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DCI Ryan’s London
Explore the London landmarks behind DCI Ryan: The Met Years – click on the numbered places on the map to get started
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Westminster
The Palace of Westminster, home of the UK Parliament, stands on the north bank of the Thames beneath the Elizabeth Tower and its Great Bell, Big Ben. It is the setting of Time of Death, the first DCI Ryan: The Met Years novel. It’s 2003, and Trainee Detective Constable Max Ryan is handed the case of a missing clock mechanic, whose disappearance from Big Ben’s tower made the workers of the Palace late by precisely seven minutes…
- Elizabeth Tower – completed in 1859, the clock tower is one of the most recognisable landmarks in the world.
- Westminster Hall – the oldest part of the Palace, built in 1097.
- Westminster Bridge – the best views of the Palace and its clock tower, from across the river.
Tower Bridge
Opened in 1894, Tower Bridge is London’s great Victorian bascule bridge, whose roadway still lifts to let tall ships pass along the Thames beside the Tower of London. It will feature in the second DCI Ryan: The Met Years novel – title to be announced.
- High-level walkways – glass-floored walkways 42 metres above the river.
- Victorian engine rooms – the original steam engines that once raised the bridge.
- Tower of London – the 11th-century fortress stands beside the bridge on the north bank.
Shakespeare’s Globe
On Bankside, close to the site of the original playhouse of 1599, Shakespeare’s Globe is a faithful reconstruction of the open-air theatre, opened in 1997 with the first thatched roof allowed in London since the Great Fire of 1666. It will feature in the third DCI Ryan: The Met Years novel – title to be announced.
- The Yard – audiences can still stand in the open yard to watch a play, just as they did in Shakespeare’s day.
- Sam Wanamaker Playhouse – the Globe’s intimate, candlelit indoor theatre.
- Bankside – the riverside walk links the Globe with Tate Modern and the Millennium Bridge.
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