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Municipal, government, and ecclesiastical buildings of the years 1900–1914 avidly adopted Neo-Baroque architecture for large construction works like the Old Bailey (1902), County Hall (begun in 1911), the Port of London Authority building (begun 1912), [82] the War Office (1906), and Methodist Central Hall (1911).
Westminster Hall is a large medieval great hall and the oldest surviving palace building. [101] It was erected in 1097 for William II ("William Rufus"), at which point it was the largest hall in Europe. [102] The building has had various functions over the years, including being used for judicial purposes from the twelfth to the nineteenth ...
The oldest remains include a double beehive cell and a grave and cross-slab associated with Eithne the mother of Columba. These are the oldest extant church buildings in Scotland and possibly Britain. [18] [19] [20] St Martin's Church, Canterbury: Canterbury, Kent 597 The oldest church building in England, still functioning as an Anglican ...
Westminster Hall is a large medieval great hall which is part of the Palace of Westminster in London, England. It was erected in 1097 for William II ("William Rufus"), at which point it was the largest hall in Europe. [1]
By 1290 – St Etheldreda's Church is built; after 1878, it will be the oldest Roman Catholic church building in London. 1291–4 – Eleanor crosses erected across England to mark the route of the funeral procession at the end of 1290 of Edward I's Queen, Eleanor of Castile, to Westminster Abbey.
Bromley Hall is an early Tudor period manor house in Bromley-by-Bow, Tower Hamlets, London. [1] Located on the Blackwall Tunnel northern approach road, it is now owned and restored by Leaside Regeneration. Built around 1485, it is thought to be the oldest brick house in London.
A grand palace early in its history, it served as a royal residence. As a whole, the Tower is a complex of several buildings set within two concentric rings of defensive walls and a moat. There were several phases of expansion, mainly under kings Richard I, Henry III, and Edward I in the 12th and 13th centuries. The general layout established ...
The congregation is affiliated to London's historic Spanish and Portuguese Jewish community and worships in the Sephardic rite. [1] Built in 1701, the Grade I listed building is the oldest synagogue in the United Kingdom in continuous use. It is the only synagogue building in Europe that has continuously held regular services for more than 320 ...