Biggin Hill is a small town in south London, England, located within the London Borough of Bromley. It is located near the border with the Tandridge District of Surrey. Prior to April 1965 it formed part of the county of Kent. Postally it is the only settlement of London with a Westerham, Kent post town address. It is one of the highest settlements of London, with an elevation ranging from 170 metres (560 ft) to over 210 metres (690 ft) above sea level.
Population: 13,535
Latitude: 51° 18' 47.84" N
Longitude: 0° 02' 3.59" E
St Giles-in-the-Fields, also commonly known as the Poets' Church, is a church in the London Borough of Camden, in the West End. It is close to the Centre Point office tower and the Tottenham Court Road tube station. The church is part of the Diocese…
Simpsons of Piccadilly is a large retail store situated at 203-206 Piccadilly in central London. It was created by Alexander Simpson and architect Joseph Emberton. When it opened in April 1936 it was the largest menswear store in Britain, and is now…
Riverside Studios is a production studio, theatre and independent cinema on the banks of the River Thames in Hammersmith, London, England that played host to contemporary and international dramatic and dance performance, film, visual art exhibitions…
The Norman Shaw Buildings (formerly known as New Scotland Yard) are a pair of buildings in Westminster, London.
Mortlake Crematorium is a crematorium in Kew, near its boundary with Mortlake, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
Marble Arch is a London Underground station in the City of Westminster.
Knightsbridge is a London Underground station in Knightsbridge, London.
The Kingsway Tramway Subway is a cut-and-cover Grade II Listed tunnel in central London, built by the London County Council, and the only one of its kind in Britain. The decision in 1898 to clear slum districts in the Holborn area provided an opport…
Hyde Park Corner is a London Underground station near Hyde Park Corner in Hyde Park.
Home House is a Georgian town house at 20 Portman Square, London. James Wyatt was appointed to design it by Elizabeth, Countess of Home in 1776, but by 1777 he had been dismissed and replaced by Robert Adam. Elizabeth left the completed house on her…
Holland House, originally known as Cope Castle, was a great house in Kensington in London, situated in what is now Holland Park. Created in 1605 in the Elizabethan or Jacobean style for the diplomat Sir Walter Cope, the building later passed to the …
The Hither Green rail crash was a train derailment that occurred near Hither Green maintenance depot, between Hither Green and Grove Park railway stations at 21:16 on 5 November 1967. It was a busy Sunday evening service from Hastings to London Char…
Green Street is a road in the London Borough of Newham, England.
The Golden Boy of Pye Corner is a small monument located on the corner of Giltspur Street and Cock Lane in Smithfield, central London. It marks the spot where the 1666 Great Fire of London was stopped. The statue is made of wood and is covered with …
Firepower: The Royal Artillery Museum is a military museum in Woolwich in south-east London, England, which tells the story of the Royal Artillery and of the Royal Arsenal.
Crystal Palace circuit is a former motor racing circuit in Crystal Palace Park in the Crystal Palace area of South London, England. The route of the track is still largely extant today but the roads are now mainly used for access to the Crystal Pala…
Child & Co. is a formerly independent private bank that is now owned by The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). The branch is based at 1 Fleet Street in the City of London.
Reigate and Banstead is a local government district with borough status in East Surrey, England. It includes the towns of Reigate, Redhill, Horley and Banstead.