30th June 1894

30th June 1894

On This Day… 30th June 1894 Tower Bridge Started   Named not for its own two towers but for the nearby, pre-existing Tower. Designed by Horace Jones, the City Architect, in collaboration with the engineer, John Wolfe Barry. 8 years to build. Discovering London...
29th June 1905

29th June 1905

On This Day… 29th June 1905 Automobile Asssociation Started   The Automobile Association, originally set up to help motorists avoid police speed traps, opened its first office in Fleet Street in 1905.   Cockney Cabbies One Big City, Three London Cabbies and the...
28th June 1989

28th June 1989

On This Day… 28th June 1989 Opening of Austin Friars House   Our picture shows part of this building in 1970, before the restoration.   Cockney Cabbies One Big City, Three London Cabbies and the Rest Is History #london #history #tours #guides #cabbies #taxis...
25th June 1963

25th June 1963

On This Day… 25th June 1963 George Michael Born   Born as Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, he was immensely successful with Andrew Ridgeleyin the 1980s pop music duo Wham! (Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go) and then in a solo career.   Died at his home in...
25th June 1963

25th June 1963

On This Day… 25th June 1963 George Michael Born   Born as Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, he was immensely successful with Andrew Ridgeleyin the 1980s pop music duo Wham! (Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go) and then in a solo career.   Died at his home in...