 | 1847 - 490 pages
...the speaker at the north end, the corresponding terminal towards the south being the residence for the usher of the black rod. Between the two extremes,...the two houses. All this is on the principal floor, which is some fifteen feet above the terrace, or high-water mark. The whole of the floor above the... | |
 | 1851 - 492 pages
...the Speaker, at the north end, the corresponding terminal towards the south being the residence for the Usher of the Black Rod. Between the two extremes,...terrace, or high-water mark. The whole of the floor above the libraries, and overlooking the river, is appropriated to committee-rooms, for the purposes of parliamentary... | |
 | Art - 1853 - 444 pages
...the Speaker at the north end, the corresponding terminal towards the south being the residence for the Usher of the Black Rod. Between the two extremes, and comprising what is called the curtain * Murray's " Modern London." portions, are the libraries for the House of Peers... | |
 | Christian literature for children - 982 pages
...the Speaker at the north end, the corresponding terminal towards the south being the residence for the Usher of the Black Rod. Between the two extremes, and comprising what is called the curtain portions, are the libraries for the House of Peers and the libraries for the... | |
 | George Routledge (and sons; ltd.) - 1880 - 262 pages
...the Speaker at the north end, the corresponding terminal towards the south being the residence for the Usher of the Black Rod. Between the two extremes, and comprising what is called the curtain portions, are the libraries for the House of Peers and the libraries for the... | |
 | Walter Thornbury - London (England) - 1879 - 604 pages
...is situated at the south end, the corresponding terminal towards the north being the residence for the Usher of the Black Rod. Between the two extremes,...comprising what are called the curtain portions, are kind ever conceived. It is seventy-five feet square, and rises to the height of 345 feet. " Compared... | |
 | London (England) - 1903 - 348 pages
...the Speaker at the north end, the corresponding terminal towards the south being the residence for the Usher of the Black Rod. Between the two extremes, and comprising what is called the curtain portions, are the libraries for the House of Peers and the libraries for the... | |
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Between the two extremes, and comprising what are called the curtain portions, are the libraries for the House of Peers, and the libraries for the House of Commons : in the immediate centre is the conference-room for the two Houses. All this is on the... 