Historic London Landmarks

The Albert Bridge links Chelsea and Battersea Park. It is named for Prince Albert, who proposed a toll bridge here to alleviate traffic congestion on the Victorian Bridge. Unfortunately, the bridge design proved unstable, and the bridge soon gained the nickname 'The Trembling Lady'.
Chelsea Embankment, London, Greater London, England

Attraction Type: Landmark - Bridge
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Heritage Highlight: Unusual Victorian bridge design
Nearest: Self Catering

On Victoria Embankment in London stands a monument to 'The Few', the airmen who fought in the Battle of Britain in 1940. The striking monument was sculpted by Paul Day and depicts scenes from the conflict as well as the names of all 2,937 airmen who took part.
Victoria Embankment, London, Greater London, England

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Heritage Highlight: Outstanding modern sculpture
Nearest: Self Catering

At the western end of Westminster Bridge stands an iconic statue of Boadicea and Her Daughters, sculpted by Thomas Thornycroft and depicting the early British Queen Boudicca (Boadicea) on a war chariot, her daughters crouching beside her. The statue is said to be modelled after Queen Victoria and horses from the royal stables.
Westminster Bridge, Victoria Embankment London, Greater London, England, SW1A 2JH

Attraction Type: Landmark - Statue
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Heritage Highlight: A London icon
Nearest: Self Catering

Brompton Cemetery is one of London's 'Magnificent Seven' 19th-century garden cemeteries, built as a commercial venture to serve the wealthy middle and upper classes of Victorian London. One highlight is the grave of the suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst.
Old Brompton Road, London, Greater London, England, SW10 9UG

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Heritage Highlight: A superb Victorian garden cemetery
Nearest: Self Catering

Bunhill Fields is a burial ground in the Islington district of north London, used as a cemetery from 1665 to 1854. The site was frequently used for burials of non-Conformists, and houses memorials to a number of famous people, including Isaac Watts, William Blake, John Bunyan, George Fox, and Daniel Defoe.
38 City Road, London, Greater London, England, EC1Y 1AU

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Heritage Highlight: Historic burial ground with graves of authors Daniel Defoe, John Bunyan, and artist William Blake.
Photos of Bunhill Fields Burial Ground
Nearest: Self Catering

A precursor of the modern shopping mall, Burlington Arcade remains one of London's favourite shopping areas nearly two centuries after it was built by Samuel Ware (1815-1819). Located beside the Royal Academy on Piccadilly, Burlington Arcade has been a focal point for stylish shoppers for over 200 years.
51 Piccadilly, London, Greater London, England, W1J 0QJ

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Nearest: Self Catering

The Carabiniers' Memorial commemorates the men of the 6th Dragoon Guards who died during the Second Boer war of 1899-1902. It stands at the extremely south-east corner of the royal Chelsea Hospital Grounds. The memorial was designed by Adrian Jones, who also designed the Quadriga sculpture atop the Wellington Arch.
Ranelagh Gardens, Chelsea Embankment London, Greater London, England, SW3 4SR

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Heritage Highlight: Excellent example of Edwardian military memorial
Nearest: Self Catering

The Chelsea Bridge was built in 1937, replacing a Victorian bridge erected in 1858. The bridge (probably] stands on the site where Julius Caesar made his crossing of the Thames in 54 BC. During construction of the first bridge, the famous Battersea Shield was discovered by workmen along with Celtic and Roman remains.
Chelsea Embankment, London, Greater London, England

Attraction Type: Landmark - Bridge
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Heritage Highlight: The first self-anchoring suspension bridge in Britain
Nearest: Self Catering

Cleopatra's Needle is an authentic Egyptian obelisk brought to London from Heliopolis, Alexandria, and erected on Victoria Embankment in 1878. The obelisk is one of a pair, the other being erected in Paris.
Victoria Embankment, London, Greater London, England

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Heritage Highlight: An authentic Egyptian obelisk.
Nearest: Self Catering

Cross Bones Graveyard in Southwark is the likely Tudor burial site of the 'Bishop of Winchester's Geese', prostitutes licensed and taxed by the powerful Bishop of Winchester, those who - by church law - could not be buried in consecrated ground. It was later used to bury paupers and criminals, dubbed 'the outcast dead' of London.
Redcross Way, London, Greater London, England, SE1 1TA

Attraction Type: Landmark - Graveyard
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Heritage Highlight: Likely burial site of Southwark prostitutes
Nearest: Self Catering