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This Week In London’s History Monday – 24th November 1868: The new meat market at Smithfield (known as the Central Market) is opened. Tuesday – 25th November 1952: Agatha Christie’s stage play, The Mousetrap, begins its run at the New Ambassadors Theatre in the West …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 17th November 1880: Three women graduate from the University of London with Bachelor of Arts degrees, becoming the first British women to do so. Tuesday – 18th November 2003: George W Bush arrives in London as part of …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 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. Tuesday – 11th November 1688: A Benedictine convent in St. …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 13th October 1884: At the International Meridian Conference (taking place in Washington, D.C.), Greenwich is established as the location for the ‘Prime Meridian’ – the starting point for calculating longitude and the world’s time zones. Tuesday – 14th …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 6th October 1985: Police Constable Keith Blakelock, whilst protecting firefighters during a riot in Tottenham, trips over and falls to the ground. Before he can regain his feet, he is hacked to death by a mob carrying knives …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 29th September 1829: The Metropolitan Police is founded by the Home Secretary, Robert Peel. In his honour, members of the force would become colloquially known as ‘bobbies’. Tuesday – 30th September 1928: Alexander Fleming discovers the antibacterial properties …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 22nd September 1955: A new television channel, ITV, launches at a ceremony at the Guildhall. Its broadcasting initially only covers the London area, but would be spread to the other UK regions over the next seven years. Tuesday …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 15th September 2004: Five pro-hunt protesters burst into the House of Commons, disrupting a parliamentary debate around the ban on hunting with dogs. Tuesday – 16th September 1977: Iconic glam rock musician Marc Bolan dies in a car …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 8th September 1915: During the first bombing raid on London of the First World War, a Zeppelin drops incendiary bombs near Fenchurch Street. Tuesday – 9th September 1960: Hugh John Mungo Grant is born in Hammersmith. He would …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 1st September 1856: Richard Westmacott, the sculptor responsible for numerous London landmarks, dies at his Mayfair home. Tuesday – 2nd September 1666: The Great Fire of London breaks out. It would burn for three days, destroying over 13,000 …