To the Clerk of the Records was entrusted the care of the contents of the Victoria Tower, including both Lords and Commons documents and certain other small groups of records relating to the Palace of Westminster. A public Search Room was opened, and when in the 1950s the Record Office Technical Committee highlighted the need for repairing the thousands of deposited plans in the Victoria Tower, two craftsmen were recruited specifically for this task.
The Clerk of the Records managed the contents of the Victoria Tower, encompassing both Lords and Commons documents as well as other small groups of records related to the Palace of Westminster. A public Search Room was opened, and when, in the 1950s, the Record Office Technical Committee emphasized the necessity for repairing thousands of deposited plans housed in the Victoria Tower, two skilled workers were recruited specifically for this task.