So having warmed up in the Tate I ventured back into the bitter chill to continue my walk to Whitehall, returning to Smith Square
Here on Lord North Street there is a sign left from the Blitz for a public shelter.
These quiet streets have more than their fair share of blue plaques.
Westminster Abbey. Unlike teh Palace of Westminster, this is genuine Gothic, dating back mostly to the 13th century.
The Methodist Central Hall - a huge hall that can take over 2000 people. It was the home of the inaugural United Nations in 1946. Didn't know the UN started in London?
A slightly unusual war memorial in front of Westminster School
The Treasury
Clive of India
The pelicans of St James Park
Horse Guards Parade
Statue of Mountbatten
Treasury Building
The Cenotaph
As much as you can see of Downing Street. There is a bit of security....
Memoril to the women of World War II is just down from the cenotaph, which it echoes in shape. It is quite attractive but I feel it has the implication that what women did in the War was look after the clothes....
Dover House
The Banqueting House, designed by Inigo Jones for James I and the first Renaissance classical building in England.
Back into Horse Guards Parade
The Citadel, an ivy clad bomb proof building constructed in WWII
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