▁with ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council , ▁and ▁heard ▁compla ints ▁and ▁pet itions ▁to ▁the ▁King . ▁ ▁The ▁Court ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" C ourt ▁of ▁White ▁Hall ". ▁ ▁The ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁moved ▁from ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁Chamber ▁to ▁the ▁White ▁Hall ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 1 , ▁as ▁it ▁needed ▁more ▁space ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁Irish ▁pe ers ▁after ▁the ▁Act ▁of ▁Union ▁with ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁To ▁make ▁room , ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Request s ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁P aint ed ▁Chamber . ▁ ▁When ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords , ▁the ▁King ' s ▁throne ▁was ▁located ▁on ▁a ▁da is ▁at ▁the ▁south ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁Hall , ▁with ▁the ▁Lord ▁Chan cell or ' s ▁w ools ack ▁and ▁a ▁table ▁in ▁front ▁for ▁the ▁house ' s ▁cler ks ▁and ▁ma ce , ▁surrounded ▁by ▁ben ches ▁on ▁three ▁sides ▁- ▁for ▁the ▁government , ▁the ▁opposition , ▁and ▁the ▁non - part isan ▁cross ben ches . ▁ ▁T apest ries ▁were ▁hung ▁from ▁the ▁walls , ▁showing ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Arm ada . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁lit ▁by ▁high , ▁sem ic irc ular ▁windows . ▁ ▁The ▁vac ated ▁Queen ' s ▁Chamber , ▁and ▁the ▁Prince ' s ▁Chamber , ▁were ▁pulled ▁down ▁by ▁Sir ▁John ▁So ane ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁new ▁Royal ▁Gallery ▁and ▁St air case . ▁ ▁The ▁White ▁Chamber ▁surv ived