WHITEHALL
Christmas Day, 2020 “Whitehall - the most overrated place in London – just extraordinarily dull” Michael Caine The name was taken from the massive Palace of Whitehall that was the residence of Kings Henry VIII through to William III, before its destruction by fire in 1698; only the Banqueting House has survived. As well as government buildings, Whitehall is known for its memorial statues and monuments, including the UK's primary war memorial, the Cenotaph (above, right) . Check out the smorgasbord of A-listers on the walls of the Foreign, Development and Commonwealth Office ..... More statues - Haig, Montgomery and Alanbrooke …. Field Marshal Douglas Haig was a senior office of the British Army . His name has become synonymous with the madness of the First World War. He was nickna...