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Houses of Parliament

noun

  1. the building in which the House of Commons and the House of Lords assemble
  2. these two chambers considered together
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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A man has been arrested after reports that a person was seen carrying several knives outside the Houses of Parliament.

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These hark back to the 17 Protestant martyrs who were burnt in Lewes during the reign of Bloody Mary, half a century before Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament.

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After leaving school in Ladbroke Grove he trained as an electrical engineer and for many years worked in the Houses of Parliament.

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This year organisers said the balloons will take flight with the intention of passing over landmarks including Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, the Houses of Parliament, the Tower of London and Tower Bridge.

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Chances Glassworks in Smethwick was established in the early 19th Century, and made window, optical and specialist glass - including window glass for the Houses of Parliament.

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