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| "The Houses of Parliament are a most imposing pile of buildings viewed from the river. On their site once stood the ancient Royal Palace of Edward the Confessor, which, however, was considerably altered and rebuilt by William Rufus and Stephen and Henry VIII. Part of these buildings were (sic) destroyed during the Great Fire of 1666, and the "New Palace of Westminster" was erected by Sir Charles Barry at a cost of £3,000,000 in 1840". I wasn't aware that the 1666 fire spread this far !! (Z) |
| The Four O'Clock Parade at the Horseguards. (Z) |
| The Cecil and Savoy Hotels from Waterloo Bridge. |
| The Houses of Parliament, with Westminster Hall, form a single pile of buildings on the north bank of the Thames, erected in 1840 from Sir Charles Barry's design. The earlier Palace of Westminster was burned down in 1834. In the Clock Tower, next to Westminster Bridge, hangs "Big Ben", a bell weighing 13 tons. Westminster Bridge is one of the handsomest in London, and was erected in 1856-62." (Z) |
| "This is one of the most charming views in London, and the whole great mass of buildings (covering twice the area of the old palace of Edward the Confessor which once stood here) is seen at its very best, softened by the river mists. The Houses contain 1,100 rooms and in the Clock Tower is the enormous bell known as "Big Ben". Along the river front stand statues of all our English Sovereigns from William the Conqueror to Queen Victoria." (Z) |
| Westminster Hall. (Z) |
| A super view of the Terrace at the Houses of Parliament. (Z) |
| Three views of Parliament and Big Ben. The postcard on the left was mailed in 1928 - no dates for the other two. |
| One of the two Sphinxes by Cleopatra's Needle on the Embankment. (Z) |
| Another view of Shell-Mex House and Cleopatra's Needle. (Z) |
| The naval training ship "Buzzard" moored alongside the Embankment - no date for this one. |
| This postcard of Trafalgar Square was posted in 1906. |
| Admiralty Arch - a postcard mailed in August 1937 with an Edward VIII stamp. (Z) |
| The National Gallery in a postcard mailed in 1906. |
| Waterloo Place about 1910. (Z) |
| A 1908 postcard of Trafalgar Square. (Z) |
| Trafalgar Square - an early view of the National Gallery. |
| An early 20th Century postcard of Admiralty Arch and the Mall. |
| The "new GPO", just off Trafalgar Square. |
| Trafalgar Square. "Nelson's Monument on the south side, facing Whitehall, is 165 feet high and surmounted by a statue of the naval hero 17 feet high." (Z) |
| A 1911 postcard of Trafalgar Square by moonlight. |
| "The New General Post Office. This spacious edifice, opened in October, 1910, is situated on a portion of the site of the old Bluecoat School, and has the distinction of being the first Government establishment to consist solely of concrete and steel. This building was rendered necessary by the continually increasing postal business of London, and is directly opposite to the old General Post Office of St. Martin's-le-Grand." |
| An unused and thus undated view of St Martins-le-Grand and the Post Office. |
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| The Dogs' Cemetery in Hyde Park which, we understand, is still there. |
| Did You Know..........that Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond, was born in Mayfair in 1908 ? He wrote 12 James Bond novels, and also the children's book "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". |
| And Did You Know..........that Charles Rolls, who, together with Frederick Royce, founded the Rolls-Royce motor company, was born in Berkeley Square in 1877 ? Rolls has the unfortunate distinction of being the first Briton to be killed in a flying accident when his plane broke apart during a flying display in 1910. He was only 32 at the time of his death. |
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| The Lake in Regent's Park. |
| Regent Street in the 1930s. |
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