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HOW WE MADE: THE PARLIAMENT & THE 50's ROYAL GALLERY DISPLAY

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Cover of an LP with green and black design, including picture of Churchill, two fingers showing the V sign.

Written by Richard Ward, Assistant Archives Officer Curators would agree that when an exhibition or display is not dedicated to an upcoming anniversary it allows a greater freedom for manoeuvre. Where brainstorming sessions can embrace lateral thinking rather than a …

Jane Julia Bennett, Keeper of the Keys of the House of Lords

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Painting showing monarch on throne and Lords assembled in grand space with high ceilings and large paintings on wall

Guest blog by Dr Elizabeth Hallam Smith Jane Julia Bennett, née Wright, Deputy Housekeeper and then Housekeeper to the House of Lords, holds a remarkable place in the history of Parliament.  For she was the only woman to occupy a …

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