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Cameras at the City's edges and London's landmarks. The Tube lines that serve the Square Mile. The Thames at Tower Pier. Today's light.

Today's light and the river

Updated 18:32.

Sunrise06:42At Bank junction.

Sunset16:47Golden hour from about 15:47: free viewpoints.

The Thames at Tower Pier-1.98 mFalling, reading at 18:00. Height above Ordnance Datum (roughly mean sea level); it swings about 7 metres between tides.

The Tube in the City

Lines that serve the Square Mile. Details and journey planning on TfL's site.

CentralGood Service
CirclePart Closure
DistrictPart Closure
DLRPart Closure
Elizabeth lineReduced Service
Hammersmith & CityGood Service
MetropolitanMinor Delays
NorthernGood Service
Waterloo & CityPlanned Closure

Cameras at the City's edges

TfL traffic cameras, still images that refresh every few minutes. Reload this page for the latest.

Traffic camera view: Tower Bridge approach — Tower Bridge approach

Traffic camera view: Victoria Embankment at Temple — Victoria Embankment at Temple

Traffic camera view: Aldgate, Whitechapel High Street — Aldgate, Whitechapel High Street

Traffic camera view: Spitalfields, Commercial Street — Spitalfields, Commercial Street

Traffic camera view: Smithfield, Farringdon Road — Smithfield, Farringdon Road

Traffic camera view: Blackfriars Road — Blackfriars Road

Cameras at London landmarks

TfL traffic cameras, still images that refresh every few minutes. Reload this page for the latest.

Traffic camera view: Trafalgar Square — Trafalgar Square

Traffic camera view: Parliament Square — Parliament Square

Traffic camera view: Piccadilly Circus — Piccadilly Circus

Traffic camera view: Westminster Bridge — Westminster Bridge

Traffic camera view: Waterloo Bridge — Waterloo Bridge

Traffic camera view: Strand, Lancaster Place — Strand, Lancaster Place

Cameras and Tube status: Powered by TfL Open Data. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2016 and Geomni UK Map data © and database rights [2019]. Thames level: this uses Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta), Open Government Licence v3.0. Sunrise and sunset: our own calculation for Bank junction. City of London Live is independent and not endorsed by Transport for London, the Environment Agency or the City of London Corporation.