Do you know where this is in London?

[SundayBells]

This is a really odd one I know.

This is a (blurred out) photo of my husband and his friend when they were teenagers. They'd hitched to London in the 1970s to see a band and had the time of their lives.

This is the only photo they have of the trip. Neither of them know where this photo was taken and, as they have a special occasion coming up, I would love to be able to tell them.

I've tried reversing the image and everything else I can so I'm throwing myself on the collective wisdom on MN. Can anyone help please?

Do they remember where they saw the band? Or which band?

I think that this might be it.

whitehall/ Horse Guards parade/ admiralty arch area?

I think you have it! I agree it looks very much like there. I initially thought Trafalgar Square, but yours matches very well.

Looks quite like Whitehall to me too

That was my first thought as well.

No, I mean if she finds the right location and says to them..here’s where you were..how will they know its right if they cant remember?

oh what a gorgeous thread! A lovely op and helpful people.

I reckon that’s the Bank of England

It looks like Marble Arch, a bit.

My first thought was also TS but on reflection Whitehall seems more likely, especially the plinth of the statue of the Duke of Cambridge.

Bank of England was my immediate thought too.

I would say Whitehall too.

I also thought Whitehall! I was also going to suggest @OP that you post this on Reddit. It’s a very different demographic to MN 🤣 but they have very good London-specific subreddits with very knowledgeable users who can hopefully corroborate the answers you’ve got here.

I also thought Bank as other have said, maybe Tivoli Corner which is a covered area of pavement with a hole in the top. Not described it very well but use google to have a look.

This was my gut reaction, so I think @cordialzempy's suggestion of the statue plinth is a likely candidate.

I would have said Bank

Don't be so mean.

My first thought was Whitehall too. I’m intrigued to hear what you might do.

Parliament Sq. bottom of a statue. Looking back towards Westminster Bridge/Big Ben.

It's really similar to the Duke of Cambridge statue plinth, but not quite the same – the DofC plinth has more curved angles than the plinth in the OP's photo

Might jog their memory 🤷‍♀️

Has anyone else just spent the last five minutes on Google street view travelling all around the Bank of England and up and down Threadneedle Street, Cheapside, St Paul's etc? 😂

I think it’s likely to be near somewhere very famous that they visited. So 10 Downing St & Whitehall would fit. Bank not an obvious destination for teens to visit in the 70s. Speaking as someone who was a teen in the 70s

Im another one whose immediate thought was Bank.