Other notable institutions which are or have been located on Horseferry Road include Broadwood and Sons, the Gas Light and Coke Company, British Standards Institution, the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, the Burberry Group, the Environment Agency headquarters in Horseferry House, the National Probation Service, the Department for Transport at no.
Phyllis Pearsall conceived and created the London A to Z map while living in a bedsit in Horseferry Road.
The ferry pier was the starting point for the flight of King James II from England in 1689.
In 1736, Princess Augusta, who became the mother of George III, crossed the Thames via the horse ferry on the way to her wedding.
5 (London) Regional Fire Control Centre during World War II,[5] and the headquarters of 26th Middlesex (Cyclist) Volunteer Rifle Corps.