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FESTIVALS, CEREMONIES & CUSTOMS: SIR BENJAMIN STONE & THE NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD ASSOCIATION

Sir Benjamin Stone, 'Houses of Parliament 1897 The inner side of Dial. Clock Tower.', 1897. Museum no. E.3771-2000

Sir Benjamin Stone, 'Houses of Parliament 1897 The inner side of Dial. Clock Tower.', 1897. Museum no. E.3771-2000

Sir Benjamin Stone
'Houses of Parliament 1897 The inner side of Dial. Clock Tower.'
Westminster, London
1897
Platinum print
Museum no. E.3771-2000

This shows a man standing behind the face of the Big Ben clock. Stone used his position as MP for East Birmingham to make an extensive record of the Houses of Parliament.