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D. McGill, bronze statue, Embankment Gardens, London
Lawson, despite his strong and unchanging convictions, was absolutely just to friend and foe alike, and his justice was tempered by a singularly humane disposition. He always claimed for others the same freedom of opinion and expression that he claimed for himself.
His power of speech was well adapted to great popular audiences. His humour was spontaneous and unforced; his jokes, like those of Sydney Smith, were rich and various, and always served the purposes of his serious argument. He had a vein of sarcasm which, though never personal, was extremely keen, and he wrote light verse with quickness and ease, and often combined in it humour and sarcasm with great pungency. His verses on political themes were collected by Sir F. Carruthers Gould in Cartoons in Rhyme and Line (1905).
His main political aim was as simple and sincere as his character. He saw in the liquor traffic the great moral and material curse of Britain, and he devoted all his energies to the attempt to destroy it. Lawson won some symbolic victories, such as the inclusion of prohibition by local veto in the Newcastle programme of 1891, but by the time of his death his version of temperance reform had lost much of its support. Even advanced reformers doubted that parliament could be persuaded to enact ‘local veto’ of the retail drink trade.
From ONDB
Before the Victoria Embankment was built in the late 19th century, the lower arches seen here in the photo was where the building met the Thames River. Now Victoria Embankment is a busy and popular street along the Thames.
Another night, another atempt at a some night work. Boy was it cold this evening, I think my toes are still thawing out! I've been wanting to get a some low light shots of Trent Bridge and Wilford Suspension bridge for a while, so I took the oppertunity this evening. I know they are probably some of the most photographed bridges in Nottingham, but to have two quite characterfull bridges in such close proximity is rather handy! I'm relatively happy with the results, although I thinkg I'll be re-shooting at shooting at some point (when my fingers aren't like icicles!)
The scene down by the river today was idyllic, with an air temperature of about 23°C. The river is too dangerous to swim in due to the flow rate (about 80 cu m per sec.) and strong currents, but it's a lovely spot for a picnic or stroll. The lack of rain is very evident, with the grass less than green and some of the trees showing signs of water starvation. The floodlights at Trent Bridge cricket ground can be seen on the right, with County Hall to the left (green roof). Trent Bridge is just visible to the far left (part of it is covered by a white canopy due to repair work). It's good to see that the geese are observing the 2 metre stay-apart rule.
River Thames from the South Bank in London.
We were looking for the Christmas Market that was around here.
Turns out that the South Bank Centre's Winter Festival starts from under the Hungerford Bridge. Was also some fun fair rides there as well!
Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges
At the far end in the City of Westminster is
Embankment Place - built above London Charing Cross Station.
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 <a href="http://www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk"
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 <a href="http://www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk"
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 <a href="http://www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk"
Just went one stop on the District Line from Temple to Embankment Underground Station, before switching to the Bakerloo Line to go back to Marylebone.
Embankment is a London Underground station in the City of Westminster, known by various names during its history. It is served by the Circle, District, Northern and Bakerloo lines. On the Bakerloo line and the Charing Cross branch of the Northern line, the station is between Waterloo and Charing Cross stations; on the Circle and District lines, it is between Westminster and Temple and is in Travelcard Zone 1. The station has two entrances, one on Victoria Embankment and the other on Villiers Street. The station is adjacent to Victoria Embankment Gardens and is close to Charing Cross station, Embankment Pier, Hungerford Bridge, Cleopatra's Needle, the Royal Air Force Memorial, the Savoy Chapel and Savoy Hotel and the Playhouse and New Players Theatres.
The station is in two parts: sub-surface platforms opened on 30 May 1870 by the District Railway (DR) as part of the company's extension of the Inner Circle eastwards from Westminster to Blackfriars and deep-level platforms opened in 1906 by the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway (BS&WR) and 6 April 1914 by the Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway (CCE&HR). A variety of underground and main line services have operated over the sub-surface tracks and the CCE&HR part of the station was reconstructed in the 1920s.
Bakerloo Line sign - Robyn Deary 1985
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
Always my favorite walk in the whole of London , I must have walked along here thousands of times over the years but still love it so much , the Victoria Embankment gives you a beautiful view of "Old Father Thames" too. 05/11/11.
Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament) in rear. 'Big Ben' on right of picture, Westminster Bridge to the left.
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
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
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 <a href="http://www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk"
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
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
16:58, Sunday 7th February 2010 ·
London (London Eye - looking north) ·
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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 <a href="http://www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk"
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 <a href="http://www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk"
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 <a href="http://www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk"
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 <a href="http://www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk"
A view of the plaque on the plinth beneath on of the dragon statues on the Victoria Embankment which mark the western boundary of the 'City of London'.
The plaque reads:
"CITY OF LONDON
These dragons represent a constituent part of the
armorial bearings of the City of London and have been
erected to indicate the western boundary of the city.
This commemorative plaque was unveiled by
THE RT. HON. THE LORD MAYOR SIR RALPH EDGAR PERRING
on 16th October, 1963
Dudley Gordon Mills Esq.
Chairman Streets Committee
Francis John Forty O.B.E. B.Sc.
City Engineer"