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London, Diamond Jubilee Grandstand, Whitehall 1897
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Memories of London, Diamond Jubilee Grandstand, Whitehall 1897

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of London, Diamond Jubilee Grandstand, Whitehall 1897

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I disagree with the date given. I think this is 1897 and shows the temporary grandstand on the corner of Whitehall and what was to become Horse Guards Avenue. The grandstand could accommodate 4,000 persons and was built for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The site had been empty for over ten years, the previous building was called Carrington House. To the right of the photograph is the Banqueting Hall ...see more