Leonard Bentley
Victoria Embankment
A London County Council paddle steamer hugs the north bank of the River Thames heading downstream to its next stop at Charing Cross pier. This is probably 1906, the second year of the LCC's river bus service which failed the following year. The photograph which was published by the Valentine company was taken from a flat in Whitehall Court and shows Hungerford Bridge, the old Waterloo Bridge, St. Paul's Cathedral and an Industrial wasteland on the south bank. The large 'chimney' in the centre is a shot tower which survived until the early 1960s and was an integral part of the Festival of Britain site.
Victoria Embankment
A London County Council paddle steamer hugs the north bank of the River Thames heading downstream to its next stop at Charing Cross pier. This is probably 1906, the second year of the LCC's river bus service which failed the following year. The photograph which was published by the Valentine company was taken from a flat in Whitehall Court and shows Hungerford Bridge, the old Waterloo Bridge, St. Paul's Cathedral and an Industrial wasteland on the south bank. The large 'chimney' in the centre is a shot tower which survived until the early 1960s and was an integral part of the Festival of Britain site.