General Post Office, Manchester
Nikolaus Pevsner, the famous architectural critic of the 1960s, in his ‘Buildings of England’ series, wrote this: ‘Doomed to disappear. …
The Royal Exchange, Manchester
The first exchange in Manchester was a humble but handsome affair of 1729 where Marks & Spencer, Market Street, now …
Liverpool Overhead Railway
The Liverpool Overhead Railway (known locally as the Dockers’ Umbrella) was an overhead railway in Liverpool which operated along the …
French Protestant Church
Persecuted in France, about 50,000 Huguenots fled to Britain where Edward VI granted them asylum. The French Protestant Church of …
Holy Trinity Church, Paddington
Holy Trinity Church in Bishops Bridge Road was completed in 1846 and demolished in 1984, when it was no longer needed.
Abingdon Street
The early Abingdon Street can be seen on Norden’s map of about 1593 linking old palace (yard) with Millbank. At …
Newcastle Odeon
Newcastle Odeon was a 2,602-seat cinema located at Pilgrim Street in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It opened as the Paramount Theatre in 1931 before being purchased by Odeon …
Hotel Cecil
The Hotel Cecil was a grand hotel built 1890–96 between the Thames Embankment and the Strand in London, England. It was named after Cecil House (also known as Salisbury House), …
Royal Aquarium and Winter Garden
The Royal Aquarium and Winter Garden was a place of amusement in Westminster, London, opened in 1876. The building was demolished in 1903. It …