Newgate Prison
Newgate Prison was a prison in London, at the corner of Newgate Street and Old Bailey just inside the City …
Montague House
Montagu House was the name of two mansions in Whitehall in Westminster, Central London, England. In 1731, John Montagu, 2nd …
Millbank Prison
Millbank Prison was a prison in Millbank, Pimlico, London, originally constructed as the National Penitentiary, and which for part of …
Mappin & Webb Building
A branch of Mappin & Webb once occupied a prime location in the City of London, at the junction of …
Imperial Institute
The Imperial Institute, as it was first known, was established in 1887 as a result of the Colonial and Indian …
Holland House
Holland House, originally known as Cope Castle, was a great house in Kensington in London, situated in what is now …
St Luke’s Hospital for Lunatics
This building was designed and constructed in the 1780s as the purpose-built home for the St Luke’s Hospital for Poor …
General Post Office
The first general post office in London opened in 1643, just 8 years after King Charles I legalized use of …
Blake’s House
Demolished in 1965. Birthplace of poet and artist William Blake. The street was renamed Broadwick Street (Blake’s house stood on the corner …
Euston Station
Euston was the first intercity railway station in London, opened on 20 July 1837 as the terminus of the London …
Manchester Assize Courts
The Manchester Assize Courts were law courts on Great Ducie Street in the Strangeways district of Manchester England. It was …
Picton House
Designed by Dobson c.1825, it was part of a development laid out along New Bridge Street following the construction of …
Redcliffe Shot Tower
The Redcliffe Shot Tower was a historic shot tower in the English city of Bristol. It was the progenitor of …
Egyptian Hall
The Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, London, was an exhibition hall built in the ancient Egyptian style in 1812, to the …
Cumberland House
Cumberland House was a mansion on the south side of Pall Mall in London, England. It was built in the …
Coal Exchange
The London Coal Exchange was situated on the north side of Thames Street in the City of London, nearly opposite …
Elgin Place Congregational Church
The former Elgin Place Congregational Church at the corner of Pitt Street and Bath Street, photographed on 25 November 2004. …
Mason Science College
Mason Science College was a university college in Birmingham, England, and a predecessor college of Birmingham University. Founded in 1875 …
The Carlton Hotel
The Carlton Hotel was a luxury hotel that operated from 1899 to 1940. It was designed by the architect C. …
The Carlton Club
The club was founded in 1832, by Tory peers, MPs and gentlemen, as a place to coordinate party activity after …
The Army & Navy Club
The Army and Navy Club in London is a gentlemen’s club founded in 1837, also known informally as The Rag. …
Chesterfield House
Chesterfield House was a grand London townhouse built between 1747-52 by Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694–1773), statesman and …
Londonderry House
Londonderry House was an aristocratic townhouse situated on Park Lane in the Mayfair district of London, England. The house was …
The Eastern Club
Built in 1869 by F.T. Pilkington. Demolished Nov/Dec 1967 to make way for the building of Dundee Savings bank now …
Dorchester House
Dorchester House was a mansion in Park Lane, London, built in 1853 by Robert Stayner Holford. It was demolished in …
Grosvenor House
Grosvenor House was one of the largest private townhouses situated on Park Lane in London. The house was the home …
Devonshire House
Devonshire House in Piccadilly was the London residence of the Dukes of Devonshire in the 18th and 19th centuries. It …
Manors Railway Station
Manors was a station at the junction of the East Coast Main Line and the line towards Gosforth. It had …
Heaton Railway Station
Heaton railway station was a railway station in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, near the southern boundary of Heaton with Byker. …
Newcastle Fish Market
Newcastle Fish Market