Extract from Lords debate on Palace of Westminster: Restoration and Renewal - Feb 6
Wednesday, 7 February 2018 07:54
Lord Horam (Con):...Finally, any building—even one as iconic and
beautiful as this—is affected by its setting. The river side of
this building has a glorious setting, but the landward side is less
good. In due course—I know this is a long way off—I hope that the
setting is changed with traffic being taken out of Old Palace Yard
and the whole square pedestrianised so one can see the architect’s
mind at work in the link which Barry wanted between the back of the
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(Con):...Finally,
any building—even one as iconic and beautiful as this—is affected
by its setting. The river side of this building has a glorious
setting, but the landward side is less good. In due course—I know
this is a long way off—I hope that the setting is changed with
traffic being taken out of Old Palace Yard and the whole square
pedestrianised so one can see the architect’s mind at work in the
link which Barry wanted between the back of the Lady Chapel of
Westminster Abbey and the House of Lords. I am also pleased
that Westminster Council and the mayor are now
working on scoping plans to take the traffic out of two sides of
Parliament Square. I would like to see that going forward because
the setting is important and at the moment it is a disgrace with
all the cars, black iron barriers and the rest of it. The
environment would be much more secure than it is now if you took
the traffic out. All that is far into the future. For the moment, I
am delighted that the Commons has taken a decision and I hope the
House of Lords will concur.
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