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Across Victoria Embankment on the riverbank, and directly opposite the London Eye, is the Royal Air Force Memorial, with its distinctive giant gilded eagle. The 1923 monument salutes the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps, which were amalgamated to form the Royal Air Force in 1918, and is dedicated to "those air forces from every part of the British Empire who gave their lives in winning victory for their King and Country".
Photographs of crowds, officials and cyclists prior to the Tour de France, London 2014. The photographs include the Tour Cadets, a group fo young riders who race ahead of each stage of the Tour.
The Battle of Britain Monument in London is a monument to The Few - commemorating those people who took part in this vital battle of the Second World War.
It is located on the Victoria Embankment (north side of the River Thames) between the RAF memorial (the one with the big eagle wings) and Westminster bridge / Big Ben. It is opposite the London Eye (The wheel).
Took a walk along the Victoria Embankment on the way home this evening with the camera. For sometime now there have been a pair of Ruddy Shelduck's (Tadorna ferruginea) taken up residence on that stretch of the Trent. I've been cycling past them most mornings, and thought it was about time the new 7DII came out of the bag.
We reached the river at Blackfriars, and then proceeded to walk alongside the river underneath the golden trees, which would have been wonderful, except for the four lanes of heavy traffic passing b us on the right
But, it is London, and what makes it wonderful, interesting, photogenic also makes it popular, so the dozens of parked buses and coached lined up at the side of the road.
Still pleasant enough, as long as you don't get in the way of a rampaging jogger or two.
Spectra by Ryoji Ikeda, an ArtAngel light sculpture on the Victoria Embankment to commemorate World War 1.
HMS WELLINGTON began her successful career in the 1930s. Laid down in September 1933 at Devonport Dockyard, launched in May 1934, she entered service in January 1935. Her purpose was as an Imperial Patrol Sloop destined for the New Zealand Station. She was a Grimsby Class Sloop and displaced 990 tons with a cruising speed of 10 knots and a maximum speed of 16 knots. Occasional open days, to view the ship, are now available
Spectra by Ryoji Ikeda, an ArtAngel light sculpture on the Victoria Embankment to commemorate World War 1.
My brother Leslie (known to Flickr as Elsie Esq) by Hungerford Bridge, London in 1991. Note the absence of the modern footbridges on the bridge itself.
New scan from original negative, December 2012
"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
Thames Embankment
The memorial was funded by public subscription. It was designed by the architect Arthur Heron Ryan Tenison, and bears a bronze sculpture by Frederick Brook Hitch which was cast by the Parlanti Foundry. The memorial was built into a granite pier that former part of the entrance to Temple Pier, a boat landing stage on the Victoria Embankment.
The memorial stands on granite steps, supporting a large bronze bas relief within an architectural frame. The bas relief shows the interior of a submarine and another with nereids swimming on either side. To the right and left are allegorical figures representing Truth and Justice. On either side of the central bronze plaques are 40 bronze wreath hooks in the form of anchors. At the top of the memorial is the inscription "Erected to the memory of the officers and men of the British Navy /who lost their lives serving in submarines 1914–1918 and 1939–1945". On the left hand side is a list of 50 submarines lost during the First World War, and on the right a list of 82 submarines lost during the Second World War. It was unveiled on 15 December 1922 by the Chief of the Submarine Service, Rear Admiral Sir Hugh Sinclair, and dedicated by the Chaplain of the Fleet, Archdeacon Charles Ingles.
Further panels commemorating the Second World War were unveiled on 15 November 1959 by Rear-Admiral Bertram Taylor. An additional plaque was added in 1992 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the unveiling of the original memorial. The 70th anniversary plaque reads: "National Submarine War Memorial (1922) This plaque commemorates the memorial’s seventieth anniversary and the contribution by the members of the submariners old comrades, London, in their devotion to the upkeep of this memorial, unveiled by Peter P. Rigby C.B.E.J.P.".
It became a Grade II listed building in 1972, and was upgraded to Grade II* in January 2017." wikipedia.
Submariner memorial
This is a war memorial to the Submariners of both world wars comprising a monumental stepped granite plinth set into the Thames embankment wall, constructed form large rectangular slabs and blocks of granite on which is mounted a large bas-relief sculptural bronze memorial plaque depicting the cross section of the interior of an early submarine surrounded by sea spirits and fish. This central element is surrounded by an architectural framework decorated with further sculptures and sculptural embellishments.
To either side of this central bronze plaque are 40 bronze wreath hooks in the form of anchors. An additional plaque was added below the large plaque in 1992 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the unveiling of the original memorial.
Plaque details
At the top of the memorial are the following words:
"Erected to the memory of the officers and men of the British Navy who lost their lives serving in submarines 1914-1918 and 1939-1945."
On the left hand side of the main memorial is a list of submarines lost in the Great War (1914-1918), and on the right hand side is a list of submarines lost during the Second World War (1939-1945).
The 70th Anniversary plaque reads:
National Submarine War Memorial (1922)
This plaque commemorates the memorial's seventieth anniversary and the contribution by the members of the submariners old comrades, London, in their devotion to the upkeep of this memorial, unveiled by Peter P Rigby C.B.E. J.P.
Location
Victoria Embankment, near Temple Pier. Nearest tube station, Temple.