Five Iconic Buildings that shaped the ‘Mother of Parliaments'

Name: Five Iconic Buildings that shaped the ‘Mother of Parliaments'
Start: 2025-03-06T18:30:00+00:00
End: 2025-03-06T20:00:00+00:00
Location: The Onion Garden, Seaforth Place, London

Schedule

Thu Mar 06 2025 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

The Onion Garden, Seaforth Place, London | London, EN

How five buildings in ancient Westminster nurtured democracy that swept across the English-speaking world.
About this Event

Join the author of Vic Keegan’s Lost London (Vols 1 and 2), to hear how the so-called “Mother of Parliaments” evolved from being a plaything of kings to a pioneering democracy controlling policy and taxation. It was born and bred through turbulent times in old Westminster on Thorney Island before spreading around the English-speaking world. All the buildings are intact or in ruins.

The Onion Garden

The Onion Garden is a not-for-profit green community hub in Westminster, created by Jens Jakobsen to transform an abandoned concrete space into a serene sanctuary for people and nature. Its unlikely urban location offers a calming escape and a shared space for the entire community to enjoy.