New Dawn Window - back blip

 We left home just after 7 .00 am and the coach left Thornbury at 7.20. A good journey and we arrived in London by the Houses of Parliament just after 10.30.  We were early for our 11.00 slot but they let us in anyway.  They were short staffed and we waited about 15 mins for our slot.  It was an interesting tour and great to see inside the Houses of Parliament  and the history behind it.  So much information and although I listened intently some of it went over me.  I was surprised to learn there are 1100 rooms there.  We visited the Robing Room, the house of Lords and the House of Commons.  Our group stood (we weren't allowed to sit) on the oppositions side and I stood behind the spot were the opposition leaders usually sits.
On the way out we stopped in St Stephens Hall to take a picture of the Suffragettes picture New Dawn. This is impressive and I as I only took my phone with me (travelling light) it does not do it justice.  The tour finished about 1ish and we were told about a cafe in the Supreme Court just across the road so we made our way thorough the bush crowds and had a excellent snack and  wandered around the Supreme Court - a magnificent building and as there were no sessions we were allowed to sit and take photographs.  

one hundred and fifty years to the day since the campaign for women’s votes began, 'New Dawn', an artwork celebrating all the individuals involved, will be revealed this evening (07 June) in Westminster Hall, the oldest part of Parliament. 

'New Dawn' is located above the entrance to St Stephen’s Hall, the site of numerous demonstrations, so that viewers of the artwork will literally stand in the footsteps of the hundreds of thousands of women and men who came to Parliament to fight for women’s right to the vote.

A contemporary light sculpture by artist Mary Branson, 'New Dawn' is a permanent addition to the Parliamentary Art Collection, as well as the first piece of abstract art commissioned for permanent display in the historic palace. Measuring over six metres high, the massive scale of 'New Dawn' is intended to reflect the size of the campaign, and the unique hand-blown glass scrolls that make up its dawning sun reflect the many individuals who were involved in the movement and the special contribution they made to modern democracy.

Back to the coach for 4.00 and back in Thornbury by 7.00 pm.  We were with our friends E&B so decided to have a meal at the Ship to finish off the day - got home about 10.00 . A long Day
It was very hot in London but we managed to stay out of the sun mostly