New Palace Yard, Westminster

oil on canvas
28 x 36"

shows the North front of Westminster Hall with a cluster of taverns and coffee houses. To the left of the entrance is the Exchange Coffee House, and to the right Oliver's Coffee House. The Law Courts were held in the Hall until 1874 and the lawyers met in the taverns and coffee houses.

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