Postcard, Keyword "Ships" [ Permalink ]
Keywords: River Thames, Boats, Ships, Steam Ships, Sailing Ships, Parliaments, Government Buildings, Artistic Cards, Clocks, Towers
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– Details – Year: ca. 1910 Postal state: postally unused Inscription front: Houses of Parliament. Charles F. Flower, Oilette Inscription back: Tuck's Post Card, Carte Postale, By Appointment, The Houses of Parliament. The Houses of Parliament, with Westminster Hall, form a single pile of buildings on the north bank of the Thames, erected in 1840 from Sir Charles Barry's design, The earlier Palace of Westminster was burned down in 1834. In the Clock Tower next to Westminster Bridge hangs Big Ben, a bell weighing 13 tons. Westminster Bridge is one of the handsomest in London, and was erected in 1856-62. (For Address Only), R&S T, Raphael House, Trade Mark, Copyright London, Printed in England, The Houses of Parliament. R&T S Raphael Tuck & Sons' Oilette Postcard No. 7898, Art Publishers to Their Majesties the King & Queen. Postmark(s): none Please note:
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