▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁from ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁g utt ed ▁by ▁fire ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 . ▁ ▁Re - ro of ed , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁temporary ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁until ▁ 1 8 5 1 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁pulled ▁down ▁for ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Palace ▁of ▁West min ster . ▁ ▁Also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁L esser ▁Hall , ▁the ▁White ▁Hall ▁or ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁White ▁Chamber , ▁it ▁measured ▁. ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁situated ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁somewhat ▁larger ▁West min ster ▁Hall ▁( the ▁Great ▁Hall ), ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁north – s outh ▁alignment . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁c . ▁ 1 1 6 7 ▁as ▁a ▁d ining ▁hall , ▁and ▁then ▁rem od elled ▁by ▁Henry ▁III , ▁adjacent ▁to ▁his ▁new ▁King ' s ▁Chamber ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁which ▁was ▁per pend icular ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁Chamber . ▁ ▁The ▁King ' s ▁Chamber ▁was ▁originally ▁a ▁state ▁bed ch am ber , ▁and ▁later ▁used ▁for ▁state ▁cer emon ies ; ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁lav ish ▁painted ▁decor ation , ▁it ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁P aint ed ▁Chamber . ▁ ▁To ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁east ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁King ' s ▁Chamber ▁was ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁Chamber , ▁an ▁even ▁smaller ▁chamber ▁for ▁his ▁queen , ▁Ele an or ▁of ▁Prov ence . ▁( The ▁Queen ' s