Professor Sadie Morgan of dRMM and chair of the New London Sounding Board, tells us her favourite thing about London from our '50 of the best' series.

Pick a bridge, any bridge. My favourite place in London is bang in the middle of the River Thames. There is no park or open space that provides such wonderful vistas—north to south, east to west—of our beautiful city. Criss-crossing this incredible body of water pushed and pulled all the way from Oxfordshire to the North Sea gives limitless views, a fresh river breeze and a profound sense of freedom. Forever in a rush, I always stop in the middle of any London bridge to reflect on the accumulation of human endeavour from the Romans to the present day—that every element of the built environment, from the sewers to the streets, towers and domes, represent the aspirations of an individual and a team. I then move on with a spring in my step and a renewed sense of purpose.