London Landmarks
If you were on safari in Kenya you'd feel a bit cheated if you didn't spot the Big Five. London is no different, except we have Five Big Pages all full of very famous Landmarks.
Tower BridgeTower Bridge Exhibition, Tower Bridge Road, City of London, London, SE1 2UP [Map]
One of the city's most celebrated landmarks and possibly the most photographed and painted bridge on earth, Tower Bridge was completed in 1894. Its two towers were joined by glass-covered walkways for the public to use when the bridge opened to river traffic, but these were closed in 1910...
University of London, TheSenate HOuse, Malet Street, Camden, London, WC1E 7HU [Map]
This impressive 1930's building called the Senate House contains the library and offices of the University of London. There are also many other buildings belonging to the university in the surrounding area. The building work on the Senate was financed from a number of sources...
Vauxhall BridgeVauxhall Bridge Road, Westminster, London, SW1V 3JN [Map]
Vauxhall Bridge links Pimlico to Vauxhall on the South Bank. The original bridge on this site was named after the Prince Regent and was the first iron bridge to cross the river. It went up in 1809 but by 1879 was found to be in a dangerous condition. The present bridge replaced it in 1906...
Waterloo BridgeWaterloo Bridge, Westminster, London, WC2R 1LA [Map]
WWaterloo Bridge links Aldwych and the South Bank Centre. The present Waterloo Bridge was completed in 1942 during the Blitz, to a rather drab design by Sir Giles Gilbert-Scott, not to be confused with his grandfather Sir George Gilbert-Scott who designed, amongst other things, the Albert Memorial...
Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, The183 Euston Road, Camden, London, NW1 2BE [Map]
The Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine takes its name from its benefactor, Sir Henry Wellcome. Though American born, he established a major pharmaceutical company in Britain. His collection...
Westminster Abbey120 Dean's Yard, City of London, London, SW1P 3PA [Map]
An architectural masterpiece of the thirteenth to sixteenth centuries, Westminster Abbey also presents a unique pageant of British history - the Confessor's Shrine, the tombs of kings and queens, and countless memorials to the famous and the great...
Westminster Abbey Chapter HouseEast Cloisters, Westminster Abbey, City of London, London, SW1P 3PA [Map]
The Chapter House, built by the royal masons in 1250, contains some of the finest medieval sculpture to be seen. The octagonal building still has its original floor of glazed tiles, and medieval wall paintings depicting scenes from the apocalypse...
Westminster BridgeWestminster Bridge, Westminster, London, SW1A 0AA [Map]
Westminster Bridge links Westminster and Lambeth. The first Westminster Bridge was completed in 1750, relieving much of the strain on London Bridge, which up until then was the only crossing on the River Thames in central London...
Westminster Central HallStorey's Gate, Westminster, London, Sw1H 9NH [Map]
Built in 1912, the Westminster Central Hall is the headquarters of The Church of Methodism. This grade II listed building is used for numerous purposes, including conferences, art exhibitions, talks, collector's fairs and concerts...