Title

'Houses of Parliament', c1935. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'Houses of Parliament', c1935. The Royal Air Force Memorial at Whitehall Steps in London was erected in 1923 as a memorial to 'all ranks of the Royal Navy Air Service, Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force and those Air Forces from every part of the British Empire who gave their lives in winning victory for their King and Country 1914-1918'. The monument, in Portland stone, was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield. The bronze eagle and globe were sculpted by William Reid Dick. In the background is the clock tower housing Big Ben, with the Palace of Westminster beyond. From "Wonderful London, Volume 3", edited by Arthur St John Adcock. [The Fleetway House, London, c1935]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1935

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D54_114

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

31,7Mb (970,6Kb) / 9,2in x 13,4in / 2747 x 4031 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior outdoors John Adcock Sir Reginald Blomfield Reginald Blomfield William Reid Dick Dick William Reid houses of westminster Arthur St John Royal Air Force Memorial Reginald river road building buildings London England River Thames Thames architecture arts politics bird birds eagle memorial statue sculpture art British geography color lane avenue palace cityscape war Westminster location royal air force Armed Forces clock tower century architectural War Memorial Big Ben Houses of Parliament Britain thirties first world war concept United Kingdom Air Force publication Colour World War I WWI 1930s World War One Monument 20th century Palace of Westminster City of Westminster The Print Collector 1st World War geographical feature Portland stone RAF TGN Thames Embankment WW1 outside Wonderful London street photograph landscape Unknown John Blomfield Arthur St John Adcock Adcock Arthur St John Adcock William Reid Dick Sir Reginald Blomfield photograph landscape