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Palace of Westminster London?Restoration
22 October 2021
Experts investigate crumbling stonework and hidden cracks in the Houses of Parliament

Palace of Westminster Building Restoration
Crumbling stones, cracking ceilings and warping windows in the Houses of Parliament were the subject of several thousand hours of recent investigations by teams of experts from across the UK, as part of work to plan the essential restoration of the Palace of Westminster.
Over 50 highly skilled engineers, architectural surveyors, acoustics and lighting specialists, and ecologists, spent a combined 4,700 hours over Parliament?s recent recess period investigating the building and continuing to build the most detailed record of the 150-year-old Palace of Westminster ever created.
In total, 2,343 rooms and spaces were examined over the summer and conference recesses, with experts recording thousands of issues including cracks in stonework, widespread water damage, and analysing the complex network of outdated electrical and mechanical systems.
The investigations are an essential step in the restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster. Parliament will be invited to approve the detailed restoration plan in 2023.

photograph © Nick Weall
Jacob Rees-Mogg MP, Leader of the House of Commons, said:

?The Houses of Parliament building is recognised the world over as a symbol of our nation, but this ...