<P> The resulting fire spread rapidly throughout the complex and developed into the biggest conflagration in London between the Great Fire of 1666 and the Blitz of the Second World War ; the event attracted large crowds which included several artists who provided pictorial records of the event . The fire lasted for most of the night and destroyed a large part of the palace , including the converted St Stephen 's Chapel -- the meeting place of the House of Commons -- the Lords Chamber , the Painted Chamber and the official residences of the Speaker and the Clerk of the House of Commons . </P>
<P> The resulting fire spread rapidly throughout the complex and developed into the biggest conflagration in London between the Great Fire of 1666 and the Blitz of the Second World War ; the event attracted large crowds which included several artists who provided pictorial records of the event . The fire lasted for most of the night and destroyed a large part of the palace , including the converted St Stephen 's Chapel -- the meeting place of the House of Commons -- the Lords Chamber , the Painted Chamber and the official residences of the Speaker and the Clerk of the House of Commons . </P>
part of the palace of westminster ruined by fire in 1834
part of the palace of westminster ruined by fire in 1834
destroyed a large part of the palace , including the converted St Stephen 's Chapel -- the meeting place of the House of Commons -- the Lords Chamber , the Painted Chamber and the official residences of the Speaker and the Clerk of the House of Commons
destroyed a large part of the palace , including the converted St Stephen 's Chapel -- the meeting place of the House of Commons -- the Lords Chamber , the Painted Chamber and the official residences of the Speaker and the Clerk of the House of Commons