The palace complex was substantially remodelled by Sir John Soane during the early 19th Century. The Medieval House of Lords chamber, Houses for sale in North London which had been the target of the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605, was demolished as part of this work in order to create a new ceremonial entrance at the southern end of the palace.

The original undercroft where Guy Fawkes was discovered guarding the barrels of gunpowder was also lost during the reconstruction. Soane's work at the palace included Houses for sale in North London new law courts adjoining Westminster Hall and a new Members' entrance to St. Stephen's Chapel.

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Because it was originally a royal residence, the Palace included no purpose-built Houses for sale in North London chambers for the two Houses. Important state ceremonies were held in the Painted Chamber.

The House of Lords originally met in the Queen's Chamber, a modest Medieval hall at the south end of the complex. In later years the Upper House met in the larger White Chamber Houses for sale in North London which had formally housed the Court of Requests. The expansion of the peerage by George III during the 18th Century necessitated the move as the original chamber could no longer accommodate the increased number of peers.

Houses for sale in North London the House of Commons, which did not have a chamber of its own, sometimes held its debates in the Chapter House of Westminster Abbey. The Commons acquired a permanent home at the Palace in the form of St Stephen's Chapel during the reign of King Edward VI. The Chantries Act 1547 (passed as a part of the Protestant Reformation) Houses for sale in North London dissolved the religious order of the Canons of St Stephen's,[citation needed] among other institutions; thus, the building became available for the Commons' use.

Alterations were made to St Stephen's Chapel for the convenience of the Lower House. Christopher Wren was commissioned to carry out major work on the chapel in the late 17th Century. During these works the chapel's clerestory was removed and its gothic interiors Houses for sale in North London concealed behind oak panelling. More seating was added over the years to accommodate the new MPs created by the Acts of Union with Scotland (1707) and Ireland (1800), including an upper-level gallery.