The Cenotaph, Whitehall of Versailles on 28 June 1919. As one of a series of temporary wooden monuments constructed along the route of the parade, Whitehall's was not proposed until two weeks before the event. Following deliberations by the Peace Celebrations Committee, Lutyens was invited to Downing Street. There, the British Prime Minister, David Lloyd George, proposed that the monument should be a catafalque, like the one intended for the Arc de Triomphe in Paris for the corresponding Victory Parade in France, but Lutyens proposed instead that the design be based on a cenotaph. The temporary wood-and-plaster structure had the same shape as
The Cut, London the area from the early 19th century. A boxing gymnasium situated above a pub on The Cut is alleged to be where the modern rules for the sport of boxing were penned. The street is also now home to a range of restaurants, shops and offices. The Cut forms part of the B300 route between Borough High Street and Westminster Bridge Road. Other streets nearby include Baylis Road to the southwest and Union Street to the east. The Cut, London The Cut (formerly New Cut) is a street in London which runs between Waterloo Road in Lambeth and Blackfriars Road