A SERIES OF WALKS ALONG THE EMBANKMENT

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DAVE HILL

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PART EIGHT:
VICTORIA EMBANKMENT GARDENS

Hotel Cecil, Cleopatra’s Needle & The Main Gardens (with Band Stand)

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Following the construction of The Embankment (1865-1870), a series of gardens were created on reclaimed land on the inner side of the Victoria Embankment, which follow the loop of the River Thames on the North Bank. As a child, I was often taken for walks along the Victoria Embankment, since my father was very fond of the area.

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CHILDHOOD MEMORIES OF VICTORIA EMBANKMENT GARDENS

The Band Shell of the Victoria Embankment Gardens on a Summer’s Afternoon

I remember often walking with my parents along The Strand, as a child. In those days, The Strand was a very classy street. Mind you, in those days, The West End was a classy place and one dressed up in one’s finery to go there. It was indeed a special place.

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Charing Cross Station

Temple

Unilever House

Faraday

Blackfriars

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