Grand beauty accompanies the Eagle House in London. This Dutch-style mansion is location in the London Borough of Merton. Dating back to the 18th Century, the building is a Queen Anne's mansion that has been crafted beautifully. After witnessing many changes in ownership, the mansion was converted into a shelter for mentally ill children in the 20th Century. Since the 21st century, the mansion serves as an abode for children and young adults suffering from autism.
An ancient 18th Century structure, built to take care of the sick and the poor, the Cleveland Street Workhouse is a fine example of Georgian architecture, coupled with an intriguing history. It is in fact the most intact example of an archaic workhouse institution left standing in London. Built between 1775 and 1778, it has been standing for over 235 years and is considered a pioneer in medical history. Interestingly, it is believed that the story of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens was first conceived when Dickens lived in the street, and that the Cleveland Street workhouse was the original institution in the book. It was shut down in 2005 and efforts are being made to protect and preserve this historic relic and restore it to its former glory.
Serving as the headquarters of the ancient Order of Women Freemasons since 1924, 27 Pembridge Gardens is a historic building located in London's Notting Hill Gate region. The structure of the building is simple yet beautiful, with a small Doric-style main entrance and pediments on some of its windows. Throughout the years, changes were made to the structure of the building to accommodate as per the Freemasons organization.
An archaic viaduct considered to be architect Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s first major design and the first contract to be let on his Great Western Railway, Wharncliffe Viaduct was completed in 1837. It is an impressive landmark buried in Hanwell and when constructed, was meant to sustain couple of broad gauge tracks. Today it carries trains across the Brent valley at an elevation of 65 feet (19.81 meters). It is 900 feet (274.32 meters) long and has eight arches and was the first ever railway viaduct built using hollow piers.
One of the most significant housing estates in London, the Golden Lane Estate is a part of a rich and distinguished legacy. It was built in 1950s under a project to renew the area of the City of London which had being nearly obliterated by the bombing of World War II and doing so in a radical modernist style influenced by Le Corbusier. The area stretching from London Wall to Old Street that had been destroyed by wartime bombing was used for these houses. These buildings were significant as a modernist model for social housing and urban living and a triumph of Brutalist architecture. The purpose of the estate was to provide council housing at subsidised rents for people who worked in the city and till date, the estate is significant not just for the buildings themselves, but for the way they are arranged and how other facilities are integrated. It also includes a swimming pool, tennis court, nursery school and community center.
The Regent's Canal runs from the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canalat Little Venice to Limehouse Basin, is 7 miles (11.3 kilometer) long and has 13 locks. Old Ford Lock is lock number eight here and connects to the small Hertford Union Canal. It is an independent canal linking the Regent's with the Lee Navigation. This ancient inter-linkage of canals is one of the most important areas of the city and today serves as an attractive tourist spot. There are restaurants lined against the canals and there is an old canal museum here as well.