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1851
 
   
In London's Great Exhibition numerous examples of Pugin's designs and craftsmanship are displayed by different exhibitors      
1852
 
   
Pugin does not attend the opening of the completed Houses of Parliament, and there is hardly a mention of him      
London's Houses of Parliament


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1852
 
  
After years of strain and overwork, Pugin has a nervous breakdown and he is certified insane     
1852
 
     
Queen Victoria opens the new Houses of Parliament, designed by Charles Barry and Augustus Welby Pugin        
Charles Barry, photograph by Watkins, c.1859
National Portrait Gallery, London

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1852
 
    
Pugin dies, at home in Ramsgate, and is buried in the chantry of the church he is building next door, St Augustine's       
The Grange, Pugin's house at Ramsgate


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1858
 
    
The clock tower at Westminster, designed by Pugin and now commonly known now as Big Ben, is completed       
The Clock Tower of London's Houses of Parliament, known as Big Ben


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