This Week In London’s History
- Monday – 15 July 1966: A ‘colour bar’ at Euston Station, preventing black people from holding positions where they might come into contact with members of the public, is overturned.
- Tuesday – 16 July 1924: Crowds of photographers, reporters and ‘autograph seekers’ greet the pilots of the first (successful) round-the-world flight as it lands at Croydon airport for its London stopover.
- Wednesday – 17 July 1974: A bomb explodes in a tourist-packed room of the Tower of London, killing one person and injuring 41 others. No-one claims responsibility for the bombing, and no culprits are found.
- Thursday – 18 July 1555: The College of Arms, the organisation responsible for various matters of heraldry, is 'reincorporated' by a royal charter issued by Mary I (and granted new premises just south of St Paul's Cathedral).
- Friday – 19 July 1932: The current Lambeth Bridge is opened by George V, replacing an earlier suspension bridge that was awkward to use and in a state of disrepair.
Random London Quote Of The Week
I'm leaving because the weather is too good. I hate London when it's not raining.
Groucho Marx
Photo by Gordon Calder via the Londonist Flickr Pool.
