FESTIVALS, CEREMONIES & CUSTOMS: SIR BENJAMIN STONE & THE NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD ASSOCIATION
Sir Benjamin Stone, 'Houses of Parliament 1897. Speaker's Chair and Clerks table. House of Commons.', 1897. Museum no. E.3813-2000
Sir Benjamin Stone
'Houses of Parliament 1897. Speaker's Chair and Clerks table. House of Commons.'
Westminster, London, England
1897
Platinum print
Museum no. E.3813-2000
Here Stone evokes the ritual of parliamentary debate. He used his position as MP for East Birmingham to make an extensive survey of the Houses of Parliament.