The worst raid took place in the night of 10–11 May 1941, when the palace took at least twelve hits and three people (two policemen and Resident Superintendent of the House of Lords, Edward Elliott Names on the Parliamentary War Memorial.) were killed.Fell and Mackenzie (1994), p. 27. The Commons Chamber and the roof of Westminster Hall were both set alight; as the firefighters could not save both, the hall was prioritised and saved, while the chamber was destroyed.Field (2002), p. 259. The Lords Chamber and Clock Tower were damaged in the same raid. The Commons Chamber was rebuilt in a simplified style after the war, being completed in 1950. Newsreel 50/87, issue date 30 October 1950.
The worst raid took place in the night of 10–11 May 1941, when the palace took at least twelve hits and three people (two policemen and Resident Superintendent of the House of Lords, Edward Elliott Names on the Parliamentary War Memorial.) were killed.Fell and Mackenzie (1994), p. 27. The Commons Chamber and the roof of Westminster Hall were both set alight; as the firefighters could not save both, the hall was prioritised and saved, while the chamber was destroyed.Field (2002), p. 259. The Lords Chamber and Clock Tower were damaged in the same raid The Commons Chamber was rebuilt in a simplified style after the war, being completed in 1950. Newsreel 50/87, issue date 30 October 1950.