The ringing of the bell summons MPs to their respective voting chambers. Apart from the Houses of Parliament, there are many other bells, mainly in local public houses and restaurants. Some MPs also have one in their private residences. The bells ring for eight minutes, after which the lobbies are shut.
In 2014, the count was: 384 bells within the Parliamentary estate, and 172 outside.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Parliamentary division bell
Treasurer of St Luke's School in 1870 and had a new wing named after him in 1887.
Shattock Family History has a terrific Victorian family photo captioned: "Charles Shattock family. Charles Shattock (1857-1928) is John Shattock's great grandfather. He owned a string of shoe store...
Born in Paris. During political upheavals in France he was backwards and forwards between London and Paris for the year January 1792-3 when he was expelled from Britain and went to the USA. 1830-4 ...
Very successfully pioneered bookshops on railway stations with the business name Horace Marshall and Son. The son being Horace Brooks Marshall, Jnr. Snr. was a Commoner on the Bridge House Estates...
Alderman on the Bridge House Estates Committee, 1894. Lord Mayor of London 1894-5. Partner in the firm of Renals & Co, merchants.
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