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William II commissions new hall at Westminster |
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1097 |
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| Westminster Hall, interior, by Hawkins, 1801 Guildhall Library
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London's Guildhall is built |
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1439 |
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| Guildhall, interior, by Hawkins, 1801 Guildhall Library
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Henry VIII builds St James's Palace |
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1532 |
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| St James's Palace, 1812 Guildhall Library
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The Commons hold their debates in St Stephen's Chapel |
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c. 1550 |
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| St Stephen's Chapel and Speaker's House, 1815 Guildhall Library
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Inigo Jones completes Banqueting House |
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1622 |
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| Banqueting House and Whitehall, by Malton, 1781 Guildhall Library
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Rubens ceiling in Banqueting House |
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1636 |
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Fire destroys London |
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1666 |
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Wren begins new St Paul's |
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1675 |
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| St Paul's, south side, by Malton, 1795 Guildhall Library
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Wren begins work on Kensington Palace |
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c. 1689 |
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| Kensington Palace, c.1710 Guildhall Library
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Bank of England |
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1694 |
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Work begins on Buckingham Palace |
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1702 |
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| Buckingham Palace, by Shepherd, 1854 Guildhall Library
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New St Paul's completed |
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1710 |
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Bank of England moves to Threadneedle Street |
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1734 |
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| Bank of England, by Shepherd, c.1827 Guildhall Library
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Westminster Abbey gets new pair of towers |
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1745 |
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| Westminster Abbey, by Boys, 1842 Guildhall Library
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The Mansion House is completed |
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1753 |
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| Mansion House, interior, by Bluck, 1809 Guildhall Library
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Parliament burns in London |
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1834 |
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| The Houses of Parliament, 1834 Guildhall Library
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Barry begins Houses of Parliament |
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1837 |
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| Houses of Parliament, c.1851 Guildhall Library
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