London - Old and New


1What now stands on the site of the place of execution at Tyburn?
2What now stands on the site of the notorious Newgate prison?
3Which London river, now flowing underground, rises in Hampstead, flows through St. Pancras, down Farringdon Street and enters the Thames by Blackfriars Bridge?
4Which London river, now flowing underground, rises at Finsbury Circus, flows through the City of London and enters the Thames by Cannon Street railway station?
5What now occupies the site of the Bankside Power Station in Southwark?
6What was the name of the first prefabricated building that was erected on the medieval London Bridge in 1577?
7What was the second bridge to be built over the Thames in London in 1750?
8The Crystal Palace was re-erected on which hill in South London after the Great Exhibition of 1851?
9Outside of which building in Whitehall was King Charles I executed?
10Which British Queen is reputedly buried under Platform 8 at Kings Cross railway station?
quiz kindly submitted by Jim Cutler on 20th July 2011