City of Westminster
Westminster sits at the heart of London and is the centre of British political life. It’s home to the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey, where 39 monarchs have been crowned.
Tourists flock to landmarks like Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, and Covent Garden’s shops and theatres. Then there’s the dilemma of whether to take tea at the Ritz, dim sum in Chinatown – or maybe a pint in one of Soho’s many pubs?
Composer George Frideric Handel wrote Messiah in Mayfair, next door to where rock legend Jimi Hendrix would live some 200 years later. Two miles away is Abbey Road Studios, and the zebra crossing made famous by The Beatles.
And yet with all that heritage, Westminster never sits still – a key example of London’s way of respecting its past while embracing the future.
The Palace of Westminster from Westminster Bridge
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Building a Victorian underground railway
Henry Flather’s photos of the Metropolitan District Railway show a transport revolution in action
Selfridges: The store that shook up London shopping
With its bold advertising and top customer service, Selfridges brought American glamour to the capital
The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953
Celebrated by Londoners in the streets – and on their screens
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Cobbe, Chymist and Druggist (trade card)
Cobbe (chemist & druggist) : 31, Regent Street, Waterloo Place, nr Piccadilly
1766-1805
A couple and a male friend sit on a wall in central London (silver gelatin print)
Collins, Bob
1950-1959
The Rose and Sugar Loaf (trade token)
Dickenson, John
Mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1669
