HUB OF THE EMPIRE. —A striking view of that portion of Westminster which houses the Government and its various departments—the hub of the democratic British Empire. In the foreground are the Houses of Parliament, with Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret’s behind. Whitehall runs from the centre of the picture towards the right-hand top corner, with Downing Street showing as the last turning on the left. The block of buildings in the right background contains the Foreign and Home Offices, the Board of Trade, the India Office, the Treasury, etc. Big Ben is in the foreground in the right-hand of the Houses, of Parliament.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 250, 19 September 1940, Page 5
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103HUB OF THE EMPIRE.—A striking view of that portion of Westminster which houses the Government and its various departments—the hub of the democratic British Empire. In the foreground are the Houses of Parliament, with Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret’s behind. Whitehall runs from the centre of the picture towards the right-hand top corner, with Downing Street showing as the last turning on the left. The block of buildings in the right background contains the Foreign and Home Offices, the Board of Trade, the India Office, the Treasury, etc. Big Ben is in the foreground in the right-hand of the Houses, of Parliament. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 250, 19 September 1940, Page 5
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