Monday Miscellanea

Dave Haste
By Dave Haste Last edited 160 months ago
Monday Miscellanea

This Week In London’s History

  • Monday - 8th November 1674: John Milton, author of Paradise Lost, dies of gout in his house at Finsbury.
  • Tuesday - 9th November 1911: The Victoria Palace Theatre is opened opposite Victoria Station. Wednesday - 10th November 1862: This first Lambeth Bridge is opened. It would soon fall into disrepair, and in 1932 it would be replaced with the structure we know today. Thursday - 11th November 1688: A Benedictine convent in St. John’s Square, Clerkenwell, is destroyed by an anti-Catholic mob during the revolt against King James II. Friday - 12th November 1974: A 9lb salmon is caught in the Thames - the first time that such a fish has been caught in the dirty old river since 1834 - and sent to the British Museum for identification. Improvements in the water quality are hailed.

    Random London Quote Of The Week

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    Last Updated 08 November 2010