Windsor House, SW1H

Windsor House is a block on Victoria Street.

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Parkers Row, SE1 Added: 9 Jan 2025 18:51 GMT	Parkers Row, SE1 My great great grandmother, and her soon to be husband, lived in Parker’s Row before their marriage in St James in June 1839. Thier names were - Jane Elizabeth Turner and Charles Frederick Dean. She was a hat trimmer and he was a tailor. Reply
Lindsay Trott Lockside, E14 Added: 1 Jan 2025 17:55 GMT	Lockside not on 1939 Register I have the Denby family living in Lockside in 1938 but it does not appear on the 1939 Register. Reply
Janelle Robbins Blossom Place, E1 Added: 27 Dec 2024 18:47 GMT	Harriet Robbins Please get in touch re Harriet Robbins Reply
Dave Hinves Bacon Street, E1 Added: 27 Nov 2024 03:55 GMT	he was a School Teacher Henry sailed from Graves End 1849 on ’The Woodbridge’ arrived South Australia 1850. In 1858 he married Julia Ann Walsh at Burra, South Australia, they had 3 children, and 36 grand children. Died 24 June 1896 at Wilmington, South Australia. He is my 1st cousin 3x removed. Reply
Kevin Pont St George’s Square, SW1V Added: 23 Nov 2024 17:03 GMT	St Georges Square This is rather lovely and well worth a visit! Reply
Simon Chapman Blossom Place, E1 Added: 22 Nov 2024 17:47 GMT	Blossom Place My Great Great Grandmother, Harriett Robbins lived in 2 Blossom Place in 1865 before marrying my Great Great Grandfather. They moved to 23 Spitall Square. Reply
Mark G Skidmore Street, E1 Added: 26 Oct 2024 21:54 GMT	Skidmore Street, E1 Skidmore Street was located where present day Ernest Street and Solebay Street now stand. They are both located above Shandy Street and Commodore Street. Reply
Alan Russell Cheshire Street, E1 Added: 26 Oct 2024 14:36 GMT	Cheshire Street, London E2 - 1969 Cheshire Street, London E2 - 1969 Reply

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Apollo Victoria Theatre The Apollo Victoria Theatre is a West End theatre, across from London Victoria Station.

Apollo Victoria Theatre

Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace is the official London residence and principal workplace of the British monarch.

Buckingham Palace

Little Ben Little Ben is a cast iron miniature clock tower, situated at the intersection of Vauxhall Bridge Road and Victoria Street, close to the approach to Victoria station.

Little Ben

Tothill Fields Bridewell Tothill Fields Bridewell (also known as Tothill Fields Prison and Westminster Bridewell) was a prison located in Westminster between 1618 and 1884.

Tothill Fields Bridewell

Victoria Palace Theatre Victoria Palace Theatre stands opposite Victoria Station.

Victoria Palace Theatre

Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, is one of the world’s greatest churches.

Westminster Abbey

Westminster Cathedral The ’Metropolitan Cathedral of the Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ’ is the mother church of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.

Westminster Cathedral

Westminster Cathedral Choir School Westminster Cathedral Choir School is a boarding and day preparatory school for boys in Victoria.

Westminster Cathedral Choir School

NEARBY STREETS

Abbey Orchard Street, SW1P Abbey Orchard Street was the heart of a former slum area (Westminster)

Abbey Orchard Street, SW1P

Allington Street, SW1E Allington Street was named after Allington in Lincolnshire (Victoria)

Allington Street, SW1E

Ambrosden Avenue, SW1P Ambrosden Avenue is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Ambrosden Avenue, SW1P

Angela Hooper Place, SW1E Angela Hooper Place is a location in London (Victoria)

Angela Hooper Place, SW1E

Arneway Street, SW1P Arneway Street is named for Thomas Arneway, former benefactor to the Westminster parish poor (Westminster)

Arneway Street, SW1P

Artillery House, SW1P Artillery House is a block on Artillery Row (Westminster)

Artillery House, SW1P

Artillery Place, SW1P Artillery Place was named after a former nearby artillery practice ground which stood here in the 19th century (Westminster)

Artillery Place, SW1P

Artillery Row, SW1P Artillery Row skirts a former artillery ground (Westminster)

Artillery Row, SW1P

Ashley Gardens, SW1P Ashley Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Ashley Gardens, SW1P

Ashley Place, SW1P Ashley Place is thought to be named after Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, Victorian politician and philanthropist (Victoria)

Ashley Place, SW1P

Asquith House, SW1P Asquith House is a block on Monck Street (Westminster)

Asquith House, SW1P

Astral House, SW1P Astral House is sited on Regency Place (Westminster)

Astral House, SW1P

Barrington Court, SW1V Barrington Court is a block on Gillingham Street (Victoria)

Barrington Court, SW1V

Barton Street, SW1P Barton Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Barton Street, SW1P

Bennett’s Yard, SW1P Bennett’s Yard is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Westminster)

Bennett’s Yard, SW1P

Birdcage Walk, SW1E Birdcage Walk runs east-west from the Parliament Square area (as Great George Street) to Buckingham Palace. (St James’s Park)

Birdcage Walk, SW1E

Birdcage Walk, SW1H Birdcage Walk runs east from Great George Street, along the south side of St James’s Park (St James’s Park)

Birdcage Walk, SW1H

Bressenden Place, SW1E Bressenden Place dates from 1962 (Victoria)

Bressenden Place, SW1E

Brewer’s Green, SW1H Brewers Green is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (St James’s Park)

Brewer’s Green, SW1H

Broad Sanctuary, SW1P Broad Sanctuary is a road in the SW1H postcode area (Westminster)

Broad Sanctuary, SW1P

Broadway, SW1H Broadway - formerly the location of the headquarters of both London Transport and the Metropolitan Police (Westminster)

Broadway, SW1H

Buckingham Gate, SW1E Buckingham Gate was created in the 17th century (Victoria)

Buckingham Gate, SW1E

Buckingham Mews, SW1E Buckingham Mews is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Buckingham Mews, SW1E

Buckingham Place, SW1E Buckingham Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Buckingham Place, SW1E

Butler Place, SW1H Butler Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (Westminster)

Butler Place, SW1H

Cardinal Walk, SW1E Cardinal Walk is a road in the SW1E postcode area (Victoria)

Cardinal Walk, SW1E

Carlisle Mansions, SW1P Carlisle Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Carlisle Mansions, SW1P

Carlisle Place, SW1P Carlisle Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Carlisle Place, SW1P

Carlyle House, SW1V Carlyle House is a block on Vauxhall Bridge Road (Victoria)

Carlyle House, SW1V

Carteret Street, SW1H Carteret Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (Westminster)

Carteret Street, SW1H

Castle Lane, SW1E Castle Lane is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Castle Lane, SW1E

Catherine Place, SW1E Catherine Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Catherine Place, SW1E

Caxton House, SW1H Caxton House is a block on Tothill Street (Westminster)

Caxton House, SW1H

Caxton Street, SW1H William Caxton was responsible for the introduction of the printing press to England (St James’s Park)

Caxton Street, SW1H

Central Buildings, SW1P Central Buildings is a block on Matthew Parker Street (Westminster)

Central Buildings, SW1P

Chadwick Street, SW1P Chadwick Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Chadwick Street, SW1P

Chubb Court, SW1P Chubb Court is a road in the SW20 postcode area (Westminster)

Chubb Court, SW1P

Church House, SW1P Church House is a block on Great Smith Street (Westminster)

Church House, SW1P

Clergy House, SW1 Clergy House is located on Stillington Street (Victoria)

Clergy House, SW1

Clutha House, SW1P Clutha House is a block on Storey’s Gate (Westminster)

Clutha House, SW1P

Cobbold Court, SW1P Cobbold Court is a block on Elverton Street (Westminster)

Cobbold Court, SW1P

Coburg Close, SW1P Coburg Close is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Victoria)

Coburg Close, SW1P

Cockpit Steps, SW1H Cockpit Steps leads from Birdcage Walk to Old Queen Street (Westminster)

Cockpit Steps, SW1H

Cowley Street, SW1P Cowley Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Cowley Street, SW1P

Cranbrook House, SW1P Cranbrook House is a block on Horseferry Road (Westminster)

Cranbrook House, SW1P

Dacre House, SW1H Dacre House is a block on Dacre Street (Westminster)

Dacre House, SW1H

Dacre Street, SW1H Dacre Street is named after Lady Anne Dacre (Westminster)

Dacre Street, SW1H

Dartmouth Street, SW1H Dartmouth Street leads north from Tothill Street and dates from the seventeenth century (Westminster)

Dartmouth Street, SW1H

Dean Bradley House, SW1P Dean Bradley House is a building on Horseferry Road (Westminster)

Dean Bradley House, SW1P

Dean Farrar Street, SW1H Frederic William Farrar was a canon of Westminster Abbey (Westminster)

Dean Farrar Street, SW1H

Dean Trench Street, SW1P Dean Trench Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Dean Trench Street, SW1P

Deans Yard, SW1P Dean’s Yard comprises most of the precincts of the former monastery of Westminster, not occupied by the Abbey buildings. (Westminster)

Deans Yard, SW1P

Eglise House, SW1 Eglise House is a block on Little Smith Street (Westminster)

Eglise House, SW1

Eland House, SW1E Eland House is an office building on Bressenden Place (Victoria)

Eland House, SW1E

Elizabeth Court, SW1P Elizabeth Court is a block on Elizabeth Court (Westminster)

Elizabeth Court, SW1P

Elverton Street, SW1P Elverton Street is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Westminster)

Elverton Street, SW1P

Emery Hill Street, SW1P Emery Hill Street is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Victoria)

Emery Hill Street, SW1P

Evelyn Mansions, SW1P Evelyn Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Evelyn Mansions, SW1P

Francis House, SW1P Francis House is sited on Francis Street (Victoria)

Francis House, SW1P

Francis Street, SW1P Francis Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Francis Street, SW1P

Gayfere Street, SW1P Gayfere Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Gayfere Street, SW1P

Gordon House, SW1P Residential block (Westminster)

Gordon House, SW1P

Great College Street, SW1P Great College Street borders the south side of Westminster School (Westminster)

Great College Street, SW1P

Great George Street, SW1P Great George Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Great George Street, SW1P

Great Minster House, SW1P Great Minster House is a block on Horse Ferry Road (Westminster)

Great Minster House, SW1P

Great Peter Street, SW1P Great Peter Street bears the name of the patron saint of Westminster Abbey (Westminster)

Great Peter Street, SW1P

Great Smith Street, SW1P Great Smith Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Great Smith Street, SW1P

Greencoat House, SW1P Greencoat House is a block on Francis Street (Westminster)

Greencoat House, SW1P

Greencoat Place, SW1P Greencoat Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Greencoat Place, SW1P

Greycoat Gardens, SW1P Greycoat Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Greycoat Gardens, SW1P

Greycoat Place, SW1P Greycoat Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Greycoat Place, SW1P

Greycoat Street, SW1P Greycoat Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Greycoat Street, SW1P

Horseferry Road, SW1P Horseferry Road marks the point where an ancient horse ferry took passengers from Thorney Island (Westminster) to Lamb Hythe (Lambeth) (Westminster)

Horseferry Road, SW1P

Howick Place, SW1P Howick Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Howick Place, SW1P

Hudsons Place, SW1V Hudsons Place is named after the Hudson’s furniture depository formerly located here, founded by William Hudson (Victoria)

Hudsons Place, SW1V

King’s Scholars’ Passage, SW1V King’s Scholars’ Passage is a road in the SW1V postcode area (Victoria)

King’s Scholars’ Passage, SW1V

Kingsgate Parade, SW1E Kingsgate Parade is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Kingsgate Parade, SW1E

Lesley Court, SW1P Lesley Court is a building on Strutton Ground (Westminster)

Lesley Court, SW1P

Lewisham Street, SW1H Lewisham Street is a Westminster alleyway (Westminster)

Lewisham Street, SW1H

Little Cloisters, SW1P Little Cloisters is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Little Cloisters, SW1P

Little Deans Yard, SW1P Little Deans Yard is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Little Deans Yard, SW1P

Little George Street, SW1P Little George Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Little George Street, SW1P

London Scottish House, SW1P London Scottish House is a block on Horseferry Road (Westminster)

London Scottish House, SW1P

Lord North Street, SW1P Lord North Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Lord North Street, SW1P

Marsham Street, SW1P Marsham Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Marsham Street, SW1P

Matthew Parker Street, SW1H The Most Reverend Matthew Parker was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1559 until 1575 (Westminster)

Matthew Parker Street, SW1H

Medway House, SW1P Medway House is a building on Horseferry Road (Westminster)

Medway House, SW1P

Medway Street, SW1P Named after the Medway in the Diocese of Rochester, where the deans of Westminster were bishops from 1663 (Westminster)

Medway Street, SW1P

Mill’s Buildings, SW1P Mill’s Buildings ran off Greycoat Place (Westminster)

Mill’s Buildings, SW1P

Monck Street, SW1P Monck Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Monck Street, SW1P

Morpeth Mansions, SW1V Morpeth Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Morpeth Mansions, SW1V

Morpeth Terrace, SW1P Morpeth Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Morpeth Terrace, SW1P

Mulberry House, SW1P Mulberry House can be found on Dean Trench Street (Westminster)

Mulberry House, SW1P

Municipal Insurance House, SW1H Municipal Insurance House can be found on Old Queen Street (Westminster)

Municipal Insurance House, SW1H

Neathouse Place, SW1V Neathouse Place commemorates an early settlement here of small cottages called ‘Neat Houses (Victoria)

Neathouse Place, SW1V

NIOC House, SW1H NIOC House is a block on Victoria Street (Westminster)

NIOC House, SW1H

Norton House, SW1P Norton House is a block on Arneway Street (Westminster)

Norton House, SW1P

Octavia House, SW1P Octavia House is a block on Medway Street (Westminster)

Octavia House, SW1P

Old Palace Yard, SW1P Old Palace Yard lies between the Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey. (Westminster)

Old Palace Yard, SW1P

Old Pye House, SW1P Old Pye House is a block on St Ann’s Street (Westminster)

Old Pye House, SW1P

Old Pye Street, SW1P Old Pye Street gets its name from Sir Robert Pye, member of parliament for Westminster in the time of Charles I. (Westminster)

Old Pye Street, SW1P

Old Queen Street, SW1H Old Queen Street is parallel to Birdcage Walk (Westminster)

Old Queen Street, SW1H

Ormond House, SW1P Ormond House is sited on Arneway Street (Westminster)

Ormond House, SW1P

Page Street, SW1P Page Street runs from Regency Street in the west to the junction of John Islip Street and Dean Ryle Street in the east (Westminster)

Page Street, SW1P

Palace Street, SW1E Palace Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Palace Street, SW1E

Palmer Street, SW1H Palmer Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (St James’s Park)

Palmer Street, SW1H

Parker Street, SW1H Before being renamed to Matthew Parker Street, old Parker Street was a Westminster slum (Westminster)

Parker Street, SW1H

Partnership House, SW1P Partnership House is a block on Carlisle Place (Victoria)

Partnership House, SW1P

Pelham House, SW1P Pelham House is sited on Monck Street (Westminster)

Pelham House, SW1P

Petty France, SW1H Petty France is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (St James’s Park)

Petty France, SW1H

Portland House, SW1E Portland House is a block 101 metres tall with 29 floors (Victoria)

Portland House, SW1E

Post Office Way, SW1H Post Office Way is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Westminster)

Post Office Way, SW1H

Price’s Court, SW1P A street within the SW1P postcode (Westminster)

Price’s Court, SW1P

Queen Anne’s House, SW1H Queen Anne’s House is a block on Queen Anne’s Gate (St James’s Park)

Queen Anne’s House, SW1H

Queen Annes Gate Buildings, SW1H Queen Annes Gate Buildings is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (Westminster)

Queen Annes Gate Buildings, SW1H

Queen Anne’s Gate, SW1H Queen Anne’s Gate runs parallel to Birdcage Walk (Westminster)

Queen Anne’s Gate, SW1H

Regency House, SW1P Regency House is a block on Regency Place (Westminster)

Regency House, SW1P

Regency Place, SW1P Regency Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Regency Place, SW1P

Ridley House, SW1P Ridley House is a block on Monck Street (Westminster)

Ridley House, SW1P

Rochester Row, SW1P Rochester Row was home to the Bishop of Rochester in 1666 (Westminster)

Rochester Row, SW1P

Rochester Street, SW1P Rochester Street is named after the Diocese of Rochester, where the deans of Westminster were bishops from 1663 until 1802 (Westminster)

Rochester Street, SW1P

Roebuck House, SW1E Residential block (Victoria)

Roebuck House, SW1E

Romney Street, SW1P Romney Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Romney Street, SW1P

Rutherford Street, SW1P Rutherford Street is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Westminster)

Rutherford Street, SW1P

Seaforth Place, SW1E Seaforth Place is a road in the SW1E postcode area (Victoria)

Seaforth Place, SW1E

Spenser Street, SW1P Spenser Street is a road in the SW1E postcode area (Victoria)

Spenser Street, SW1P

St Anns Street, SW1P St Anns Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

St Anns Street, SW1P

St Ermin’s Hill, SW1H St Ermin’s Hill is a small side street off Broadway (St James’s Park)

St Ermin’s Hill, SW1H

St Matthew Street, SW1P St Matthew Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

St Matthew Street, SW1P

St Vincents Centre, SW1P St Vincents Centre is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

St Vincents Centre, SW1P

St. Matthew Street, SW1P St. Matthew Street is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Westminster)

St. Matthew Street, SW1P

Stag Place, SW1E The old brewhouse of the Westminster Abbey moved to Stag Place after the dissolution of the monasteries in the sixteenth century. (Victoria)

Stag Place, SW1E

Stillington Street, SW1P Stillington Street is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Victoria)

Stillington Street, SW1P

Storey’s Gate, SW1H Abraham Storey, one of Wren’s master-masons, built Storey’s Gate that now commemorates his name. (Westminster)

Storey’s Gate, SW1H

Strutton Court, SW1P Strutton Court is a block on Strutton Ground (Westminster)

Strutton Court, SW1P

Strutton Ground, SW1P Strutton Ground is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Strutton Ground, SW1P

The Courthouse, SW1P The Courthouse is a block on Horseferry Road (Westminster)

The Courthouse, SW1P

The Fry Building, SW1P The Fry Building is located on Horseferry Road (Westminster)

The Fry Building, SW1P

The Sanctuary, SW1P The Sanctuary is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

The Sanctuary, SW1P

The Terrace, SW1P The Terrace is a road in the SW1P postcode area (Westminster)

The Terrace, SW1P

The Zig Zag Building, SW1E The Zig Zag Building is located on Victoria Street (Victoria)

The Zig Zag Building, SW1E

Thirleby Road, SW1P Thirleby Road is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Victoria)

Thirleby Road, SW1P

Tothill Street, SW1H Tothill Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (Westminster)

Tothill Street, SW1H

Tufton Court, SW1 Tufton Court can be found on Tufton Street (Westminster)

Tufton Court, SW1

Tufton Street, SW1P Tufton Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Tufton Street, SW1P

United House, SW1P United House is a block on Francis Street (Victoria)

United House, SW1P

Vandon Court, SW1H Vandon Court is a block on Petty France (St James’s Park)

Vandon Court, SW1H

Vandon Passage, SW1H Vandon Passage probably dates from the fifteenth century (St James’s Park)

Vandon Passage, SW1H

Vandon Street, SW1H Vandon Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (St James’s Park)

Vandon Street, SW1H

Victoria Arcade, SW1V Victoria Arcade is one of the streets of London in the SW1V postal area (Victoria)

Victoria Arcade, SW1V

Victoria Chambers, SW1P Victoria Chambers is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Victoria Chambers, SW1P

Victoria House, SW1V Victoria House is located on Francis Street (Victoria)

Victoria House, SW1V

Victoria Street, SW1E Victoria Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1W postal area (Victoria)

Victoria Street, SW1E

Victoria Street, SW1P Victoria Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (Westminster)

Victoria Street, SW1P

Wellington House, SW1E Wellington House is located on Buckingham Gate (St James’s Park)

Wellington House, SW1E

Westminster Central Hall, SW1H Westminster Central Hall is one of the streets of London in the SW1H postal area (Westminster)

Westminster Central Hall, SW1H

Westminster Mansions, SW1P Westminster Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Westminster Mansions, SW1P

Westminster Palace Gardens, SW1P Westminster Palace Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW1P postal area (Westminster)

Westminster Palace Gardens, SW1P

Wilcox Place, SW1P Wilcox Place is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Wilcox Place, SW1P

Wilfred Street, SW1E Wilfred Street is one of the streets of London in the SW1E postal area (Victoria)

Wilfred Street, SW1E

Willow Walk, SW1P A street within the SW1V postcode (Victoria)

Willow Walk, SW1P

Wilton Road, SW1V Wilton Road was named at the time of Thomas Egerton, 2nd Earl of Wilton, second son of Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster (Victoria)

Wilton Road, SW1V

Windsor House, SW1H Windsor House is a block on Victoria Street (Westminster)

Windsor House, SW1H

Wood Street , SW1P Little Peter Street became Wood Street in 1868 (Westminster)

Wood Street , SW1P

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Wood engraving showing mothers, with their children, exercising at Tothill Fields Prison Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1504357431 Licence:	The 52 bus TUM image id: 1556876554 Licence:	Westminster Abbey with a procession of Knights of the Bath (1749) Credit: Canaletto TUM image id: 1557315488 Licence:	The Lillington Gardens estate Credit: Ewan Munro TUM image id: 1516208904 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Truefitt & Hill products Truefitt & Hill is the oldest barbershop in the world, as certified by Guinness Book of World Records in April 2000. Truefitt was established in 1805 by William Francis Truefitt. Truefitt styled himself as hairdresser to the British Royal Court and the firm received their first Royal Warrant from King George III. In 1911, Edwin Hill set up a barber shop on Old Bond Street, also near the royal neighbourhoods in London and it was to this address H.P. Truefitt (William’s nephew) moved in 1935 to create Truefitt & Hill. The present location of Truefitt & Hill at 71 St James’s Street, was taken up in 1994. Credit: Wiki Commons/psd TUM image id: 1677764605 Licence:
London Library, 14 St James’s Square. The London Library is a self-supporting, independent institution. It is a registered charity whose sole aim is the advancement of education, learning and knowledge. The adjacent building (13 St James’s Square) is the High Commission of Cyprus. Credit: Wiki Commons/GrindtXX TUM image id: 1660307621 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Trafalgar Square (1905) The steeplejack firm of W. Larkins Co Ltd. are at work cleaning Nelson’s Column for the first time since it was erected in 1843. The firm had been founded by Willliam Larkins in 1897 and he is pictured at the top next to Lord Nelson. TUM image id: 1663086959 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Strand frontage of Northumberland House (1752) The Percy Lion is atop the central façade and the statue of Charles I at right survives to this day The pedestrianised area in the foreground became the site of Trafalgar Square - back then it was the Royal Mews Credit: Giovanni Canaletto TUM image id: 1605613806 Licence:	The Marie Antoinette Suite at the Ritz Hotel, Piccadilly (1914) Credit: Architectural Record Company, New York TUM image id: 1657550221 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Vauxhall Bridge (2010) This bridge - dating from 1906 - is Grade II listed. The first Vauxhall Bridge was opened in 1816. Credit: Wiki Commons/Paul Farmer TUM image id: 1733141215 Licence:
The sign for the "Stage Door", formerly a pub in Allington Street, SW1 Credit: GoArt/The Underground Map TUM image id: 1593785741 Licence:	Broadway SW1 TUM image id: 1530117235 Licence:	Statue of Charles I, Trafalgar Square. Cast 1633, by Hubert Le Sueur, the carved pedestal by Joshua Marshall was provided when the statue was erected here (on the site of the Eleanor Cross) in 1674-75. This highly influential equestrian statue, the first of its kind in England, was originally commissioned in 1630 by Charles I’s Lord Treasurer Sir Richard Weston for his house Mortlake Park, Roehampton. Credit: Flickr: L’habitant / Tony TUM image id: 1663085214 Licence:	The Two Chairmen, Dartmouth Street Adjacent to the Cockpit Stairs, the "Two Chairmen" pub was established possibly in 1729. It is thought to be the oldest public house in Westminster. The pub’s name is a nod to the practice of hiring sedan chairs, which were available for rent outside the establishment. Sedan chairs, a popular mode of transport for short London journeys, allowed passengers to travel above the city’s filth and mud. They were introduced in the early years of King Charles I’s reign. Credit: Wiki Commons/Philafrenzy TUM image id: 1706885335 Licence:	Regency Cafe (2013) Credit: Geograph/Shazz TUM image id: 1733063736 Licence: CC BY 2.0