Charing Cross bridge over the Thames in London - oil painting

A view of the river Thames is shown during a sunny autumn day in the city of London, UK. The people shown are seen standing on the 'South bank', with the 'Embankment' on the north side of the Thames. In this busy part of the city can be seen a number of distinctive land mark structures. Charing cross station can be seen, with a large development, known as Embankment Place, that was opened in 1989, on top of the Victorian railway station. The railway station is fed from railway lines coming across Hungerford bridge, built in 1870s and replacing an earlier design. For most of its life it has had a pedestrian footway of some form as well as carrying railway traffic. In recent years to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee, a new suspension walkway was added either side of the railway bridge, which can be seen on the right.
The location is popular with tourists and a few can be seen enjoying the mourning Autumn light. A man is leaning against one of the famous 'dolphin lamps' with populate both sides of the Thames and are of an intricate Victorian design. A couple are photographing each other, presumably with the intention of getting the Houses of Parliament in the frame, which can be found sightly further down the Embankment side, and of to the side of this composition.
This painting was done in oils on mounting board, sized at 20” x 16” and painted during summer 2021. It can be examined in better detail by following this link.