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.'

Sir Benjamin Stone, 'Houses of Parliament 1897. Speaker's Chair and Clerks table. House of Commons.', 1897. Museum no. E.3813-2000

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Sir Benjamin Stone, 'Houses of Parliament 1897. Speaker's Chair and Clerks table. House of Commons.'

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.