Images Dated 12th March 2009

St Jamess Palace, Westminster, London, 1806.Artist: A Birrell

St James's Palace, Westminster, London, 1806. Situated on the Mall just to the north of St James's Park, St James's Palace was commissioned by Henry VIII. It became the official London residence of the monarch in 1698, but lost that status after being damaged by fire in 1809. Today the palace remains the formal base of the Royal Court and is the residence of the Princess Royal and Princess Alexandra

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The Duke of Yorks Column from St Jamess Park, Westminster, London, 19th century

The Duke of York's Column from St James's Park, Westminster, London, 19th century. Completed in 1834, the column is dedicated to Prince Frederick, Duke of York, the second son of King George III. It stands in Waterloo Place, where the Mall and Regent Street meet. The bronze statue of the Duke, who was commander-in-chief of the British Army during the French Revolutionary Wars, is by Richard Westmacott. Frontispiece from Dugdale's England and Wales

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The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London. Flamsteed House, the Royal Greenwich Observatory, was built by Christopher Wren (1632-1723) on the orders of Charles II with the aim of providing accurate navigation tables and of solving the problem of finding longitude at sea. The building is named after John Flamsteed (1646-1719), the first Astronomer Royal

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