The Victoria Tower

A carte-de-visite showing a view of the Victoria Tower at the Palace of Westminster. The tower was originally designed as a royal entrance and a repository for the records of Parliament; it is today home to the Parliamentary Archives.

With a height of 325 feet (98.5 metres), for many years it was the tallest and largest stone square tower in the world.

Photographed by Frederick York of Notting Hill, London.

An inked inscription in a period hand reads: 'Victoria Tower / Houses of Parliament.'