London
3rd November 2019 All photos by Hetty
The day started with sunshine and we went to Tower Bridge to start our walk by the Thames
This was once the Port of London Authority building, opened in 1922
Tower Bridge, 1886
Girl with a Dolphin fountain
Timepiece sundial 1973 – only works in summer as it faces north
Butler’s Wharf, on the other side of the river c.1870, now luxury flats
St Katherine Docks by Thomas Telford, opened 1828, now luxury accommodation and the Dickens Inn
Back at Tower Bridge we walked west; on the other side are the London Assembly (left) and The Shard (back right)
We walked alongside the huge Tower of London, started in 1066 by William The Conqueror
The White Tower, 1078, is in the centre
St Thomas’s Tower and Traitor’s Gate
You can see ‘The Gherkin’ (back right)
A Beefeater
Model lions at the Tower
Custom House
Old Billingsgate Fish Market 1875
Clock on St Magnus the Martyr Church
By London Bridge
On the other side is Southwark Cathedral and some old warehouses
The Globe, rebuilt 1997,
is next to Tate Modern (an old power station) and the Millennium Bridge for pedestrian leads to St Paul’s on the other side
An interesting mosaic of the history of London at Queenhythe
This tower no longer has a church
St Paul’s Cathedral
The Blackfriar pub was built in 1875 and has lost its old neighbours, remaining as a wedge shaped building. It gained its art nouveau look about 1905
and has friars inside
At Victoria Embankment
Dragons mark the boundary of the City of London
Head Quarters Ship Wellington, 1934, used as a hall after WW2
Somerset House
Outside Charing Cross Station
Benjamin Franklin once lived here in Craven Street. He was a scientist, a founding father of the USA and is seen on the $100 bill.
The first Scotland Yard Metropolitan Police HQ was on this site
Whitehall
The Banqueting Hall, 1622, is all that is left of a huge 1500 room palace, which was destroyed by fire in 1698
A Horse Guard
Entrance to Downing Street
The Cenotaph
The London Eye on the other side of the Thames
Elizabeth Tower is shrouded in scaffolding at the moment, it is commonly called Big Ben, but that is the name of the bell. The second Scotland Yard, 1890, has red and white strips; New Scotland Yard is just along the road.
Boudicca lead Celts to defeat the Romans
The Palace of Westminster = the Houses of Parliament
This is Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in 2012 – they are covered in scaffolding at the moment
Government buildings at Westminster
In Parliament Square : Sir Winston Churchill and David Lloyd George
Gandhi and Nelson Mandela
Westminster Abbey
Central Hall
