WESTMINSTER HALL
REOPENING BY KING. LONDON, July 17. The King and Queen reopened’ Westminster Hall, which had been closed for the past eight years for the restoration of the roof. The King, in replying to his welcome, said that the hall appealed in a special manner to the minds and imaginations of the whole of the English-speaking race. He congratulated all concerned on the restoration of a priceless treasure of our national life. His Majesty said he sincerely trusted that centuries of new life would be given to this masterpiece of Brtish architecture. The King was presented with a casket made from a piece of the old roof timbers. Westminster Hall was built by William Rufus, a.d. 1087-1100. It is part of the Palace of Westminster, and survived the tire which destroyed the remainder of the palace in 1834. The hall is 290 ft long, 68ft wide, and 90ft high. King Charles I. w r as tried in the hall.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3619, 24 July 1923, Page 17
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