Hidden gems villiers street trail – references + credits

Have you taken part in our Hidden Gems Villiers Street Trail? The following list of references provides an overview of the research completed to create this trail.

Hungerford & Jubilee Bridges 

References:  

  • Original design by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1864). 
  • Golden Jubilee Bridges design by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands (2002). 

Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungerford_Bridge_and_Golden_Jubilee_Bridges 

https://illuminatedriver.london/bridges/golden-jubilee-footbridges-and-hungerford-bridge 

Image – London Heritage Quarter  

Embankment Station 

References:  

  • Opened in 1870 as part of the Victoria Embankment project. 
  • Architectural details: Edwardian lamp brackets, 1914 Portland stone façade. 

Robyn Denny’s 1980s vitreous enamel designs. 

https://www.subbrit.org.uk/sites/embankment-station 

Image – London Heritage Quarter 

Cleopatra’s Needle 

References:  

  • Gifted to Britain in 1819; originally inscribed by Pharaoh Thutmose III and later by Pharaoh Ramesses II. 
  • Transport history includes a storm in the Bay of Biscay (six crew members lost). 

Wikipedia – Cleopatra’s Needle 

https://www.british-history.ac.uk/old-new-london/vol3/pp322-329  

Image – London Heritage Quarter   

Victoria Embankment Gardens  

References:  

Wikipedia – Victoria Embankment Gardens 

https://www.british-history.ac.uk/old-new-london/vol3/pp322-329 

 Image – London Heritage Quarter 

York Water Gate 

References:  

  • Lost London, Vic Keegan, Shakespearesmonkey, 2020. 

Vic Keegan’s Lost London (OnLondon): https://www.onlondon.co.uk/vic-keegans-lost-london-155-palaces-of-the-strand/ 

https://www.british-history.ac.uk/old-new-london/vol3/pp322-329 

Image – London Heritage Quarter  

Gordons Wine Bar 

References:  

Gordon’s Wine Bar Official Website 

https://www.british-history.ac.uk/old-new-london/vol3/pp322-329 

Image- Gordons Wine Bar 

Kipling House 

References:  

  • Residence of Rudyard Kipling (1889–1891). 
  • Public plaque inscription 
  • Historical significance as the former site of Norwich House (1237). 
  • Gordons Wine Bar 

https://www.gordonswinebar.com/propeller/uploads/2020/04/History-Van-Sickle.pdf  

Image – London Heritage Quarter 

Eleanor Cross 

References:  

  • Victorian replica designed by Edward Middleton Barry (1865). 
  • Commissioned by Southeastern Railway Company. 
  • Sculptor: Thomas Earp. 

Image – London Heritage Quarter  

Villiers Street & Market 

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villiers_Street 

Strandlines (History of Villiers Street in the 17th Century): https://www.strandlines.london/2020/11/30/villiers-street-art-culture-and-elite-life-seventeenth-century-strand/ 

IanVisits (History & Details of the Market): https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the-subterranean-world-of-the-charing-cross-collectors-market-38561/ 

Numista (Coin Collectors’ Fair Info): https://en.numista.com/outings/charing-cross-collectors-fair-london-115.html 

Image – London Heritage Quarter 

Clermont Hotel 

References:  

  • Opened on May 15, 1865, as a grand status symbol for railway firms. 
  • Architectural details include a grand staircase with evenly spaced steps for 19th-century guests. 

Historical details: The Clermont Hotel History 

Image – The Clermont Hotel 

80 Strand Clock 

References:  

  • Largest clock face in London, located on the Art Deco Shell-Mex building (1930s). 

https://memoirsofametrogirl.com/2020/05/31/shell-mex-house-history-strand 

Image – London Heritage Quarter 

York Buildings Water Tower – Wooden Sculpture 

References:  

  • Constructed in 1675 as part of the York Buildings Waterworks. 
  • Mentioned in historical artworks, including Canaletto’s A View of the Thames, Looking Towards Westminster. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_Buildings_Water_Tower 

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