by Cockney Cabbies | Mar 15, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 15th March 1899 Marylebone Station Started A Central London railway terminus and London Underground complex, designed by Henry William Braddock. Originally it was the London terminus of the former Great Central Railway, and is now the London...
by Cockney Cabbies | Mar 14, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 14th March 1933 Michael Caine Born Actor. Born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite in St Olave’s Hospital, Rotherhithe. His career started in repertory theatre and television, eventually getting his big break in the film ‘Zulu’. He went...
by Cockney Cabbies | Mar 13, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day….. 13th March 1935 Driving Tests Introduced in Britain Cockney Cabbies One Big City, Three London Cabbies and the Rest Is History #london #history #tours #guides #cabbies #taxis #londontaxis #blackcabs #architecture #historical...
by Cockney Cabbies | Mar 12, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 12th March 1908 Max Wall Born Comedian and actor. Born Maxwell George Lorimer at 37 Glenshaw Mansions, Brixton. His parents were both music-hall entertainers. After his father’s death, his mother married Harry Wallace, from whom he adapted...
by Cockney Cabbies | Mar 11, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 11th March 1885 Malcolm Campbell Born Holder of land and water speed records. Born Chislehurst, Kent. He broke the land speed record for the first time in 1924 and went on to break it a further nine times (five at Daytona Beach, Florida). His...
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