Acoustics, Audibility and Political Culture in the House of Commons, 1800–34.
How easy was it to hear, and be heard, in the historic house of commons? Located in the former St Stephen's Chapel in the Palace of Westminster, the pre‐1834 Commons had not been designed as a place of debate, though its refurbishment by Christopher Wren may have taken acoustics into account. This a...
| Publicado en: | Parliamentary History Vol. 43; no. 3; pp. 316 - 338 |
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