great stone gate

Welcome to a new week. Here’s some Monday-shaped Londony trivia.

100,000 Great British Pounds for a virtual strip search machine 50 pence for a serving of beans on toast which will not only fill you up but will also Help A London Child 14,567 animals at London Zoo but possibly more, possibly less… we’ll know …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 12th January 1619: The Banqueting House at Whitehall is destroyed by fire. It would soon be rebuilt. Tuesday – 13th January 1583: Eight people are killed when scaffold seating collapses at the Bear Garden – an arena for …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 14th January 1437: The Great Stone Gate at the south side of London Bridge collapses, taking down two bridge arches and several houses with it. Tuesday – 15th January 1867: The ice on Regent’s Park Lake gives way …