Lambeth North

21/06/2019

London Film School - Wikipedia

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London Film School (LFS) is a not-for-profit film school in London and is situated in a converted brewery in Covent Garden, London, neighbouring Soho, a hub of the UK film industry.

15/06/2019

List of public art in the City of Westminster - Wikipedia

Something from the Wikipedia for today: Eleanor Cross

There are more than 400 public artworks in the City of Westminster, a borough in central London. The borough has more public sculpture than any other area of London.[1] This reflects its central location containing most of the West End, the political centres of Westminster and Whitehall and three of...

09/06/2019

Odeon, Peckham

03/06/2019

Cecil Court - Wikipedia

Cecil Court

Cecil Court is a pedestrian street with Victorian shop-frontages in London, England, linking Charing Cross Road and St Martin's Lane. Since the 1930s, it has been known as the new Booksellers' Row and it is sometimes used as a location by film companies.[1][2] The shop fronts haven’t changed for o...

27/05/2019

PricewaterhouseCoopers - Wikipedia

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PricewaterhouseCoopers (doing business as PwC) is a multinational professional services network with headquarters in London, United Kingdom. PwC ranks as the largest professional services firm in the world,[5] and is one of the Big Four auditors, along with Deloitte, EY and KPMG.[6]

17/05/2019

Evans Music-and-Supper Rooms - Wikipedia

Something from the Wikipedia for today: Evans Music-and-Supper Rooms

Evans Music-and-Supper Rooms was an entertainment venue for music and singing in early nineteenth century, located at 43 King Street, Covent Garden, London. The venue provided the type of entertainment which later evolved into music hall.[1] What would later be known as the Evans Music and Supper Ro...

09/05/2019

Timeline Photos

07/05/2019

Derrick Street, Rotherhithe, London 1932

04/05/2019

Villiers Street - Wikipedia

Something from the Wikipedia for today: Villiers Street

Villiers Street is a street in London connecting the Strand with the Embankment. It is largely pedestrianised and traffic runs northbound only up to John Adam Street where vehicles must turn right. It was built by Nicholas Barbon in the 1670s on the site of York House, the property of George Villier...

30/04/2019

Timeline Photos

28/04/2019

Derrick Street, Rotherhithe, London 1932

27/04/2019

Whitehall, SW1A

Whitehall is recognised as the centre of the government of the United Kingdom.

Whitehall is recognised as the centre of the government of the United Kingdom.

25/04/2019

Spa Road station

23/04/2019

Jones and Higgins Peckham

22/04/2019

Playhouse Theatre - Wikipedia

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The Playhouse Theatre is a West End theatre in the City of Westminster, located in Northumberland Avenue, near Trafalgar Square. The Theatre was built by F. H. Fowler and Hill with a seating capacity of 1,200. It was rebuilt in 1907 and still retains its original substage machinery. Its current seat...

19/04/2019

St George’s Cathedral

The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of St George, usually known as St George�s Cathedral, Southwark is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark.

The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of St George, usually known as St George’s Cathedral, Southwark is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark.

15/04/2019

Thames House - Wikipedia

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Thames House is an office building in Millbank, London, on the north bank of the River Thames adjacent to Lambeth Bridge. Originally used as offices by Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), it has served as the headquarters of the United Kingdom's internal Security Service (commonly known as MI5) sinc...

14/04/2019

Timeline Photos

08/04/2019

West End theatre - Wikipedia

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West End theatre is a common term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of "Theatreland" in and near the West End of London.[1] Along with New York City's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the E...

04/04/2019

Rootes, Balby Road, W10

30/03/2019

Elephant & Castle (1910)

The Elephant and Castle is a major road junction and the name of the surrounding area, largely superseding the name Newington.

The Elephant and Castle is a major road junction and the name of the surrounding area, largely superseding the name Newington.

25/03/2019

College Garden - Wikipedia

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College Garden is a private garden of Westminster Abbey in London, open to the public every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoon throughout the year. The hours are 10 am to 6 pm in summer and 10 am to 4 pm in winter. The garden can be visited separately from the abbey and no charge is made to v...

23/03/2019

Robert Street, WC2N

Robert Street is named after Robert Adam, who built the Adelphi development with his brother John in the 1760s.

Robert Street is named after Robert Adam, who built the Adelphi development with his brother John in the 1760s.

21/03/2019

From the Rotherhithe and Southwark album

08/03/2019

Borough Road - Wikipedia

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The route was created as part of the planning and road improvements associated with the completion of Westminster Bridge in 1750, to provide access to Southwark from the north-west 'West End' without having to travel through the City of London. Southwark Bridge Road crosses Borough Road north-south....

02/03/2019

Painted Chamber - Wikipedia

Painted Chamber

The Painted Chamber was part of the medieval Palace of Westminster. It was gutted by fire in 1834, and has been described as "perhaps the greatest artistic treasure lost in the fire".[1] The room was re-roofed and re-furnished to be used temporarily by the House of Lords until 1847, and it was demol...

26/02/2019

Timeline Photos

23/02/2019

List of monastic houses in London - Wikipedia

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Alien houses are included, as are smaller establishments such as cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks), and also camerae of the military orders of monks (Knights Templars and Knights Hospitaller). The numerous monastic hospitals per se are not included here unle...

22/02/2019

Tavistock Street - Wikipedia

A little bit of education

Tavistock Street is a street in the Covent Garden area of London which runs parallel to the Strand between Drury Lane and Southampton Street just south of the market piazza.

18/02/2019

Skipton House - Wikipedia

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It was built for a Japanese bank and then sold on to accommodate staff of the Department of Health who were moved out of Alexander Fleming House. The project architect was Paul Cayford. Its address is 80 London Road SE1 6LH, next to the Bakerloo line entrance to Elephant & Castle tube station. It wa...

15/02/2019

Museum of the Moving Image (London) - Wikipedia

A little bit of education

The Museum of the Moving Image (MOMI) was a museum of the history of cinema technology and media sited below Waterloo Bridge in London. It was opened on 15 September 1988 by Prince Charles. The museum formed part of the cultural complex on the South Bank of the River Thames. MOMI was mainly funded b...

09/02/2019

Parliament Square - Wikipedia

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Parliament Square is a square at the northwest end of the Palace of Westminster in central London. It features a large open green area in the centre with trees to its west, and it contains twelve statues of statesmen and other notable individuals.

07/02/2019

Long Lane Staple Street (Now where the chip shop is opposite the Valentine pub - the turning that goes to Tabard park). Possibly end of the Boer War, Rotherhithe or Southwark

27/01/2019

Early photograph of Rye Lane Peckham.

20/01/2019

Jones and Higgins Peckham

17/01/2019

Timeline Photos

14/01/2019

The Oval

The Oval is an international cricket ground in Kennington.

The Oval is an international cricket ground in Kennington.

13/01/2019

Timeline Photos

11/01/2019

Nelson's Column - Wikipedia

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Nelson's Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, Central London built to commemorate Admiral Horatio Nelson, who died at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The monument was constructed between 1840 and 1843 to a design by William Railton at a cost of £47,000 (equivalent t...

05/01/2019

Arundel Street, WC2R

Arundel Street runs from the Strand to Temple Place.

Arundel Street runs from the Strand to Temple Place.

28/12/2018

Young Vic

The Young Vic is a theatre on the Cut, located near the South Bank.

The Young Vic is a theatre on the Cut, located near the South Bank.

24/12/2018

St Martin's Lane Academy - Wikipedia

St. Martin’s Lane Academy

The St Martin's Lane Academy, a precursor of the Royal Academy, was organised in 1735 by William Hogarth, from the circle of artists and designers who gathered at Slaughter's Coffee House at the upper end of St Martin's Lane, London. The artistic set that introduced the Rococo style to England was c...

20/12/2018

1934 tower bridge road. Photo taken when area was awaiting demolition

18/12/2018

Derrick Street, Rotherhithe, London 1932

13/12/2018

Early photograph of Rye Lane Peckham.