The Lanesborough
The Lanesborough is a 5-star hotel on Hyde Park Corner. Operated by the Oetker Collection, the hotel is reputedly the most expensive...
Soho Pam
Pamela Jennings (1964–2012), known as Soho Pam, was a homeless English woman who became well known in Soho, London where she begged. She...
Statue of Christopher Columbus
Given by the people of Spain in commemoration of the 500th anniversary of Columbus's voyage. His birth date is mistakenly given as 1446...
Francisco de Miranda
The statue of Francisco de Miranda standing, holding a scroll in one hand, the other on his chest. The style is flamboyant to the...
York Watergate
Near embankment tube station, is the site of what used to be York House. York House was one of a string of mansions which once stood...
Robert Grosvenor Statue
Sat in the middle of a traffic island is a bronze statue of Robert Grosvenor, the developer of Belgravia, shown studying plans of the...
Pimlico Cooling Tower
The Pimlico Cooling Tower is indeed a cooling tower. Eduardo Paolozzi was asked to make something interesting out of the ventilation...
Henry Moore Abstract Pieces
Sat on the Time Life Building on New Bond Street is four abstract pieces by Henry Moore. These were placed here in 1953. He once asked to...
Atkinson's Carillon
This instrument is one of only 15 carillons in the British Isles, and the only one in London. It is housed in a small spirelet on the...
Rolls Royce First Show Room
The showrooms in Conduit Street, where C.S. Rolls started, they were the London offices and showrooms of Rolls-Royce until 1996. ...
