Gates, Railings, Gate Piers To New Palace Yard, Houses Of Parliament
- Address: Parliament Sq
- As Noted In: English National Heritage Listed I, Historic England
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1833/00/00 | William Godwin | Work | At aged 77, Godwin becomes Office Keeper and Yeoman Usher of the Receipt of the Exchequer with lodgings in New Palace Yard. A sinecure position, one of his duties is to oversee the sweeping of the chimneys in the Palace of Westminster. | |||
| 1834/10/10 | The Receipt of the Exchequer, with all its complicated machinery and checks, is terminated along with many other sinecures positions abolished under the provisions of a Parliamentary Act. Godwin will ask Prime Minister Melbourne for help, but to no avail. | |||||
| 1834/10/16 | Parish engines, insurance companies and the private London Fire Engine Establishment battle the Palace of Westminster fire. Paid in beer, hundreds of volunteers, including MPs and Peers, work the pumps. | Palace of Westminster Fire, 1834 | ||||
| 1835/01/00 | William Godwin | Work | William Godwin introduces himself to Robert Peel as the author of "Caleb Williams" and "St Leon" and makes an appeal to reinstate his position as Office Keeper and Yeoman Usher of the Receipt of the Exchequer. | The Adventures of Caleb Williams | ||
| 1835/02/09 | In the 'Treasury Letter', Robert Peel assures William Godwin that his position at the Palace of Westminster is safe. | |||||
| 1836/04/07 | William Godwin | Died | William Godwin dies at his official residence in New Palace Yard, close by the entrance to Westminster Hall, Palace of Westminster. |
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| NHLE List Entry Number: | 1265947 |
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