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This list of demolished buildings and structures in London lists buildings, structures and urban scenes of particular architectural, historical, scenic or social interest in London which have been demolished or which were destroyed by bombing in World War II.

Old photographs, prints and paintings provide some insight into how London has changed.

Name	Date of construction	Date of destruction	Image	Location	Notes
Adelphi Buildings	1768-72	1930s		Adelphi	A neo-classical terrace of 24 houses by the Adam brothers.
Barnard's Inn	17th Century	After 1879		Fetter Lane	Former Inn of Chancery. Hall still survives, owned by Gresham College.
Bridewell Palace	16-17th Century	1863-4		Blackfriars	Residence of Henry VIII 1515–1523, prison and hospital from 1556, largely rebuilt after the Great Fire of London, closed 1855.
Cloth Fair	17th Century	1917		Smithfield	An area of old houses and narrow lanes adjoining the church of St Bartholomew-the-Great. One 17th century house survives.
Clifford's Inn	18th Century	1934		Fleet Street	The longest surviving Inn of Chancery, founded in 1344, dissolved in 1903. Only the gatehouse remains.
Crystal Palace	1851	1936		Hyde Park	Built by Joseph Paxton for the Great Exhibition of 1851, rebuilt in different form in South London 1854, destroyed by fire.
Devonshire House	c 1740	1924		Piccadilly	Built by William Kent for the Dukes of Devonshire
Dorchester House	1853	1929		Park Lane	Palatial house built by Robert Stayner Holford, replaced by the Dorchester Hotel.
Drury Lane	17th Century	1890		Drury Lane	Old houses including the former 'Cock and Magpie' tavern (with sign), which had become Stockley's Bookshop by 1876.
East India House	1729	1861		Leadenhall Street	Designed by merchant and amateur architect Theodore Jacobsen. Much of British India was governed from here until the British government took control in 1858.
Newgate Prison	1770-82	1904		Old Bailey	First built in 1188, closed 1902, the Central Criminal Court now stands on the site.
Northumberland House	c 1605	1874		Trafalgar Square	London residence of the Dukes of Northumberland.
Old London Bridge	12th-17th Century	1758-1831		River Thames	Houses on the bridge were demolished in 1758-62, the bridge itself following the completion of a new bridge by James Rennie in 1831.
Old Mansion House	1668	1929		Cheapside	Built by Sir Christopher Wren for Sir William Turner, Lord Mayor of London 1668-9.
Old St Paul's Cathedral	1087–1314	1666		Ludgate Hill	Severely in decline by the 17th century, destroyed in the Great Fire of London.
Oxford Arms, Warwick Lane	17th Century	1876		City of London	One of the last surviving galleried inns in London.
Queen Square	1716-1725	19th Century		Bloomsbury	Many of the original houses were converted for use as hospitals. The square today is largely occupied by hospital buildings.
Regent Street	1814-25	1895-1927		Regent Street	Originally built by John Nash as a new thoroughfare, entailing much demolition, completely redeveloped 1895-1927.
River Fleet	17-18th Century	18-19th Century		Blackfriars	River converted into New Canal by 1680; covered over, in part by New Bridge Street, prior to opening of Blackfriars Bridge in 1769.
Royal Panopticon	1854	1882		Leicester Square	Showcase venue for the best achievements in Science and Arts of the time, converted to theatre after only 2 years. Destroyed by fire.
Sir Paul Pindar's House	17th Century	1890		Bishopsgate	Became a tavern in the 18th Century, frontage preserved in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Whitehall Palace	15-17th Century	1698		Whitehall	Largest palace in Europe, London residence of the English monarchs 1530-1698, all except Banqueting House destroyed by fire.
Wych Street	16-17th Century	1901		Aldwych	Part of the area around Drury Lane which survived the Great Fire of London, the street contained decrepit Elizabethan houses, with projecting wooden jetties.