOTES / ANNOTATIONS:
WESTMINSTER
THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT AND THE RIVER THAMES
The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben
are situated on the north bank of the River Thames.
Big Ben is now the name given to the whole of the 23 feet diameter clock,
which keeps unerring time in the Clock Tower
of the Houses of Parliament,
but originally it was the name given to the enormous bell,
installed in 1858, which strikes the hours.
When the House is in session at night,
the lantern above the clock is always kept alight.
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