by Cockney Cabbies | Mar 25, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 25th March 1807 Abolition of slavery The British abolition of slavery came in two parts: first the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act became law on 25 March 1807, which left slavery itself still permitted until the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833...
by Cockney Cabbies | Mar 24, 2022 | On This Day
On this Day… 24th March 1949 Philomena Davidson Davis Born Born London, she became the first female president of the Royal British Society of Sculptors in 1990, a post she held for six years. Our picture source gives a biography and bibliography. Cockney...
by Cockney Cabbies | Mar 23, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 23rd March 1929 Sir Roger Bannister Born Athlete and doctor. Born Roger Gilbert Bannister in Harrow. While still a medical student, he won the mile event in the Oxford versus Cambridge match four times between 1947 and 1950, and was a finalist in...
by Cockney Cabbies | Mar 22, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 22nd March 1948 Andrew Lloyd Webber Born Composer and impresario. Born in Kensingston. Immensely successful writer of stage musicals, including ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat’, ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’,...
by Cockney Cabbies | Mar 21, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 21st March 1889 London County Council Started Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the first directly elected strategic local government body for London. Replaced by the Greater London Council, covering a larger...
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