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Part of Old Palace Yard, with concrete barriers to restrict access in the foreground.

Old Palace Yard is immediately to the west of the Houses of Parliament (aka the Palace of Westminster) in Westminster, London, England, near the eastern end of Westminster Abbey. It provides pedestrian access to the Houses of Parliament via St Stephen's Entrance. A square of grass opposite is often used by television journalists to interview Members of Parliament. It is also known as the location of the execution of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators of the Gunpowder Plot.

As detailed in a Parliamentary document,[1] Old Palace Yard is also home to an Analemmatic sundial, a gift to the Queen from Parliament on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 2002.

See also

References

  1. ^ House of Commons Information Office: 'The Palace of Westminster'. URL: http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/G11.pdf Date accessed: 16 February 2010.

51°29′57″N 0°07′32″W / 51.499206°N 0.1255037°W / 51.499206; -0.1255037