HOUSE OF COMMONS
RELICS FROM BUILDING EAGER BI ’ YERS J N EN GLA N D LONDON, Jan. 23. Chunks of the Houses of Parliament are being despatched all over Britain, owing to the big demand for portions of the sculptural encrustation which is being replaced by renovations. Peers and members of the House of Commons are the chief purchasers. The highest-priced piece was the seven-foot lion, formerly on the central tower, which realised £3O. Representations of kings, queens and bishops are fetching £lO each. Angels, for which there is a waiting list, cost three guineas, and gargoyles average a guinea. Many tons of smaller pieces have been bought to make rock gardens. The Prime Minister, Mr. MacDonald, bought r sundial. Sir Thomas Inskip several lions, and Miss Megan Lloyd George purchased gargoyles' lor her
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 29, 4 February 1935, Page 6
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