London Gallery

Big Ben and London Tram

A wet evening at the Westminster Bridge end of the Victoria Embankment, with Big Ben showing the light which indicates that Parliament is sitting. Note also the tram

© Mary Evans Picture Library

1950s, Ben, Big, Bridge, Buildings, Early, Embankment, End, England, Evening, Historical, History, Light, Night, Note, Parliament, Pavement, Showing, Sitting, Time, Tram, Victoria, Westminster, Wet

Hyde Park Corner (Boys)

A lively depiction of Hyde Park Corner in early Victorian days - when Wellington was living at Apsley House, left, when traffic was lighter but road works prevalent as ever

© Mary Evans Picture Library

1842, Apsley, Boys, Corner, Days, Depiction, Early, England, Historical, History, House, Hyde, Left, Lighter, Lively, Living, Park, Prevalent, Road, Traffic, Victorian, Wellington, Works

London Police Box

Police boxes used to adorn the East and West corners of Trafalgar Square and were the smallest police stations in London. The lamps at the top came from HMS "Victory"

© Mary Evans Picture Library

1930s, Adorn, Bored, Box, Boxes, Britain, Cold, Corners, Duty, East, Historical, History, Hms, L Aw, Lamps, Police, Smallest, Square, Stations, Top, Trafalgar, West