Westminster Bridge links Westminster on the west side with Lambeth on the east side.
Category: Westminster
Cockpit Steps, SW1H
Cockpit Steps leads from Birdcage Walk to Old Queen Street.
Northumberland House
In the 16th century, the Strand – which connects the City of London with the royal centre of Westminster – was lined with the mansions of some of England’s richest noblemen. Most of the grandest houses were on the southern side of the road and had gardens stretching down to the River Thames. In around …
Fludyer Street, SW1A
Fludyer Street used to be a street which lay parallel to, and south of, Downing Street.
Cockspur Street, SW1Y
Cockspur Street is possibly after the cock fighting that formerly occurred here, cocks often having spurs attached to their feet during fights.
Downing Street, SW1A
Downing Street has been the home of British Prime Minsters since the eighteenth century.
Steve Hunnisett’s Westminster Blitz Walk
Steve Hunnisett guided us on a walk through Westminster’s Second World War. With some other 21st century views too…
Walking the Thames: Westminster, the City of London and Wapping
We ticked off the entirety of the section from Vauxhall through to Wapping today.
Almonry
This article combines two entries from the Victorian publication Curiosities of London: exhibiting the most rare and remarkable objects of interest in the metropolis; with nearly sixty years personal recollections by John Timbs, John (1801-1875). Publication date: 1867 Publisher London : J. C. Hotten ALMONRY, THE The Almonry, was named from its being the place where …
Westminster
Westminster Abbey The origins of the area that is now the political and religious heart of Britain can be traced back to the end of the tenth century, when there was a small monastery on Thorney Island, near the site of the current Abbey. The abbey church of St. Peter was built by Edward the …