Walcot Square

Walcot Square is an 18th-century garden triangle in Central London. The "square" is in the London Borough of Lambeth and has a very rare triangular shape.

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Type: Garden
Description: triangle shaped garden square in the London Borough of Lambeth
Also known as: “Walcot Square Gardens”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Imperial War Museum and London Eye.

Imperial War Museum

Museum

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The Imperial War Museum, currently branded "Imperial War Museums", is a British national museum. Its headquarters are in London, with five branches in England. Imperial War Museum is situated 610 feet north of Walcot Square.

London Eye

Ferris wheel

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The London Eye, originally the Millennium Wheel, is a cantilevered observation wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. It is the world's tallest cantilevered observation wheel, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom with over three million visitors annually. London Eye is situated 4,100 feet northwest of Walcot Square.

Big Ben

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Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, and, by extension, for the clock tower which stands at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England. Big Ben is situated 1 mile northwest of Walcot Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lambeth and St George’s Circus.

Lambeth

Suburb

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Lambeth is a district in South London, England, which today also gives its name to the London Borough of Lambeth. Lambeth itself was an ancient parish in the county of Surrey.

St George’s Circus

Locality

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St George's Circus is a road junction in Southwark, London, England. At its centre, which is now a traffic roundabout, is an historic obelisk, designed by Robert Mylne, in his role as surveyor and architect of Blackfriars Bridge.