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UK Parliament

The Fire of Westminster 1834

Explore the Parliamentary collections for documents and images about the fire which burned down Parliament in 1834

Contemporary letter describing the 1834 fire

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Payments made relative to the Fire

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Rickman Plan

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Rickman portrait

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Tally Sticks

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Book burned in the fire

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Henry Stone Smith

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Resolution banning smoking in the House of Commons

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