Statues of famous parliamentarians face one another on either side of the Hall these include John Hampden, Robert Walpole, William Pitt, Charles James Fox. In 1960, the whole Hall was renovated and the war damage repaired. St Stephen's Hall was in fact used by the House of Commons on the first day of each session from 1945 to 1950, during the rebuilding of the bombed Commons Chamber. Brass studs in the floor mark the former position of the Speaker's Chair and the Table of the House, and two brass tablets in the wall at the opposite end mark the position of the screen which separated the lobby from the Chamber.
The hall closely matches the dimensions of the old Chapel, being 29 metres (95 feet) long and 9 metres (30 feet) wide.
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