{Beneath the bell:}
Houses of Parliament division bell.
Here at Romney Street, the Marquis of Granby is a historic pub with parliamentary connections, it houses a division bell that still rings today to call MPs back to Parliament.
SW1, Romney Street, 41, Marquis of Granby Public House
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Parliamentary division bell
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