About the Area for SilverDoor Serviced Apartments in London - London Bridge

London is the capital of England and of the United Kingdom. On 6th February 1952, Elizabeth Windsor became Queen Elizabeth II upon the death of her father King George VI and Buckingham Palace in Westminster remains her principal home. London is also home to approximately 7.5 million people and until the early 20’s was the most populous city in the world.

London was established as a civilian town by the Romans about seven years after the invasion of AD43, however there is evidence of prehistoric settlement in London dating from at least a thousand years before that. The name Londinium is thought to be pre-Celtic in origin and although there has been no academic consensus, it probably means "the flowing river".

During London’s 2,000 years of recorded history, it has experienced plague, devastating fire, civil war and two world wars; yet, it has still grown to become one of the most important business, financial and cultural capitals in the world.

The city is a major tourist destination, with four world heritage sites and numerous iconic landmarks such as the Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey and the London Eye amongst its many attractions, along with famous institutions such as the British Museum and the National Gallery.

London is made up of 32 boroughs, plus the City of London borough, and about 22 per cent of London's population were born outside of the UK, which is what makes it such an ethnically-mixed and culturally-diverse city.

Travel around London on public transport is easy and frequent. The London Underground (more commonly known as “The Tube”) serves 275 stations and there are hundreds of bus routes serving the city and suburban areas. London has five main train stations:-Waterloo, Victoria, St. Pancras, Paddington and Euston, with trains running to all of Britain’s major cities. Waterloo station is also the terminus for the Eurostar train to Paris.

With a large port and five international airports, London is a major international transport hub. Its main airport at Heathrow carries more international passengers than any other airport in the world.

London Bridge over the River Thames, links the City of London on the north bank to Southwark on the south. It is between Cannon Street Railway Bridge and Tower Bridge; it also forms the western end of the Pool of London. London's original bridge made this one of the most famous bridges in the world, however the previous one was shipped to Lake Havasau City in Arizona. It was the only bridge over the Thames in London until Westminster Bridge was opened in 1750. On the south side of the bridge is Southwark Cathedral and London Bridge station. On the north side is the monument to the Great Fire of London and Monument tube station. A bridge has existed at or near the present site for nearly 2000 years.

London Bridge is home to the conveniently named London Bridge Hospital, Guy’s Hospital and the H.M.S. Belfast on the Thames which is frequently used as a popular venue for receptions and smaller banquets.

Direct links to Cannon Street and Warterloo Stations make this a true pivotal point on the south bank of the river. Being on the Northern Line Tube one will have an easy connections to Bank, King’s Cross, and Euston. A walkway along the riverbank connects to many bridges and is a part of the London marathon route which, once a year, has up to 100,000 entrants raising millions of pounds for charity.