Parliament Square webcam
The square sits among Parliament, Westminster Abbey and civic monuments. It complements the bridge view, but a changing angle cannot establish what is happening across the entire square.
Choose Play clip to load this TfL video.
Source, capture time and playback
Source: Transport for London. Clips are refreshed periodically and may be delayed. Loading a clip does not confirm its capture time. Playback contacts TfL’s media host. No video is requested before you press Play.
How camera sources and playback workSource listing not yet checked.
Other useful views
- Westminster Bridge - Big Ben · Westminster
- Piccadilly - Green Park · West End
- Piccadilly - Ritz Hotel · West End
These are alternative camera locations; changing angles can show different scenes.
The setting behind the frame
The source position is associated with a view of Parliament Square. Its frame may reveal only one edge of the space, rather than the full arrangement of roads, monuments and buildings.
What happened here
14 dated events from this place and the surrounding neighbourhood. Each entry names where it happened and links to the supporting record.
Some sources establish only a year or a period; those dates are kept at that precision. Nearby events are not presented as events in the camera’s view.
- Crime and remembrance
Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is assassinated
Nearby · Lobby of the old House of Commons, Palace of Westminster
Spencer Perceval was shot in the lobby of the old House of Commons. He remains the only British prime minister to have been assassinated.
Source: UK Parliament · Spencer Perceval
- Buildings and transport
E. M. Barry’s Parliament Square is laid out
At this location · Parliament Square
Parliament Square was laid out to a design by E. M. Barry, son of the architect of the Houses of Parliament.
Source: UK Parliament Hansard
- Public life
Suffragette deputation meets police at Parliament
At this location · St Stephen’s Entrance and Parliament Square
A Women’s Social and Political Union deputation came from Caxton Hall to St Stephen’s Entrance. Police records describe arrests and clashes around Parliament; the suffrage confrontation became known as Black Friday.
- Public life
Suffragettes demonstrate in Parliament Square
At this location · Parliament Square
Members of the Women’s Social and Political Union tried to enter Parliament during a demonstration in the square; 184 arrests were reported.
- Public life
Churchill statue unveiled
At this location · Parliament Square
A bronze statue of Sir Winston Churchill by Ivor Roberts-Jones was unveiled in Parliament Square.
Source: UK Parliament Works of Art
- Crime and remembrance
Airey Neave is killed by a car bomb
Nearby · House of Commons car park, Palace of Westminster
MP and shadow Northern Ireland secretary Airey Neave was assassinated as he left the House of Commons car park. The Irish National Liberation Army claimed responsibility.
- Public life
Nelson Mandela statue unveiled
At this location · Parliament Square
Nelson Mandela attended the unveiling of his statue in Parliament Square, becoming the first Black person represented by a statue in the square.
Source: UK Parliament
- Public life
Democracy Village encampment occupies the square
At this location · Parliament Square Garden
The Democracy Village protest camp occupied Parliament Square Garden and became the subject of eviction proceedings in 2010, prompting debate over protest and public access to the square.
- Public life
New rules govern demonstrations in the square
At this location · Parliament Square Garden
The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act introduced a controlled area that includes Parliament Square Garden and its adjoining footways, setting rules for demonstrations and encampments.
Source: House of Commons Library
- Public life
Mahatma Gandhi statue unveiled
At this location · Parliament Square
A statue of Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled in Parliament Square by the UK Prime Minister and India’s finance minister.
Sources: UK Government: speech at the unveiling · UK Parliament Early Day Motion
- Crime and remembrance
PC Keith Palmer killed at Parliament
Nearby · Carriage Gates, New Palace Yard, Palace of Westminster
After the vehicle attack on Westminster Bridge, the assailant entered New Palace Yard through Carriage Gates and fatally attacked PC Keith Palmer.
Sources: Independent Office for Police Conduct · UK Parliament remembrance
- Public life
Millicent Fawcett statue joins the square
At this location · Parliament Square
A statue of suffragist Millicent Fawcett was unveiled in Parliament Square, the first statue of a woman in the square.
Source: London City Hall
- Royal occasions
Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral at the Abbey
Nearby · Westminster Abbey, beside Parliament Square
Westminster Abbey held the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, drawing world leaders and a national procession through Westminster.
Source: Westminster Abbey
- Royal occasions
Coronation processions pass Parliament Square
At this location · Parliament Square
The King’s procession travelled around the east and south sides of Parliament Square on the way to Westminster Abbey; the larger return procession followed the same route in reverse.
Source: The Royal Family: retrospective Coronation Day account
Reading for this location
- Landmark contextParliament Square: understanding the civic setting →
- Landmark contextWestminster Abbey: a building of three periods →
- Landmark contextWestminster cameras: bridge versus square →
Location, source and frame limits
- Area
- Westminster
- Source junction
- Parliament Square
- Image and clip
- Configured TfL still and short clip
- Capture time
- Not independently verified from a successful image or video load
- Provider
- Transport for London · source details
- Viewing direction
- Not verified from the source position alone
- Source position
- 51.50110, -0.12628 · TfL camera catalogue ↗
A road camera cannot show an entire neighbourhood, confirm a venue is open or replace current travel advice. Its angle and availability can change.
Try the “Approach and gathering place” comparison study →
Turn the view into a miniature.
Rotate the streets, move a little closer, change the light. An original illustrated scene inspired by this location, with invented geometry and scale.
Before you settle in
Is this a continuous live stream?
No. TfL supplies periodically refreshed still images and short video files. Choose Play to load a clip. An image arriving successfully does not establish when it was recorded.
Will this camera always show Parliament Square?
The page names its configured setting. Angles and availability can change; only the visible frame establishes what is shown. Nearby landmarks are not guaranteed to appear.
Can the miniature show current conditions?
No. It is an illustrated model with invented scale and geometry. Its lighting controls change the model’s appearance, not the camera image or London’s weather.