Place (414 subjects)

Golders Hill Park

Golders Hill Park

From Barnet: "Golders Hill House, originally an 18th-century house, and its grounds were bought by the London County Council in 1898 for use as a public park by the people of London. The house was ...

Place, Gardens / Agriculture

1 memorial
Fairfield Halls

Fairfield Halls

Entertainment venue. Built on the site of Croydon's 'Fair Field' which hosted a fair until the 1860s. The complex comprises: a main concert hall, the Ashcroft Theatre and the Arnhem Gallery. Over t...

Place, Music / songs, Theatre

1 memorial
Copenhagen Running Grounds

Copenhagen Running Grounds

Former athletics track in Garratt Lane, at Althorp Lodge. Opened by Robert Sadler as the New Surrey Pedestrian Ground. Renamed in 1861, presumably to reflect the different types of competitions tak...

Place, Sport / Games

1 memorial
Old Clapham Library - Roman remains

Old Clapham Library - Roman remains

Memorial stone believed to date from the 1st century A.D. This plaque gives more information. Our picture was taken some time ago, and on a more recent visit, we found the stone was almost complete...

Place, Romans

1 memorial
London Bridge station

London Bridge station

One of the world's oldest train stations, it opened as part of the London and Greenwich Railway. By the early 21st century it had become distinctly tatty, and 2009-17 it underwent a complete transf...

Place, Transport

1 memorial
Golden Jubilee Bridges

Golden Jubilee Bridges

Footbridges on either side of the Hungerford railway bridge. They replaced the single footbridge which was located on the downstream side of the bridge, and commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen ...

Place, Engineering, Transport

1 memorial
Imperial Studios

Imperial Studios

Imperial Studios were the studios of the British and Dominions Film Corporation (B&D), a short-lived British film production company formed by Herbert Wilcox and located at Imperial Place, Elst...

Place, Cinema

1 memorial
Alfies Antique Market

Alfies Antique Market

Bennie Gray bought Jordan's department store and founded Alfie's Antique Market, naming it after his father. Alfies Antiques gives the size as 30,000 sq.ft.  The 2016 photo shows that today's (202...

Place, Commerce

1 memorial
Portman Market

Portman Market

From UCL "{J. T.} Parkinson ... designed the new part-covered Portman Market for hay, fruit, vegetables, meat, and also pigs, erected in 1829–30 in Church Street off Edgware Road. Run by the agent ...

Place, Commerce

1 memorial
Jubilee Greenway

Jubilee Greenway

A 60km / 37 mile walking and cycling route in London. It was completed in 2012 to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II. It starts at Buckingham Palace and goes via 2012 Olympic and Paralympic v...

Place, Tourism / Traditions

1 memorial
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