Karen
and Lee Duquette and their son![clock running backwatds](../!images/backward-clock.jpg)
Brian Duquette in London, England
July 18 - 20, 1984
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Note: When Karen and Lee
Duquette sold their home and moved into an RV in 2008, Karen had to
quickly scan as many photos from her photo albums as she could because
she had no way to put the photo albums in the RV. (A decision that she
regrets). Obviously, many of the scanned photos are not in the best
of condition. But Karen hopes that she has gotten all of the information
correctly on this page, and hopes that visitors will enjoy all of the
Europe pages anyway.
All of Europe, including London England was not posted on this website
until November 2023 |
![Crest Gitek sign and address](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/crest-hotel-heathrow=airport1.jpg) |
![Lee and Karen Duquette at the Crest Hotel](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/1984-europe-heathrow.jpg) |
![Brian Duquette at the Crest Hotel in London](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/1984-heathrow-London_brian.jpg) |
Below: Brian Duquette with
his mom. |
![Brian Duquette and Karen Duquette](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/1984-europe-london2.jpg) |
![London sign](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/!London-label.jpg) |
![London postcard](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/1984-london-(2).jpg) |
![London postcard](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/postcard.jpg) |
Below: One of several people with spiky
hairdos. |
Below: Ben Franklin statue |
![person with a spiky harido](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/london-harido.jpg) |
![Ben Franklin statue in London](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/Ben-Franklin-statue2.jpg) |
Below: Big Ben was under construction
on the date that the Duquette's were here. |
![Big Ben](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/big-ben-house-of-parliament.jpg) |
![Big Ben](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/big-ben3.jpg) |
![Big Ben](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/big-ben2.jpg) |
![Big Ben and Lee Duquette](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/big-ben1.jpg) |
Below: London Bridge near
Big Ben, is over 100 years old, and one of the busiest bridges over
the Thames River. The Houses of Parliament, with the Big Ben clock tower
at the bridge end and the Victoria Tower at the other, were built about
the same time as the bridge. |
![The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/Buckingham-palace5.jpg) |
![The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/house-of-parliament2.jpg) |
![London Bridge vs Tower Bridge sign](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/2-bridges.jpg) |
Below: The Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule and
suspension bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894. It crosses
the River Thames close to the Tower of London. The bridge was constructed
to give better access to the East End of London, which had expanded
its commercial potential in the 19th century. The bridge was opened
by Edward, Prince of Wales and Alexandra, Princess of Wales in 1894.
The bridge is 800 feet in length and consists of two 213-foot bridge
towers connected at the upper level by two horizontal walkways, and
a central pair of bascules that can open to allow shipping. Originally
hydraulically powered, the operating mechanism was converted to an electro-hydraulic
system in 1972. The bridge is an important traffic route with 40,000
crossings every day. The bridge deck is freely accessible to both vehicles
and pedestrians, whereas the bridge's twin towers, high-level walkways,
and Victorian engine rooms form part of the Tower Bridge Exhibition. |
![Tower Bridge in London](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/tower-bridge-clipart.jpg) |
![Tower Bridge overview](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/tower-bridge31.jpg) |
![Tower Bridge in London](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/tower-bridge1.jpg) |
![Tower Bridge in London](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/tower-bridge4.jpg) |
![Lee Duquette near Tower Bridge in London](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/tower-bridge-lee.jpg) |
Below; The Tower of London,
officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and fortress of the Tower of London,
is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central
London, England. |
![news article about the Tower of London](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/tower-of-london-sign.jpg) |
The Tower of London, officially
His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a
historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London,
England. It was founded toward the end of 1066 as part of the Norman
Conquest. The White Tower, which gives the entire castle its name, was
built by William the Conqueror in 1078 and was a resented symbol of
oppression, inflicted upon London by the new Norman ruling class. The
castle was also used as a prison from 1100 until 1952, although that
was not its primary purpose. A grand palace early in its history, it
served as a royal residence. As a whole, the Tower is a complex of several
buildings set within two concentric rings of defensive walls and a moat.
There were several phases of expansion, mainly under kings Richard I,
Henry III, and Edward I in the 12th and 13th centuries. The general
layout established by the late 13th century remains despite later activity
on the site.
The Tower of London has played a prominent role in English history.
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![close-up of The Tower of London](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/tower-of-london2.jpg) |
![part of the Tower of London](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/tower-of-london3.jpg) |
The Crown Jewels are on public
display inside the Jewel House at the Tower of London. |
![The Crown Jewels sign](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/crown-jewels-sign.jpg) |
![Imperial Collection of Crown Jewels of the World](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/imperiel-collection-label.jpg) |
Below; Brian Duquette admiring
the Crown Jewels of the World - the Imperial Collection |
![Brian Duquette admiring the Crown Jewels of the World](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/crown-jewels-brian2.jpg) |
![Brian Duquette admiring the Crown Jewels of the World](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/crown-jewels-brian.jpg) |
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Originally, London
was one-square mile big with a wall around it. The photo below is all
that is left of the original Wall of London. |
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Below;
The London Wall is a defensive wall first built by the Romans around
the strategically important port town of Londinium in c. AD 200. London
was, from around 120–150, protected by a large fort, with a large garrison,
that stood to its north-western side. The fort, now referred to as the
Cripplegate Fort, was later incorporated into a comprehensive city wide
defense, with its strengthened northern and western sides becoming part
of the Wall which was built around 200. The incorporation of the fort's
walls gave the walled area its distinctive shape in the north-west part
of the city.
The end of Roman rule in Britain, around 410, led to the wall falling
into disrepair. It was restored in the late Anglo-Saxon period, a process
generally thought to have begun under Alfred the Great after 886. Repairs
and enhancements continued throughout the medieval period. The wall
largely defined the boundaries of the City of London until the later
Middle Ages, when population rises and the development of towns around
the city blurred the perimeter.
From the 18th century onward, the expansion of the City of London
saw large parts of the wall demolished, including its city gates, to
improve traffic flow. Since the Second World War, conservation efforts
have helped to preserve surviving sections of the city wall as scheduled
monuments.
Like most other city walls around England, the London Wall has been
largely lost, though a number of fragments remain. The long presence
of these walls had had a profound and continuing effect on the character
of the City of London, and surrounding areas. The walls constrained
the growth of the city, and the location of the limited number of gates
and the route of the roads through them shaped development within the
walls, and more fundamentally, beyond them. With few exceptions, the
modern roads heading into the former walled area are the same as those
which passed through the former medieval gates. |
![divider bar](../../images/divider-bars/bar-brown.gif) |
Below: Buckingham Palace |
![sign about the Buckingham Palace](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/Buckingham-palace-label2.jpg) |
Below: An aerial view of
Buckingham Palace (photo from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) |
![aerial view of Buckingham Palace](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/Buckingham-palace4.jpg) |
Below: 1984 photos
of Buckingham Palace by Karen Duquette. The East wing public facade,
enclosing the courtyard, was built between 1847 and 1850. It was remodeled
to its present form in 1913. |
![1984 photos of Buckingham Palace by Karen Duquette](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/Buckingham-palace.jpg) |
![1984 photos of Buckingham Palace by Karen Duquette](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/Buckingham-palace3.jpg) |
Below: The Victoria Memorial
is a monument to Queen Victoria, located at the end of The Mall in London
by the sculptor (Sir) Thomas Brock. Designed in 1901, it was unveiled
on 16 May 1911, though it was not completed until 1924. It was the centre
piece of an ambitious urban planning scheme, which included the creation
of the Queen’s Gardens to a design by Sir Aston Webb, and the refacing
of Buckingham Palace (which stands behind the memorial) by the same
architect.
The Victoria Memorial has an elaborate scheme of iconographic sculpture.
The central pylon of the memorial is of Pentelic marble, and individual
statues are in Lasa marble and gilt bronze. The memorial weighs 2,300
tonnes (about 2535 short tons) and is 104 feet in diameter. |
![The Victoria Memorial](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/Ben-Franklin-statue.jpg) |
![The Victoria Memorial](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/Buckingham-palace2.jpg) |
Below; The Victoria Memorial
photo from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Memorial,_London -
(Displayed here because the above photos are not that great) |
![The Victoria Memorial](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/Victoria_Memorial,_The_Mall,_London.jpg) |
Below: Cleopatra's Needle along Victoria Embankment,
part of the Thames Embankment, a road and river-walk along the north
bank of the River Thames in London |
Below: Lee Duquette
in a Telephone Booth in London |
![Cleopatra's Needle](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/cleopatra-needle2.jpg) |
![Lee Duquette in a London phone booth](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/Lee-phone-booth.jpg) |
Below: A Bobby |
Below: As street in London |
![A Bobby](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/gustf.jpg) |
![steers in London England](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/london-2.jpg) |
Below: A Statue of the Queen |
![Statue of the Queen](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/statue-queen1.jpg) |
![Statue of the Queen](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/statue-queen2.jpg) |
![Statue of the Queen](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/queen.jpg) |
Below: The royal
gate at Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of
Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster,
London, England. Since 1066, it has been the location of the coronations
of 40 English and British monarchs, and a burial site for 18 English,
Scottish, and British monarchs. At least 16 royal weddings have taken
place at the abbey since 1100. |
![royal gate at Westminster Abbe](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/westminster-abbey.jpg) |
![royal gate at Westminster Abbe](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/westminster-abbey2.jpg) |
Below: Gardens at Westminster Abbey |
Below: Guard at Westminster Abbey |
![Gardens at Westminster Abbey](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/westminster-abbey3.jpg) |
![Guard at Westminster Abbey](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/westminter-guard.jpg) |
Windsor Castle guard |
![Windsor Castle guard](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/windssor-castle-guard.jpg) |
Below: Windsor Castle - where
Royalty lived for many hundreds of years is still one of the favorite
homes of the Queen. the first photo below is an overview of the castle. |
![Windsor Castle](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/windsor-castle-overview.jpg) |
![Windsor Castle](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/windsor-castle94.jpg) |
![Windsor Castle](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/Windsor-castle1.jpg) |
![Windsor Castle](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/Windsor-castle97.jpg) |
![Windsor Castle](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/Windsor-castle2.jpg) |
![Windsor Castle](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/windsor-castle92.jpg) |
![Windsor Castle](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/Windsor-castle3.jpg) |
![Windsor Castle](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/Windsor-castle4.jpg) |
![Windsor Castle](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/windsor-castle5.jpg) |
![Windsor Castle](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/windsor-castle6.jpg) |
![Windsor Castle](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/Windsor-castle96.jpg) |
![Windsor Castle](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/windsor-castle7.jpg) |
![Windsor Castle](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/Windsor-castle98.jpg) |
![Windsor Castle](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/IMG_034.jpg) |
Below: Karen, Lee and Brian
went to a comedy show |
![comedyshow broch;u;rs](1%201984-07-18-London%20England/web-size/comedy-play-1.jpg) |
Note: Many people slept out in the open on the
grass or under the bridges in London. Many people did nude sunbathing.
There was even a very, very, very old lady undressed form the waist
up, washing herself in the river. |