eastern comer of the Victoria Towne Gardens and terminating
at the northern side of Lambeth Bridge
A new street consisting in parts of widening of Abingdon Street
and Millbank Street commencing in Abingdon Street opposite
or nearly opposite the entrance to the Peers Office Court of the
House of Lords and terminating at the western end of Lambeth
Bridge”
59. Section 6 entitles the Council to enter upon, use and take specified lands. Section 7
makes provision in relation to the construction of the embankment wall.
60. For present purposes, the critical section is Section 8, the side note to which states:
“For protection of the Commissioners of Works”. The recitals to the section state:
“8. Whereas the works authorised by this Act under the heading
“Thames Embankment Extension and Improvements at
Westminster” (herein-after referred to as “the Westminster
improvement”) will involve the occupation of certain lands
vested in Her Majesty or vested in or under the control of the
Commissioners of Works and will also necessitate some
interference with the garden adjoining the Houses of
Parliament known as the Victoria Tower Garden:
……
And whereas it has been agreed between the Commissioners of
Works and the Council that the said works shall only be
executed subject to and in accordance with the provisions
herein-after set forth:
And whereas for the purposes of the Act a plan has been
prepared (in the section referred to as “the signed plan”)
which for purposes of identification has been signed by the
Right Honourable Lord Brougham and Vaux the Chairman of
the Committee of the House of Lords to whom the Bill for this
Act was referred a copy of which plan has been deposited in the
Office of the Clerks of Parliaments.”
61. Section 8(1) to 8(8) provide as follows:
(1) “The lands lying to the eastward of the new street described in
this Act as consisting in part of widenings of Abingdon Street
and Millbank Street which is in this section called “the new
street” and between the said street and the new embankment
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