{"id":599,"date":"2011-12-12T20:31:19","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T01:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.livingingin.com\/?page_id=599"},"modified":"2011-12-12T20:42:01","modified_gmt":"2011-12-13T01:42:01","slug":"river-thames-and-environs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.livingingin.com\/?page_id=599","title":{"rendered":"River Thames and Environs"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n“Now fully-rested from my flight, I set out toward the Westminster station on the tube, which is near Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament. I ended up walking along the north bank of the River Thames to Charing Cross and Trafalgar Square, crossed over to the south bank and more-or-less followed it to Tower Bridge, and then walked all the way back to the Westminster tube station via Fenchurch Street, Cannon Street, Fleet Street, the Strand, Trafalgar Square again, and Whitehall.”<\/p>\n

From River Thames and Environs<\/a>, posted by David Cole<\/a> on 9\/06\/2011 (121 items)<\/p>\n

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London’s iconic buses are apparently operated by a variety of third-party contract ca…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Notting Hill Gate station on the tube<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Westminster Station, looking down the immense escalator banks that connect the sub-su…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The interior of Westminster Station looks like the inside of a space station.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Westminster Station<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Westminster Station<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The obligatory shot of Big Ben. I was one of about a thousand tourists taking photos …<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament from Parliament Square.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The River Thames and the London Eye<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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I’m pretty sure they put these old-fashioned red phone booths around Parliament Squar…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Naturally, I took the bait.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Monument to Abraham Lincoln facing Parliament Square<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Westminster Abbey<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Westminster Abbey<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Westminster Abbey<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Remember remember the fifth of November. On that date in 1605, Guy Fawkes attempted t…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The liturgical east end of Westminster Abbey.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The courtyard in front of the Houses of Parliament<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Wrought iron fencing in front of the Houses of Parliament.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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A monument to the Battle of Britain erected along the River Thames in 2005.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Monument to the Battle of Britain during World War II.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Monument to the Battle of Britain during World War II.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Among the 300+ names listed of all servicemen who died during the Blitz are those of …<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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The north bank of the River Thames<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Whitehall Gardens near the Charing Cross railway station<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Whitehall Gardens<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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A nice-looking side street near Charing Cross<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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The Sherlock Holmes pub. Alas, it was closed for renovations.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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A small shopping concourse beneath the arches of the railroad viaduct leading into Ch…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Inside Charing Cross station<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The main facade of Charing Cross station<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery beyond<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Massive bronze lions at the base of Admiral Nelson’s column in Trafalgar Square.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Looking back toward Big Ben from Trafalgar Square<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The countdown clock to the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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A street musician playing a tuba outfitted with a propane tank, shooting flames into …<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Trafalgar Square. The square is named after the Battle of Trafalgar, a British naval …<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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A ship in a bottle. This plinth in Trafalgar Square is home to a rotating series of c…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Admiral Nelson’s column in Trafalgar Square.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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The church of St. Martin in the Fields, across the street from the National Gallery.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The Princess of Wales pub, located on a small side street that runs alongside the Cha…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The train platforms at Charing Cross<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The River Thames at Charing Cross<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Cable-stayed pedestrian bridges have been constructed along either side of the railwa…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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An attractive public walkway stretches along most of the south bank of the River Tham…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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On the south bank of the River Thames<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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A look back at Charing Cross Station. A modern office building has been constructed a…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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A skate park is located in an otherwise desolate space under a public plaza.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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This is apparently where the local chavs hand out.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Under the Waterloo Bridge<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Along the south bank of the Thames<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Along the south bank of the Thames<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Looking toward St. Paul’s Cathedral and central London, with storm clouds moving in.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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I got caught in a wind-driven downpour, and ended up seeking refuge in a small shoppi…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Looking out over Southwark<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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The building is home to a number of design-related shops and businesses.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The surrounding neighborhood is home to a number of modern new residential developmen…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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A side street near the south bank of the Thames<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The Blackfriars railway bridge is currently undergoing a major expansion as part of i…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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The streets of the South Bank<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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A modern, large-scale residential development under construction.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Unfortunately, the apartments are just a bit out of my price range.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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American craft beers from Sierra Nevada, Goose Island, and Anchor Steam for sale at a…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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More modern buildings on the south bank of the Thames<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The Millennium Bridge, designed by Norman Foster, and St. Paul’s Cathedral beyond.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The south anchorage of the Millennium Bridge<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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A replica of Shakespeare’s Globe Theater<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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The Globe Theater<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Residential development along the south bank of the Thames<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Southwark Bridge<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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A quaint pub on the right, and more modern venues on the left under the arches of the…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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What I love most about London is the constant juxtaposition of old and new. Swank eat…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Clink Street under the viaduct.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Clink Street, named after The Clink, an infamous prison on this street that operated …<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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A side street in Southwark<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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The ruins of Winchester Palace, incorporated into a modern residential development.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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A full-scale replica of Sir Francis Drake’s Golden Hinde, which circumnavigated the g…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Southwark Cathedral<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Southwark Cathedral<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Looking out from under the railway viaduct at London Bridge station.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The Shard, designed by Renzo Piano and soon to be the tallest skyscraper in the Europ…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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London Bridge, built in 1973 to replace the London Bridge that was sold to the guy in…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Hay’s Galleria. This space occupies the former site of a wharf between two warehouses…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Nautical-themed fountain in the center of Hay’s Galleria.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The HMS Belfast, a Royal Navy light cruiser that saw combat action in World War II an…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Tower Bridge in the distance.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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London’s City Hall, the headquarters of the Greater London Authority. The Greater Lon…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Tower Bridge<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The pedestrian walkway under Tower Bridge<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Butler’s Wharf, built in the 1870’s as warehouses, and now home to upscale apartments…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Cast-iron bridges linking the buildings of Butler’s Wharf.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Looking east on the River Thames. Tower Bridge is the easternmost bridge in central L…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Tower Bridge<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Tower Bridge<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Tower Bridge<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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London’s City Hall from Tower Bridge<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Structural detail of Tower Bridge<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Ironwork of Tower Bridge<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Tower Bridge<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Looking west up the River Thames as the sunlight begins to fade.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Tower Bridge<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The Tower of London from Tower Bridge<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Tower Bridge<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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The Tower of London, begun by William the Conqueror in 1078, is a castle that has bee…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Old and new again. Across the street from the Tower of London is an ultra-modern offi…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Public gardens along what used to be the moat around the Tower of London.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The Minories, a pub located under the railroad viaduct leading into Fenchurch Street …<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Inside the Minories. The pub’s ceiling is formed by the arches of the railroad viaduc…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Another pub located under the railroad viaduct near Fenchurch Street Station.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The exterior of Fenchurch Street Station. This is one of the smaller railway terminal…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Now walking back toward Westminster, and passing a small side street that affords a n…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Excavation work for a new high-rise building designed by Rafael Vi\u00f1oly. I can’t even…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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The London Stone on Cannon Street, said to be the place from which the Romans measure…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Cannon Street railway station, across the street from the London Stone.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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St. Paul’s Cathedral<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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St. Paul’s Cathedral<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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St. Paul’s Cathedral<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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A zoomy-looking visitors pavilion across the street from St. Paul’s.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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I stopped for a quick pint of ale at The Clarence, a cozy pub on Whitehall near Trafa…<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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Back at Big Ben, several hours later and with very sore legs.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n


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