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Houses of Parliament from the Thames, London, 1959

Subjects
Historic TowersRivers & StreamsSteamboats & Riverboats
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1959 (Chrome)
Front of Houses of Parliament from the Thames, London, 1959, c. 1959 linen postcard
Front
Back of Houses of Parliament from the Thames, London, 1959, c. 1959 linen postcard
Back

About this postcard

View across the Thames toward the Palace of Westminster, with the Victoria Tower at left, the central spire, and the Clock Tower of Big Ben at right. A small launch trails smoke on the water while barges lie moored in the foreground. The printed caption notes that the Victoria Tower rises four hundred feet and that the Clock Tower holds the bell whose notes, in its phrasing, are heard daily by listeners the world over. Millie and Ed wrote a short note after driving to South Hampton and spending the night in London, with time running short before they posted it. The river approach to Parliament, taken from a boat or the embankment, was a standard stop for visitors to the city in the 1950s.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hi, Took the car to South Hampton. Then spend the night in London Times getting short. See you soon Millie & Ed

PublisherValentine & Sons, Ltd.
HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT, LONDON. --- Houses of Parliament—Finely situated on the banks of the Thames, the Houses of Parliament make a superb picture as seen from the river. The Victoria Tower on the left rises to a height of four hundred feet. The Clock Tower on the right contains the world famous "Big Ben" whose sonorous notes may be heard daily by all "listeners" the world over.
PostmarkedBraintree
Addressed to
Mr. & Mrs. P. Fisher

11734 Farley Detroit, MI 39

Postcard record

PostmarkedBraintree
PublisherValentine & Sons, Ltd.
Series93095
ConditionGood
Place addressedMr. & Mrs. P. Fisher, 11734 Farley, Detroit, MI, 39
Place depictedHouses of Parliament, London, United Kingdom
Place depictedRiver Thames, London, United Kingdom
PublisherValentine & Sons, Ltd., Dundee and London, Scotland
NotesHeavy crosshatch linen-like texture across the surface; light creasing and surface wear. Series number 93095 printed at lower right corner of the front. Postmark: BRAINTREE 3 45 PM 18 [illegible] 1959 — divided-back "Valesque" card published by Valentine & Sons; stamp removed (torn corner at top right), marked "Air Mail" twice; message written in blue ink.

Cite this card

Houses of Parliament from the Thames, London, 1959, postcard, c. 1959. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/houses-of-parliament-from-the-thames-london-1959. Accessed November 3, 2026.