London 3 : Parliament Square to Trafalgar Square
26th April 2008

This collection features The Houses of Parliament and the sights around Parliament Square, from where I walked down Parliament Street and Whitehall to Trafalgar Square. Along the way there are plenty of attractions and distractions - The Norman Shaw Buildings, Downing Street, The Cenotaph, Horse Guards Parade, to name a few

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The Jewel Tower, or
The Jewel Tower, or "King's Privy Wardrobe", built c 1365 - 26 Apr 2008
George V Statue by William Reid Dick, outside Westminster Abbey - 26 Apr 2008
George V Statue by William Reid Dick, outside Westminster Abbey - 26 Apr 2008
A police sentry point outside The Houses of Parliament - 26 Apr 2008
A police sentry point outside The Houses of Parliament - 26 Apr 2008
St Stephens entrance to The Houses of Parliament - 26 Apr 2008
St Stephens entrance to The Houses of Parliament - 26 Apr 2008
Statue of Richard I Couer de Lion by Carlo Marochetti, outside The Houses of Parliament - 26 Apr 2008
Statue of Richard I Couer de Lion by Carlo Marochetti, outside The Houses of Parliament - 26 Apr 2008
Security barriers around The Houses of Parliament - 26 Apr 2008
Security barriers around The Houses of Parliament - 26 Apr 2008
Looking towards Parliament Square - 26 Apr 2008
Looking towards Parliament Square - 26 Apr 2008
A statue of Oliver Cromwell overlooks an entrance to The Houses of Parliament - 26 Apr 2008
A statue of Oliver Cromwell overlooks an entrance to The Houses of Parliament - 26 Apr 2008
Big Ben looks down on the statue of Oliver Cromwell - 26 Apr 2008
Big Ben looks down on the statue of Oliver Cromwell - 26 Apr 2008
The statue of Oliver Cromwell by Hamo Thorneycroft - 26 Apr 2008
The statue of Oliver Cromwell by Hamo Thorneycroft - 26 Apr 2008
The famous landmark that is Big Ben - 26 Apr 2008
The famous landmark that is Big Ben - 26 Apr 2008
Parliament Square - 26 Apr 2008
Parliament Square - 26 Apr 2008
Unmistakably Sir Winston Churchill, Parliament Square - 26 Apr 2008
Unmistakably Sir Winston Churchill, Parliament Square - 26 Apr 2008
In Parliament Square, David Lloyd George appears to have hurt his hand - 26 Apr 2008
In Parliament Square, David Lloyd George appears to have hurt his hand - 26 Apr 2008
Big Ben viewed across Parliament Square - 26 Apr 2008
Big Ben viewed across Parliament Square - 26 Apr 2008
Protesters (war, abortion, etc) on Parliament Square - 26 Apr 2008
Protesters (war, abortion, etc) on Parliament Square - 26 Apr 2008
Electioneering bus of George Galloway's Respect Party passes through Parliament Square - 26 Apr 2008
Electioneering bus of George Galloway's Respect Party passes through Parliament Square - 26 Apr 2008
Big Ben towers over the entrance to the underground car-park at Westminster - 26 Apr 2008
Big Ben towers over the entrance to the underground car-park at Westminster - 26 Apr 2008
Part of The Norman Shaw Buildings, Derby Gate - 26 Apr 2008
Part of The Norman Shaw Buildings, Derby Gate - 26 Apr 2008
The Red Lion, Parliament Street, is frequented by MPs and even has a Division Bell to alert them of an upcoming vote - 26 Apr 2008
The Red Lion, Parliament Street, is frequented by MPs and even has a Division Bell to alert them of an upcoming vote - 26 Apr 2008
The Cenotaph, Whitehall - 26 Apr 2008
The Cenotaph, Whitehall - 26 Apr 2008
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Great Charles Street - 26 Apr 2008
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Great Charles Street - 26 Apr 2008
The Cenotaph, Whitehall - 26 Apr 2008
The Cenotaph, Whitehall - 26 Apr 2008
Richmond Terrace and The Cenotaph - 26 Apr 2008
Richmond Terrace and The Cenotaph - 26 Apr 2008
Main Building, Ministry of Defence, Whitehall - 26 Apr 2008
Main Building, Ministry of Defence, Whitehall - 26 Apr 2008
A view up Downing Street through the barrier gates - 26 Apr 2008
A view up Downing Street through the barrier gates - 26 Apr 2008
Richmond Terrace, with The London Eye in the background - 26 Apr 2008
Richmond Terrace, with The London Eye in the background - 26 Apr 2008
Detail of The Foreign & Commonwealth Office, corner of Downing Street - 26 Apr 2008
Detail of The Foreign & Commonwealth Office, corner of Downing Street - 26 Apr 2008
Overlooked by a statue of Viscount Montgomery, Somalian protesters on Whitehall - 26 Apr 2008
Overlooked by a statue of Viscount Montgomery, Somalian protesters on Whitehall - 26 Apr 2008
Memorial to the Women of World War II, Whitehall - 26 Apr 2008
Memorial to the Women of World War II, Whitehall - 26 Apr 2008
Nameplate to The Cabinet Office, Whitehall - 26 Apr 2008
Nameplate to The Cabinet Office, Whitehall - 26 Apr 2008
Sentry duty, Horseguards Parade - 26 Apr 2008
Sentry duty, Horseguards Parade - 26 Apr 2008
A closer view of the sentry on duty in Horseguards Parade - 26 Apr 2008
A closer view of the sentry on duty in Horseguards Parade - 26 Apr 2008
Another close view of a sentry on duty in Horseguards Parade - 26 Apr 2008
Another close view of a sentry on duty in Horseguards Parade - 26 Apr 2008
Statue of Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, overlooked by The Old War Office, Whitehall - 26 Apr 2008
Statue of Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, overlooked by The Old War Office, Whitehall - 26 Apr 2008
The view along Whitehall towards Trafalgar Square - 26 Apr 2008
The view along Whitehall towards Trafalgar Square - 26 Apr 2008
Statue of General Slim, Whitehall - 26 Apr 2008
Statue of General Slim, Whitehall - 26 Apr 2008
A TV interview about the Somalian protestors, Whitehall - 26 Apr 2008
A TV interview about the Somalian protestors, Whitehall - 26 Apr 2008

"Stop the proxy war in Somalia" is the protestors' banner - 26 Apr 2008
Police, Montgomery and the media overlook the Somalian protestors - 26 Apr 2008
Police, Montgomery and the media overlook the Somalian protestors - 26 Apr 2008
Statue of Field Marshal Viscount Allenbrooke, Whitehall - 26 Apr 2008
Statue of Field Marshal Viscount Allenbrooke, Whitehall - 26 Apr 2008
Pub-sign for The Clarence, Whitehall - 26 Apr 2008
Pub-sign for The Clarence, Whitehall - 26 Apr 2008
The Old Shades pub on Whitehall, particularly famous for its Fish & Chips - 26 Apr 2008
The Old Shades pub on Whitehall, particularly famous for its Fish & Chips - 26 Apr 2008
For sale on Whitehall, Union Jack Flip-Flops! - 26 Apr 2008
For sale on Whitehall, Union Jack Flip-Flops! - 26 Apr 2008
One of the open-top tourist buses gets ready to depart Whitehall - 26 Apr 2008
One of the open-top tourist buses gets ready to depart Whitehall - 26 Apr 2008
South Africa House, Trafalgar Square - 26 Apr 2008
South Africa House, Trafalgar Square - 26 Apr 2008
Waiting to cross over from Whitehall into Trafalgar Square - 26 Apr 2008
Waiting to cross over from Whitehall into Trafalgar Square - 26 Apr 2008