, ▁but ▁was ▁g utt ed ▁in ▁the ▁dev ast ating ▁fire ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁fire ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁cell ar ▁below ▁the ▁White ▁Chamber , ▁where ▁p iles ▁of ▁unw anted ▁t ally ▁st icks ▁were ▁being ▁destroyed ▁in ▁two ▁furn aces ▁used ▁to ▁warm ▁the ▁chamber ▁above . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁principal ▁rooms ▁of ▁the ▁palace ▁were ▁sever ely ▁dam aged , ▁including ▁the ▁P aint ed ▁Chamber ▁and ▁St ▁Stephen ' s ▁Chap el . ▁ ▁The ▁Great ▁Hall ▁was ▁largely ▁un sc athed . ▁ ▁The ▁P aint ed ▁Chamber ▁and ▁White ▁Chamber ▁were ▁re - ro of ed ▁so ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁could ▁move ▁tempor arily ▁to ▁the ▁former , ▁and ▁the ▁Commons ▁to ▁the ▁latter . ▁ ▁The ▁ru ins ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁Chamber ▁were ▁demol ished ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Palace ▁of ▁West min ster . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Gre ater ▁Med ieval ▁H ouses ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁Wales , ▁ 1 3 0 0 – 1 5 0 0 : ▁Volume ▁ 3 , ▁Southern ▁England , ▁Anthony ▁Em ery , ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁▁ ▁The ▁Palace ▁of ▁West min ster , ▁C rac ro ft ' s ▁Pe er age ▁ ▁Me eting ▁places ▁of ▁the ▁medieval ▁Parliament , ▁parliament . uk ▁ ▁Location ▁of ▁Parliament s ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁Century , ▁parliament