Royal Parade
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Royal Parade by Ian Capper as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Royal Parade
Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 28 Jul 2009
Built in the 1860s, it was named Royal Parade in the 1870s, not because of Queen Victoria but because of its connection with Napoleon III whose family moved into nearby Camden Place in 1870 (hence the 1870 alongside the words Royal Parade along the top of the building here). The family moved there following Napoleon's defeat and capture in the Battle of Sedan and subsequent removal as Emperor, with the deposed Emperor himself moving there in exile in 1871.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
51.411713
Longitude
0.075354