The Laud Room - Parliament Suite
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Image: © Philip Halling Taken: 11 Sep 2021
The Laud Room one of the rooms in the Parliament suite in Church House, the former Abbots’ lodgings which was the site of Richard II’s parliament in 1378. William Laud was Dean of Gloucester Cathedral in 1616-21, he later became Archbishop of Canterbury in the reign of Charles I. The picture on the wall is of Dean William Laud. The room was open as part of the Heritage Open Days.