Editing Palace of Westminster (section)

==== Peers' Lobby ====
Directly north of the Lords Chamber lies the Peers' Lobby, an [[antechamber]] where Lords can informally discuss or negotiate matters during sittings of the House, as well as collect messages from the [[Doorkeeper (Houses of Parliament)|doorkeepers]], who control access to the Chamber. The Lobby is a square room measuring {{Convert|12|m|ft}} on each side and {{Convert|10|m|ft}} in height,<ref name="Factsheet G11" /> and one of its main features is the floor centrepiece, a radiant Tudor rose made of Derbyshire marbles and set within an octagon of engraved brass plates.<ref>[[#Wilson|Wilson (2005)]], p. 16.</ref> The rest of the floor is paved with encaustic tiles featuring heraldic designs and Latin mottoes. The walls are faced with white stone and each is pierced by a doorway; above the arches are displayed arms representing the six royal dynasties which ruled England until Queen Victoria's reign ([[House of Wessex|Saxon]], [[Norman dynasty|Norman]], [[Plantagenet]], [[Tudor dynasty|Tudor]], [[House of Stuart|Stuart]] and [[House of Hanover|Hanoverian]]), and between them there are windows stained with the arms of the early aristocratic families of England.<ref>[[#Guide|''Guide to the Palace of Westminster'']], pp. 47–49.</ref>

Of the doorways, the one to the south—which leads into the Lords Chamber—is the most magnificent, and sports much gilding and decoration, including the full royal arms. It is enclosed by the Brass Gates, a pair of elaborately pierced and studded doors together weighing 1.5 tonnes.<ref>[[#Guide|''Guide to the Palace of Westminster'']], pp. 50–51.</ref> The side doors, which feature clocks, open into corridors: to the east extends the Law Lords Corridor, which leads to the libraries, and nearby to the west lies the Moses Room, used for Grand Committees<!-- (''see [[#Other rooms|below]]'') -->.

To the north is the vaulted Peers' Corridor, which is decorated with eight murals by [[Charles West Cope]] depicting historical scenes from the period around the [[English Civil War]].<ref name="Central Lobby tour">{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/online-tours/virtualtours/central-lobby-tour/ |title=Central Lobby virtual tour |publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=5 August 2010 |archive-date=16 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100716004602/http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/online-tours/virtualtours/central-lobby-tour/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The frescoes were executed between 1856 and 1866,<ref>[[#Wilson|Wilson (2005)]], p. 21.</ref><ref>[[#Guide|''Guide to the Palace of Westminster'']], p. 53.</ref> and each scene was "specifically chosen to depict the struggles through which national liberties were won".<ref name="Central Lobby tour" /> Examples include ''Speaker [[William Lenthall|Lenthall]] Asserting the Privileges of the Commons Against Charles&nbsp;I when the Attempt was Made to Seize the Five Members'', representing resistance against absolute rule, and ''The Embarkation of the Pilgrim Fathers for New England'', which illustrates the principle of freedom of worship.