This Week In London’s History Monday – 23rd February 1633: Samuel Pepys is born in Salisbury Court, Fleet Street. His detailed private diary from the 1660s would become well-known when published in the 19th century. Tuesday – 24th February 1987: The London Daily News, a …
This Week In London’s History Monday – 16th February 1659: The first known handwritten British cheque is written by a Nicholas van Acker, payable to a Mr Delboe and drawn on Messrs Morris and Clayton, scriveners and bankers of the City of London. Reports vary …
This Week In London’s History Monday – 9th February 1996: The IRA detonates a massive bomb near South Quay DLR station, just south of Canary Wharf. The explosion kills two men working in a nearby newsagents shop and causes £85 million worth of damage to …
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 – 26th January 1926: In Soho, Scottish inventor John Logie Baird conducts the first public demonstration of television. Tuesday – 27th January 1772: The Pantheon, an entertainment venue on Oxford Street, is opened. Wednesday – 28th January 1807: The …
This Week In London’s History Monday – 19th January 1917: A fire breaks out at a munitions factory in Silvertown, East London, igniting some 50 tonnes of TNT. The resulting explosion kills 73 people, injures some 400 more, and damages as many as 70,000 buildings …
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 – 5th January 1964: The Underground’s first automatic ticket barrier is installed at Stamford Brook station. Tuesday – 6th January 1725: The doors to Guy’s Hospital are opened for the first time. 60 patients are admitted. Wednesday – 7th …
This Week In London’s History Monday – 29th December 1940: During the course of a massive air raid, London sustains so much damage that the night is later dubbed ‘The Second Great Fire of London’. Tuesday – 30th December 1919: Lincoln’s Inn admits its first …
This Week In London’s History Monday – 22th December 1974: A bomb explodes at the Victoria home of Conservative leader and former Prime Minister Edward Heath. No-one is hurt. Tuesday – 23rd December 1690: At Greenwich Royal Observatory, astronomer John Flamsteed catalogues what he believes …
This Week In London’s History Monday – 15th December 1906: The Great Northern, Piccadilly & Brompton Railway is opened, running from Finsbury Park to Hammersmith. It would later become the Piccadilly Line, and… Tuesday – 16th December 1977: … an extension to Heathrow Central is …
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