ASIS 11th European Security Conference & Exhibition

Reception at the
House of Lords

To finish off what will be an excellent European Conference, the ASIS UK Chapter will be holding a reception at of the House of Lords hosted by our Patron Baroness Angela Harris. Baroness Harris, as well as being a Deputy Speaker of The House of Lords is also a member of the Independent Police Commission, lead by former Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Lord John Stevens.

The reception will run from 19:00 - 21:00 on Tuesday 17th April and will be held on the Terrace of the House of Lords and the adjoining Cholmondley Room (pronounced 'chumley').

The cost to attend this event is £60 and numbers are strictly limited to 250 so please book early.

Select an option below and click the 'Add to Cart' button to purchase your tickets online. Before we can confirm your place at the event we will send you a security questionnaire to complete and return. You will also need a passport or photo id with you on the day.

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Houses of Parliament

The History

(taken from www.parliament.uk)

A royal palace was said to have existed at the site under King Cnut in the 10th century. The building, however, spoken of by William Fitzstephen as an "incomparable structure," was built for Edward the Confessor in the 11th century and enlarged by William I. In 1512 the palace suffered greatly from fire and thereafter ceased to be used as a royal residence. St. Stephen's Chapel was used by 1550 for the meetings of the House of Commons, held previously in the chapter house of Westminster Abbey; the Lords used another apartment of the palace. A fire in 1834 destroyed the whole palace except Westminster Hall, the Jewel Tower, the cloisters, and the crypt of St. Stephen's Chapel.

Sir Charles Barry, assisted by Augustus Pugin, designed the present buildings in the Gothic Revival style. Construction was begun in 1837, the cornerstone was laid in 1840, and work was finished in 1860. The Commons Chamber was burned out in one of the numerous air raids that targeted London during World War II, but it was restored and reopened in 1950. The House of Lords is an ornate chamber 97 feet (29.5 metres) in length; the Commons is 70 feet (21 metres) long. The south-western Victoria Tower is 336 feet (102 metres) high. The Clock Tower, 320 feet (97.5 metres) in height, contains Big Ben, originally the nickname given to the clock's bell, but now also commonly used as a name for the tower. Along with Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church, the Palace of Westminster was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987.