Over 120 years after it was built, the Blackwall Tunnel remains the main river crossing East of Tower Bridge, connecting the East End to South East London. It may be a surprise to learn, that a late Victorian Londoner, would have the same limited options to cross the river Thames as a Londoner today. In […]
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On the 27th April 1749, the first performance of George Frederic Handel’s Fireworks music was played in Green Park, London, marking a momentous occasion in the history of music and celebration in the city. The performance was commissioned by King George II to celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, which ended the War
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The City of London decided that the 1831 London Bridge, which had become too weak to support modern traffic, needed to be replaced. Instead of the Bridge being demolished, the bridge was actually sold to an American entrepreneur, for a little over $2.4 million. American Oil Tycoon Robert P. McCulloch transported the bridge to Lake
1945 In Memorial On this day is the Anniversary of the Hiroshima bomb drop
1965 Beatles release the album Help
2011 London Riots
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1895 Henry Wood conducted the first Promenade Concert
5th August King Charles II laid foundation stone to Greenwich Royal Observatory 1675 Read More »
Australia house has been in London for 100 years today
International Beer Day started in 2008
1858 Birth date of Emmeline Pankhurst Suffragette Campaigner She was born at Sloane St 9 Alpha Terrace, Moss Side Manchester. Pankhurst later moved to 60-62 Nelson St, Manchester, which is now the Pankhurst Centre. Many suffragettes do not appear on the 1911 census, the idea of boycotting the census data by either hiding or refusing to
1961 Ministry of Transport announced it was to introduce push-button crossings called Panda Crossings If you’ve ever walked on a busy street, you know how difficult it can be to cross safely. In the early 1960s, a solution was introduced in the United Kingdom that would eventually become the ubiquitous “zebra crossing.” But before the
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