norman wisdom

More historical trivia for a Monday Morning.

It’s Waltham Forest Council v. the government over the issue of school building. Bit short of dosh? The City remains the place to be as bonuses rocket unashamedly… …or you could always invent some children. Southwark is facing a HUGE lawsuit over the closure of …

Last week on Londonist, in numbers and magically translated into photographic illustration… 600,000 Great British Pounds in the red that is plunging the ICA into possible closure this May 120 metre high wind turbine for Hackney gets support from locals 100 years old: happy birthday …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 2nd February 1874: Liverpool Street Station is opened. Tuesday – 3rd February 1794: 20 people are killed at the Haymarket Theatre and many more injured in a crush to see King George III. Wednesday – 4th February 1915: …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 4th February 1915: Norman Wisdom is born in Marylebone. He would become a very successful entertainer, as well as (bizarrely) a cult film icon in Albania. Tuesday – 5th February 1924: The Greenwich Time Signal pips are broadcast …