The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-02-12
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The three towers si the present kossrs
Of Parliament Which rise on the bach ~
the Thames beside wsssniustsr bridge,
have been ef~cssd since iss0, The build.
iug has 10 u eleven eonrss. 100 stsirvsys
asd 100 apartments. and hns cest up.
ward Of es5. .0o0.ooo The beautiful sloch
tower which risss At tho northern eud,
aad where il situated the chine II bells
Of which the famous .Big Hen forms lhs
bass nsss thst strikes the hours. IL ,hs
chief of the three towers and stands some.
what alone, like tAs cAmpAuiIa ~ Flor.
snce, aud measSrss 3i3 issl Ii height,
The clock II this tower has four dials.
each twenty three il diameter, Aad takes
nvs hours 70 wind ap. Al the soulhsrn
extremity il another tswer which risea
even higher than the clock tower, and in
the middle smaller QUO over the dome
Of the central ball Tho sight Of the whole
Is seen from tho river front. where tho
walls Of the buildings rise perpendicular.
ly, is very impressive.
Historically, the most cntsrsstiue part
Of the buildlngs is wsstninstsr Hall,
whore visitors always 90 to sssi ita remark.
able wooden ceiling, which unsupported
by columss, spaa square. 200 Tea long
BY sixty-sight feet broad. at . height Of
ninesy-two feet FROM The ground. The
hall WAS formerly vsstibuls. aud 10 the
place where the ParliAmsnts Of oldsn days
we're held; where Edward II. wss dselar.
Cd TO have forfeited the crown; whsts cor
onations we're held; where Chsrlss l. VA
condemned to death and Cromwell Vas
salutcd s Lord Protector, and whore
many other famous acts were performed.
The last public festival ia il Vas the soro.
Of George Nv. II was begun by William
Rufus, son Of the Conqueror. in 1907.
and is one Of the largest halls il tks
world.
THE TOWER or LONDON.
Where the second explosion occurred is
at another extremity OF London. bat simi.
larly situated in respect to tho river. that
is, overlooking it, thus possibly stIordlng
. means OF escape for the conspirators.
From Westminster bridge and the House
Of Parliament, the Thames runs north.
ward for q halfmlle or more, and then
bends in a right angle to the eastward,
two miles below Westminster. aud on the
same side OF It, rises the historia. Tower
OF London, mass OF old bastionard tur.
reted fortifcation whose origin il lost in
antiquity. Aroud nucleus in 1918 Viii.
liam the Conqueror erected what II nov
known as tho White Tower. tho portion Of
the tower which was damaged. according
to cable advices, by the explosion. This
tower is In the very centre Of all the build
ings, Notifications, and moats. where pso-
pie are in constant attendance, aud 70
which access by any conspirater would
seem most difficult.
What il known as the Tower" com.
prises all the buildings, covering au arcs
II some thirteen acres Of ground. which
are included within the fortifcations. At
drst royal palace, the tower became =
prison snd is new used as an arsenal and
for tho crown jewels and much
of old armor and weapons that Is interest !.
ing. It is inclossd by . double line sf
walls, above which rises the White Tower,
H..
10 called from its chalky appearance. Tho
White Tower was tho old Keep" and
ll6 feet from north to south,
Ind 06 feet from. east TO west. and il 92
est high. The walls themselves ars from
. to 10 feet in thickpess forming i'm
nensely strong masses Of atone add mo,
ar. AT the top il Is turmonDtei BY tur
cts at each Of the angles Il was II TINS
ever that Richard iii abdicaled 10 iavor
1 Henry Of Bolingbroke In 1890, Here
90 Prince James Of Scotland was impris'
ned in l405.