by Cockney Cabbies | May 10, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 10th May 1886 Blackfriars Station Started The station was opened by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway company with the name St. Paul’s, and renamed in 1937. It underwent a major redevelopment between 2009 and 2012, with the platforms now...
by Cockney Cabbies | May 9, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 9th May 1930 Joan Sims Born Actor. Born Irene Joan Marion Sims in Laindon. Essex. She first appeared on stage in the early 1950s, and in 1958 was cast in ‘Carry on Nurse’. She became a stalwart of this film series, initially playing...
by Cockney Cabbies | May 8, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 8th May 1926 Sir David Attenborough Born Broadcaster and naturalist. Born in Isleworth, West London. He joined the B.B.C. in 1952. His first major natural history series was ‘Zoo Quest’ in 1954. Appointed controller of BB2 television...
by Cockney Cabbies | May 7, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 7th May 1812 Robert Browning Born Poet and playwright. Born Camberwell. His works include ‘Home Thoughts from Abroad’ and ‘The Pied Piper of Hamelin’. He fell in love with Elizabeth Barrett and married her secretly because of her father’s...
by Cockney Cabbies | May 6, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 6th May 1960 Princess Margaret Wedding Princess Margaret, sister of Queen Elizabeth II, married Anthony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey in London. It was the first televised royal wedding and was watched by more than 20 million viewers. ...
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