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Aston Webb, British architect, bio motivation and courage.

Sir Aston Webb GCVO CB RA FRIBA was a British architect who designed the principal facade of Buckingham Palace and the main building of the Victoria and Albert Museum, among other major works around England, many of them in partnership with Ingress Bell. Administrative / Biographical History Born, London,1849; President, Architectural Association, 1884; President, Royal Institute of British…

The future of London: New life for the The London Society

“As London builds its future, why are its residents so cynical about what and whom all of these cranes represent? ”

Describing itself as “an organisation of citizens committed to providing a public platform for the discussion of London’s future”, the London Society recently relaunched itself to much fanfare. The organisation, supported by its newly launched publication, aims to bring Londoners…

The Admiralty Arch, which takes its name from the nearby Royal Navy Headquarters, was designed by Sir Aston Webb, a noted English architect who is also credited with working on such landmarks as Buckingham Palace. The structure was completed around 1911, after King Edward VII had passed away.

The Admiralty Arch was part of a masterplan created by Aston Webb to turn the Mall into a stately royal boulevard. The arch was a majestic barrier between the crowded Trafalgar Square and the more distinguished area around the royal palace.

A Latin inscription on one side of the arch pays tribute to the famous queen: "In the tenth year of the reign of King Edward VII, to Queen Victoria from a grateful nation, 1910".