The first big block of Government offices ever built and one of the architectural wonders of London. It records our births, our marriages, our deaths, and our wills, and every now and again it counts us to make sure we are still there - Somerset House is responsible for the ten-yearly census of the nation.
What rights has the private citizen there? How does it work?
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