Queen’s Hall
The Queen’s Hall was a concert hall in Langham Place, London, opened in 1893. Designed by the architect Thomas Knightley, …
Putney Hippodrome
Located in the south-west London suburb of Putney. Opened in 1906 as variety theatre, the architect was Frederick W. Hingston. …
The Aston Hippodrome
The Aston Hippodrome, also known as The Hipp, was a popular theatre in the Aston area of Birmingham, England. It …
Newcastle Library
The city’s central library has been on this site since Victorian times, with the original building demolished in the 1960s …
Birmingham Central Library (Brutalist)
Birmingham Central Library was the main public library in Birmingham, England from 1974 until 2013. For a time the largest …
Birmingham Central Library (Victorian)
The first Central Library occupied a site to the south of Edmund Street and west of the Town Hall. The …
New Street Station
New Street station was built as a joint station by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) and the Midland …
Bingley Hall
Bingley Hall in Birmingham was the first purpose-built exhibition hall in Great Britain. It was built in 1850 and burned …
Tavistock House
Tavistock House was the London home of the noted British author Charles Dickens and his family from 1851 to 1860. …
The Royal Panopticon
The Royal Panopticon of Science and Art, to give the full title, was one of the grand social institutions and …
The Oxford Arms
The Oxford Arms in Warwick Lane, near St Paul’s Cathedral, was one of the last surviving galleried coaching inns in London, built in the …
Norfolk House
Norfolk House, at 31 St James’s Square, London, was built in 1722 for the Duke of Norfolk. It was a …