{"id":2818,"date":"2019-01-02T13:17:04","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T13:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aots2.local\/london-photos\/st-stephens-tower\/"},"modified":"2022-09-10T12:05:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T12:05:51","slug":"st_stephens_tower","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.artofthestate.co.uk\/archive\/london_photos-2\/st_stephens_tower\/","title":{"rendered":"St Stephens Tower"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><b>St Stephens Tower \/ The Clock Tower, Westminster, London<\/b><\/h1>\n<p>The sunlight really brings out the intricate masonry of this most iconic of London&#8217;s buildings.<\/p>\n<p>The official name of this structure is the &#8216;Clock Tower&#8217;. The term &#8216;St Stephens Tower&#8217; was coined by Victorian journalists who referred to all business conducted in the House Of Commons as news from &#8216;St Stephens&#8217; (St Stephens Hall was the location where MP&#8217;s originally sat).<\/p>\n<p>Image reference LDNBIGBEN8<\/p>\n<p>All photographs copyright artofthestate<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"379\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artofthestate.co.uk\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Big-Ben-728.jpg\" alt=\"Clock Tower, Houses of Parliament\" class=\"wp-image-17223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artofthestate.co.uk\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Big-Ben-728.jpg 379w, https:\/\/www.artofthestate.co.uk\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Big-Ben-728-190x300.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><figcaption>Clock Tower, Houses of Parliament<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-2\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofthestate.co.uk\/archive\/london_photos-2\/\"><b>LONDON PHOTOS INDEX<\/b><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofthestate.co.uk\/archive\/london_photos-2\/london_architecture_photos\/\">London Architecture<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofthestate.co.uk\/archive\/london_photos-2\/london_art_deco_photos_004\/\">London Art Deco<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofthestate.co.uk\/archive\/london_photos-2\/london_art_deco\/\">London Art Deco - 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