Saturday, 21 February 2009

The Thames- Part 2


From Southwark Bridge to Saint Katharine's Dock

North side of the river:
  • Fishmongers' Hall - 1834 (la llotja)
  • The Monument -remember the Great Fire?
  • Billingsgate - old fish market
  • The Customs - in a 1825 building
  • Tower of London
  • Tower Bridge - London Bridge
  • Saint Katharine's Dock - nowadays a sporting yatch dock
South side of the river:
  • Globe Theatre
  • Southwark Cathedral - Some parts of the building date back to the 12th century. It has several monuments dedicated to Shakespeare
  • Saint Olave's House - art déco building
  • Hay's Galleria - old dock under roof with shops and restaurants
  • HMS Belfast - World War II ship, currently a museum
  • Tower Millenium Pier - impressive new townhall building with government and mayor offices
  • Butlers Wharf - old Victorian warehouses, currently appartments
  • Design museum

The Thames- Part 1




From Westminster Bridge to Blackfriars Bridge

North side of the river:
  • Westminster
  • Banqueting house
  • Charing Cross station -in a postmodern complex of shops and offices
  • Embankment Gardens -there are many free music concerts (in the summer)
  • Cleopatra's Needle - an Egyptian obelisc donated to England in 1819
  • Shell Mex House - the oil company offices
  • Savoy Hotel
  • Somerset House -from 1786 with 3 art galleries
  • Temple and Inns of Court - the lawyer buildings for 500 years.
  • Saint Paul's Cathedral
South side of the river:

  • County Hall - the London aquarium is inside
  • British Airways London Eye - Impressive views of the city. You'll like it.
  • The South Bank - A complex that includes The Royal Albert Hall, The National Theatre and the Hayward Gallery
  • Gabriel's Warf - arts and crafts market
  • Oxo Tower
  • Doggett's Coat and Badge - A pub with the name of a famous regatta
  • The Tate Modern