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On stage at the theatre of state: the monuments and memorials in Parliament Square, London

Abstract

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This thesis concerns Parliament Square in the City of Westminster, London. It is situated to the west of the Houses of Parliament (or New Palace at Westminster) and to the north of St. Margaret’s Church and Westminster Abbey. This urban space was first cleared at the start of the nineteenth-century and became a “square” in the 1860s according to designs by Edward Middleton Barry (1830-80). It was replanned by George Grey Wornum (1888-1957) in association with the Festival of Britain (1951). In 1998 Norman Foster and Partners drew up an (as yet) unrealised scheme to pedestrianise the south side closest to the Abbey.

Degree

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Name dc:type.qualificationname
phd
Level dc:type.qualificationlevel
doctoral
Grantor dc:publisher.institution
Nottingham Trent University
Year dc:date.issued
2003

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Burch, S

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Language dc:language
en

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Burch, S. On stage at the theatre of state: the monuments and memorials in Parliament Square, London. doctoral thesis, Nottingham Trent University, 2003.