EPW006161 ENGLAND (1921). St James's Park and Whitehall, Westminster, from the south-west, 1921

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Details

Title [EPW006161] St James's Park and Whitehall, Westminster, from the south-west, 1921
Reference EPW006161
Date April-1921
Link
Place name WESTMINSTER
Parish
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 529227, 179775
Longitude / Latitude -0.1379624261965, 51.501635102219
National Grid Reference TQ292798

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New Montagu House, built by the 5th Duke of Buccleuch

Vikki Jenner
Wednesday 29th of July 2020 11:23:00 AM
Guards Chapel Wellington Barracks. On Sunday 18 June 1944, the chapel was hit by a V1 bomb. If the Luftwaffe could have chosen a target none would have been better than the Guards Chapel. It stood in Bird Cage Walk, St James and was the home of the Royal Guardsmen based at the Wellington Barracks. The church was packed that morning with Guardsmen, their families and friends. Just past 11.00 a.m. Not long after the service started, the congregation heard a distant buzzing. It gradually grew louder and turned into a roar overhead which drowned out the hymn singing. The engine cut out and the V1 glided down and hit the roof of the chapel. This was made of concrete, having been rebuilt after damage by incendiary bombs in the blitz. The V1 exploded on impact and the whole roof collapsed on the congregation. Rubble was piled up to 10 foot deep in parts. 121 military and civilians were killed and 141 seriously injured. Only the Bishop of Maidstone, who was conducting the service was totally unhurt. The altar from which he was conducting the service was covered by a portico which sheltered him from the blast. Legend has it that after the explosion the alter candles were still burning. It took 2 days to dig the dead and injured out of the devastation In 1963 the new Chapel, containing the original apse, which had escaped destruction, was dedicated and opened for worship.

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Friday 25th of July 2014 11:39:52 AM
Cleopatra's Needle

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Thursday 24th of July 2014 01:08:01 PM
Hungerford Bridge

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Thursday 24th of July 2014 01:06:29 PM
Marlborough House (now the HQ of The Commonwealth)

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Thursday 24th of July 2014 01:02:48 PM
Temporary First World War buildings used as Government offices

Helen Grant MP
Wednesday 23rd of July 2014 01:12:37 PM
Weren't these in the drained lake?

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Thursday 24th of July 2014 07:04:41 PM
King Charles Street, 21/05/2014

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Monday 9th of June 2014 01:53:22 PM
Leicester Square Garden

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Monday 21st of October 2013 07:29:25 PM
Saint Martin in the Fields

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Saturday 17th of August 2013 01:40:04 PM
Saint James's Square

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Sunday 21st of July 2013 12:22:39 PM
Parliament Square

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Sunday 21st of July 2013 12:20:49 PM
Waterloo Place

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Sunday 21st of July 2013 12:18:18 PM
Charing Cross Railway Station

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Saturday 6th of July 2013 07:59:59 PM
National Gallery

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Saturday 6th of July 2013 07:59:07 PM
Buckingham Palace

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Saturday 6th of July 2013 07:57:28 PM

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Saturday 6th of July 2013 07:56:52 PM
Constitution Hill

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Saturday 6th of July 2013 07:56:03 PM

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Saturday 6th of July 2013 07:55:12 PM
Waterloo Bridge

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Saturday 6th of July 2013 07:54:24 PM
This is actually Hungerford Bridge. Waterloo Bridge is the next one along the Thames.

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Thursday 24th of July 2014 12:56:58 PM
Wellington Barracks

Alan McFaden
Saturday 6th of July 2013 07:53:05 PM
Houses of Parliament

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Saturday 6th of July 2013 07:52:03 PM
Saint James's Park

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Saturday 6th of July 2013 07:51:12 PM

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Saturday 6th of July 2013 07:48:28 PM
Houses of Parliament

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Friday 29th of March 2013 11:20:59 AM
Whoops! Not here

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Saturday 6th of July 2013 07:50:05 PM

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Friday 29th of March 2013 11:19:38 AM
Trafalgar Square

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Friday 29th of March 2013 11:18:30 AM
Saint James's Park

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Friday 29th of March 2013 11:17:32 AM
Horse Guards Parade

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Friday 29th of March 2013 11:15:51 AM

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Friday 29th of March 2013 11:15:13 AM
Buckingham Palace

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Friday 29th of March 2013 11:14:40 AM
Adimrality arch

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Wednesday 26th of December 2012 02:42:10 PM

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buckingham palace

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Trafalgar square

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User Comment Contributions

This image shows First World War temporary buildings in the drained lake of St James's Park, used as government offices.

Sandra Brauer
Friday 25th of July 2014 10:05:35 AM
Think you've tagged the National Liberal Club as the Houses of Parliament!

Genaferic
Thursday 24th of July 2014 08:28:05 PM