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A female Police Officer or what used to be called a WPC escorts a little girl across Victoria Embankment with Big Ben in the background pre 1952.
This is a Tuck's postcard originally published in June 1905. The large roof of Charing Cross Station can be seen top right. On 5th December 1905 whilst renovation was being carried out on the last two sections of the roof, the roof collapsed onto the supporting west wall and the Avenue Theatre in Northumberland Avenue. Several workmen were killed and three people inside the theatre were also killed. The Theatre was rebuilt and opened in 1907 as the Players Theatre. For many decades from the 1950s it was a BBC theatre. The surprising thing to me about the photograph is that there are no paddle steamers at the Pier, the boat moored looks like any pleasure boat that you could have seen up until quite recently.
Jo Pavey in her debut marathon. She was first Briton home in 2:28:23, qualifying for the Olympics and coming 19th.
Virgin London Marathon, 17 April 2011. Taken from 24 and a half miles, at the (western) junction of Victoria Embankment and Temple Place, very close to the Walkabout.
Mariya Konovalova working hard with one and a half miles to go. She came home tenth with 2:25:18.
Virgin London Marathon, 17 April 2011. Taken from 24 and a half miles, at the (western) junction of Victoria Embankment and Temple Place, very close to the Walkabout.
Photographs taken along the Victoria Embankment between Waterloo Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridge during the Prudential Ride London Freecycle Event on Saturday 3rd August 2013. Roads through the captital were closed to traffic to allow cyclists of all ages
and abilities to cycle an 8 mile loop round central London. This is going to become an annual event. See www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk
Scotland yard on London's Victoria Embankment, designed by Architect Richard Norman Shaw. This has to be the best looking building in the Capital.
"Two Temple Place, known for many years as Astor House, is a building situated near Victoria Embankment in central London.
"On 28 October 2011, Two Temple Place opened as a public gallery. It is a London venue specifically to showcase publicly owned art from regional collections in the United Kingdom, and is only open to the public during exhibitions.
"The building was built by John Loughborough Pearson for William Waldorf Astor, in 1895. Originally known as the Astor Estate Office, it had a residential flat above the offices for Viscount Astor's use (Pevsner). It consists of two floors and a lower ground floor and is designed to be in the Early Elizabethan style and is built entirely of Portland stone. It has splendid carvings on the exterior stonework by Nathaniel Hitch. and above the machicolated parapets is a weather vane, representing the caravel Santa Maria in which Columbus discovered America.
"The intention was to symbolize the connection of the path of discovery of his ancestor John Jacob Astor and the linking of United States and Europe. It was executed by J. Starkie Gardner, the English metal worker, who was responsible for all metalwork inside and outside the building."
Source: Wikipedia
Another postcard published anonymously, this time it dates from the early 1920s and shows the view looking east from Victoria Embankment which includes Blackfriars Bridge and HMS President. Originally named HMS Saxifrage, she was built in 1918 as a Flower class anti submarine 'Q' ship and later renamed HMS President when she was permanently moored here in 1922 as the Royal Naval Reserve drill ship. As a matter of interest CID vehicles used for patrols in the Metropolitan Police District were also called 'Q' boats after the ships of the Royal Navy which used dazzle camouflage during WW1. HMS President remained a Royal Navy ship until 1988 when it was sold into private hands. During 2016 she will be moved to Chatham for refurbishment during the construction of the new Thames Tideway Tunnel, which will run 16 miles from Acton to Beckton intercepting foul water that runs into the river at times of heavy rainfall. One of the access tunnels will enter from Temple Avenue, next to where the ship has been moored since 1922. Various plans exist for her return in 2018 for her centenary, but it is not currently known where she will finally be berthed.
One from a weekend in London a few weeks back!
I wish I would have thought to take 3 - 5 shots at the time to make a 180° pano. I'm quite happy with this single shot though.
Better on black, hit L
Victoria Embankment looking south showing two London County Council paddle steamers on the left at Westminster Pier. This is 1907 and several new trams wait to turn onto Westminster Bridge.
Photographs taken along the Victoria Embankment between Waterloo Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridge during the Prudential Ride London Freecycle Event on Saturday 3rd August 2013. Roads through the captital were closed to traffic to allow cyclists of all ages
and abilities to cycle an 8 mile loop round central London. This is going to become an annual event. See www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk
These policemen -- actually members of the Territorial Support Group, the specialist unit of the Metropolitan Police that is trained to deal violently with civil unrest -- sprang up out of nowhere when the ninjas -- clusters of young anarchists dressed all in black, and with their faces hidden -- passed by on the TUC-organised "A Future That Works" march and rally in central London on Saturday October 20, 2012.
For the TSG, see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_Support_Group
For more on Andy Worthington, see: www.andyworthington.co.uk/
Buckingham Palace is the official London residence and principal workplace of the British monarch. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions and royal hospitality. It has been a focus for the British people at times of national rejoicing and crisis.
Originally known as Buckingham House, the building which forms the core of today's palace was a large townhouse built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1705 on a site which had been in private ownership for at least 150 years. It was subsequently acquired by George III in 1761 as a private residence for Queen Charlotte, and known as "The Queen's House". During the 19th century it was enlarged, principally by architects John Nash and Edward Blore, forming three wings around a central courtyard. Buckingham Palace finally became the official royal palace of the British monarch on the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837. The last major structural additions were made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including the East front which contains the well-known balcony on which the royal family traditionally congregates to greet crowds outside.
The restored Cabmens' shelter which used to stand in the middle of the road. I do not know whether it is in use or not.
Quite a nice evening tonight, alot milder than the last few! Thought I would take the oppertunity to take a few more night shots. I had intended doing some shots in town, but after walking around for a while I could't escape the masses of people out for the night, so ended up walking back down to the embankment.
Here is a shot of the Rivermead Flats from the opposite bank of the Trent (Victoria Embankment).
Excellent top photo from 1924 the bus with `Maples`advertising is it a S type or NS bus introduced around 1920 we can see?...Victoria Embankment used to be a popular route for the old trams to the last London trams ran in 1952..sign by the tree says`beware cars crossing`.The top Waterloo Bridge used granite from Aberdeen's Rubislaw quarry to constuct it,the bridge was demolished between 1934-1939 in way way or another!..The new bridge was oficially opened in 1945....see my previous photo for another Waterloo Bridge shot....Somerset House looms in the background,is that the same tree on the far left?...
A Valentine Company's postcard dating from 1906 or 1907 showing the view from Hungerford Bridge looking downstream towards the old Waterloo Bridge. The London County Council Paddle Steamer "Caxton" is moored at Charing Cross Pier whilst another LCC Paddle Steamer steams passed on her way to Westminster Pier. The LCC riverboat service was the last all year round commercial passenger service on the Thames, the LCC couldn't make it pay in 1907 and no one else has since then. It could be argued that several mid 19th Century riverboat operators did make it pay but this was before the advent of the Underground and improved bus and Tram services. On weekdays the service started from Hammersmith Pier and Greenwich Pier at 7am and continued until 6.30pm. Every one of the twenty three Piers would receive upstream and downstream boats every 15 minutes. There were earlier boats for workmen at lower fares, the whole journey from either end cost 5d and a return ticket cost 8d. The "Caxton" was built by Napier & Miller & Co in Glasgow, after the collapse of the service in 1907, the "Caxton" was sold in June 1909 for £975.00 to C.A. Stewart & Co in London.
Photographs taken along the Victoria Embankment between Waterloo Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridge during the Prudential Ride London Freecycle Event on Saturday 3rd August 2013. Roads through the captital were closed to traffic to allow cyclists of all ages
and abilities to cycle an 8 mile loop round central London. This is going to become an annual event. See www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk
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Portcullis House
Bridge Street cv Victoria Embankment. Westminster. Londres
Michael Hopkins. Michael Hopkins and Partners. Estructura Ove Arup & Partners. 1992-2001
Edificio de oficinas, proyectado en 1992 y finalizado en 2001 para proporcionar despachos para 213 miembros del Parlamento y su personal, aumentando el espacio limitado en el Palacio de Westminster y sus alrededores. Las construcciones existentes en el lugar fueron demolidas en 1994. Al mismo tiempo, el metro de Londres construía la ampliación de la línea Jubilee, que incluye la nueva estación de intercambio de Westminster que ocupa la misma zona; los dos proyectos fueron diseñados y construidos como una unidad.
El edificio se enfrenta a las Casas del parlamento y al icónico Big Ben y el resultado final está en sintonía con el entorno histórico y patrimonial en que se sitúa
www.hopkins.co.uk/projects/5/100/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portcullis_House www.parliament.uk/documents/foi/Visitor-Guide-portcullis-... www.e-architect.co.uk/london/portcullis-house
Embankment Garden Cinema, Victoria Embankment Gardens, London. A temporary 780 seat fully equiiped cinema, created in Victoria Embankment Gardens for the London Film Festival. Complete with raked seating, Dolby surround sound and 4k digital projection. Opening today, It will be removed again after the 2016 London Film Festival.
London, Embankment, Garden Cinema,
October 2016