The Isokon building in Lawn Road, Hampstead, London is a concrete block of 34 flats designed by architect Wells Coates for Jack and Molly Pritchard. They were built between 1933 and 1934 as an experiment in communal living.
Pre-World War 2 residents included Walter Gropius (German architect and founder of Bauhaus), Marcel Breuer (influential modernist), Agatha Christie and László Moholy-...
Lansdowne Road is the traditional home of both rugby union in Ireland and since the eclipse of Dalymount Park, of football as well. As well as being the oldest surviving international rugby venue it is also the second oldest international football venue still in regular use after the Millennium Stadium. It is owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU), and has a total capacity of 49,250. Ho...
One large house which survives is Park Hill, on the north side of Streatham Common, rebuilt in the early 19th century for the Leaf family.
It was latterly the home of Sir Henry Tate, sugar refiner, benefactor of local libraries across south London, and founder of the Tate Gallery at Millbank.
Aviva Stadium is the name of a new stadium being built in Dublin, Ireland, to open in 2010. It will replace the demolished Lansdowne Road Stadium, and will have an all-seater capacity of 50,000. Its primary tenants will be the Irish national rugby union team and the Republic of Ireland national football team.
The stadium, located adjacent to Lansdowne Road railway station, will b...
City Hall in London is the headquarters of the Greater London Authority and the Mayor of London. It was designed by Norman Foster and opened in July 2002.
Docklands is the semi-official name for an area in the east of London, England, comprising parts of several boroughs (Southwark, Tower Hamlets Newham and Greenwich) in Greater London. The eponymous docks were formerly part of the Port of London, at one time the world's largest port. They have now been redeveloped principally for commercial and residential use (from Wikipedia).
Nine of the many sites of London, including London Tower Bridge, Westminster, and St. Paul's, among others. Feel free to add to the collection and re-post.
Moore station would have been on the main line London to Scotland of the
London and North Western Railway Company until 1923, then the London Midland
Railway until 1948, when it was on the London Midland Region of British Railways.
24 of the many sites of London, including London Tower Bridge, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's, Museums and Wimbledon among others. Feel free to add to the collection and re-post.
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