by Cockney Cabbies | Jun 15, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 15th June 1949 Simon Callow Born Actor, director, writer. Born Streatham. Cockney Cabbies One Big City, Three London Cabbies and the Rest Is History #london #history #tours #guides #cabbies #taxis #londontaxis #blackcabs #architecture...
by Cockney Cabbies | Jun 14, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 14th June 2017 Grenfell Fire Started Just before 1am a fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block of flats. This social housing block was on the north-east edge of the largely wealthy W11 post code, just south of Silchester Road. 72...
by Cockney Cabbies | Jun 13, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 13th June 1839 Sir Ernest George Born Architect. Born 9 Portland Place, now Bartholomew Street, SE1. His partnership with Harold Peto was extremely successful. They designed many of the houses in Harrington and Collingham Gardens including 39...
by Cockney Cabbies | Jun 12, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 12th June 1819 Charles Kingsley Born Born Devon. Christian Socialist and amateur naturalist. Supported his friend, Charles Darwin, when the Origin of Species was published. Wrote ‘The Water-Babies’, 1863, initially for his 4-year old...
by Cockney Cabbies | Jun 11, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 11th June 1776 John Constable Born Painter. Born in East Bergholt, on the Essex/Suffolk border. From 1819 Constable spent much of his time in Hampstead and many of his finest paintings are of Hampstead landscapes. He died in Fitzrovia and is...
Recent Comments