Westminster Bridge - Big Ben webcam
Explore the Westminster Bridge setting beside the Palace of Westminster. Big Ben refers to the bell inside the Elizabeth Tower; the view can change with the camera angle.
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The setting behind the frame
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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.
- Public life
Gunpowder Plot conspirators tried
Nearby · Westminster Hall
The surviving conspirators were tried for treason in Westminster Hall after the failed plot against Parliament.
- Public life
Charles I is tried in Westminster Hall
Nearby · Westminster Hall
Charles I appeared before a parliamentary court in Westminster Hall, the first trial of a reigning English king.
Source: UK Parliament
- 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
- War and conflict
Fire consumes the old Palace of Westminster
Nearby · Palace of Westminster
A fire destroyed most of the old Palace of Westminster. Westminster Hall survived, and the disaster led to the rebuilding of Parliament nearby.
Source: UK Parliament
- Royal occasions
Victoria first uses the Sovereign’s Entrance
Nearby · Palace of Westminster
Queen Victoria arrived for the State Opening through the Victoria Tower entrance, now called the Sovereign’s Entrance, for its first use in the new Palace.
- Buildings and transport
The Great Clock starts keeping time
Nearby · Elizabeth Tower, Palace of Westminster
The Great Clock in the Palace’s clock tower began keeping time. Big Ben’s first strikes followed on 11 July.
Source: UK Parliament
- Arts and culture
Big Ben rings for the first time
Nearby · Elizabeth Tower, Palace of Westminster
The Great Bell’s strikes were heard for the first time above Westminster, an audible landmark beside the bridge.
Source: UK Parliament
- Buildings and transport
New Westminster Bridge opens
At this location · Westminster Bridge
The replacement Westminster Bridge opened to the public, completing the crossing that still links Westminster and Lambeth.
Source: UK Parliament Hansard
- Arts and culture
Big Ben’s chimes reach radio listeners
Nearby · Elizabeth Tower, Palace of Westminster
The BBC first broadcast the Westminster Chimes to listeners across the United Kingdom on New Year’s Eve.
Source: UK Parliament
- War and conflict
Clock faces go dark during wartime
Nearby · Elizabeth Tower, Palace of Westminster
The Elizabeth Tower’s clock faces remained unlit under wartime blackout rules, while the clock continued to keep time.
Source: UK Parliament
- 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.
- Crime and remembrance
Attack on Westminster Bridge
At this location · Westminster Bridge
A vehicle attack on pedestrians crossing Westminster Bridge caused deaths and injuries. The attacker then entered the Palace of Westminster grounds through Carriage Gates.
- Royal occasions
Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral
Nearby · Westminster Abbey and the route from Westminster Hall
The Queen’s State Funeral took place at Westminster Abbey. Her coffin was carried from Westminster Hall to the Abbey in a procession through the neighbouring ceremonial district.
Source: Westminster Abbey
- Royal occasions
Coronation procession circles Parliament Square
Nearby · Parliament Square and Westminster Abbey
King Charles III and Queen Camilla travelled between Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey in the coronation processions, which passed around the east and south sides of Parliament Square.
Source: The Royal Family: retrospective Coronation Day account
Reading for this location
- Landmark contextBig Ben: the bell, the clock and Elizabeth Tower →
- Landmark contextWestminster Bridge: reading a riverside view →
- Landmark contextWestminster cameras: bridge versus square →
Location, source and frame limits
- Area
- Westminster
- Source junction
- Westminster Bridge/York Rd
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- Configured TfL still and short clip
- Capture time
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- Provider
- Transport for London · source details
- Viewing direction
- Not verified from the source position alone
- Source position
- 51.50090, -0.11762 · TfL camera catalogue ↗
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