UK 2005 Trip, part 8: Sunday in London (31-Jul-2005)

• UK 2005 Trip, part 1: Friday at LAX (29-Jul-2005)
• part 2: Saturday in London (30-Jul-2005)
• part 3: Sunday in London (31-Jul-2005)
• part 4: Sunday in London (31-Jul-2005)
• part 5: Sunday in London (31-Jul-2005)
• part 6: Sunday in London (31-Jul-2005)
• part 7: Sunday in London (31-Jul-2005)
• part 8: Sunday in London (31-Jul-2005)
• part 9: To Cadbury World and Back (01-Aug-2005)
• part 10: To Cadbury World and Back (01-Aug-2005)
• part 11: To Cadbury World and Back (01-Aug-2005)
• part 12: To Cadbury World and Back (01-Aug-2005)
• part 13: To Cadbury World and Back (01-Aug-2005)
• part 14: To Cadbury World and Back (01-Aug-2005)
• part 15: London 'Tun at Walkers of Holborn (01-Aug-2005)
• part 16: London 'Tun at Walkers of Holborn (01-Aug-2005)
• part 17: London 'Tun at Walkers of Holborn (01-Aug-2005)
• part 18: London 'Tun at Walkers of Holborn (01-Aug-2005)
• part 19: London 'Tun at Walkers of Holborn (01-Aug-2005)
• part 20: London 'Tun at Walkers of Holborn (01-Aug-2005)

See also:

• Baden, Lynn (LiveJournal: library_lynn)

Rev. 21-Jul-2009 12:03:58

Thanks to Chris O'Shea for caption help on this page.

3207-01 This gateway marks the position of the north bank of the river Thames before the construction of the Victoria Embankment in 1862. It was built in 1626 by Nicholas Stone, Master Mason, for George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham to serve as the watergate to York House which the Duke had acquired from the Archbishop of York in 1624. The arms on the riverfront and the motto 'Fidei Coticula Crux' (the Cross is the Touchstone of Faith) on the land side are those of the Villiers family. York House was demolished in 1675 and streets were laid out on the site. In 1893 the gate having fallen into decay, the London County Council obtained parliamentary powers to acquire and preserve it as an object of public interest. (Sunday 31-Jul-2005 16:53)

3207-02 Embankment monument thing (old watergate to York House). (Sunday 31-Jul-2005 16:53)

3207-03 Gordons Wine Bar (Sunday 31-Jul-2005 16:54)

3207-04 Underground, Embankment Station. "Ferris Wheel" is the British Airways London Eye. Originally erected for the Millenium with a five year icence, this has recently been extended. It takes 30 minutes to perform one revolution and it costs around 10 pounds for a "flight". (Sunday 31-Jul-2005 16:59)

3207-05 Lynn Baden and my onion rings at Ed's Easy Diner. (Sunday 31-Jul-2005 17:38)

3207-06 "Beers - Salads" signs at Ed's Easy Diner. (Sunday 31-Jul-2005 18:16)

3207-07 TGI Fridays. (Sunday 31-Jul-2005 18:19)

3207-08 Horses on the corner. "It's a pity you didn't turn your camera upwards at this point as the top of this building has bronze divers arcing outward" (says The Magician). (Sunday 31-Jul-2005 18:27) Several of these pictures are taken at Picadilly Circus and on the road from Leicester Square via Picadilly Circus down to the Embankment.

3207-09 Criterion: "The Gruffalo." (Sunday 31-Jul-2005 18:29)

3207-10 London Underground. To Trains. No Picadilly line service from this station. (Sunday 31-Jul-2005 18:33)