Inside the Great Hall at Lambeth Palace
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Inside the Great Hall at Lambeth Palace
Image: © David Hillas Taken: 6 May 2022
This photo shows the inside of the Great Hall at Lambeth Palace, the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. There has been a Great Hall on this site since at least the 13th Century. At one time, it provided the setting for feasts and banquets, sleeping quarters for servants and was used as a place of entertainment to celebrate the major Christian festivals. It was then demolished and rebuilt in the mid 1600s, after which it was restored once more following severe bomb damage during World War II. More recently, it has been used as a reading room and a library. Now the shelves are empty following the transfer of books to the new Lambeth Palace Library in Lambeth Palace Road.
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