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The Queen's library in St James's Palace

Panoramic view of the Great Exhibiton of 1851

was the first underwater tunnel in the world

with a long blue robe trimmed with fur

'A Ball at the Mansion House'

Houses of Convocation, London mb-width 5023 The Queen's library in StHouses of Convocation, London, c1623. Two views of the Houses of Convocation assembled in Westminster Abbey or possibly St Paul's Cathedral. The upper image depicts the upper house consisting of bishops presided over by George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury. The lower image shows the Lower House consisting of Deans, Archdeacons and Clerks, with John Young, Dean of Winchester, in the chair.