23rd August 1617

23rd August 1617

On This Day… 23rd August 1617 1st One Way Street   The first one-way streets were introduced in London.     Cockney Cabbies One Big City, Three London Cabbies and the Rest Is History #london #history #tours #guides #cabbies #taxis #londontaxis #blackcabs...
22nd August 1932

22nd August 1932

On This Day… 22nd August 1932 BBC First TV Broadcast   The BBC began its first experiments with television broadcasting.   Cockney Cabbies One Big City, Three London Cabbies and the Rest Is History #london #history #tours #guides #cabbies #taxis #londontaxis...
21st August 1952

21st August 1952

On this day… 21st August 1952 Joe Strummer Born   Co-founder and lead singer of The Clash. Born as John Graham Mellor in Turkey and raised in Scotland. “London Calling” is his. Died suddenly of a heart defect at his home in Somerset in 2002.  ...
18th August 1941

18th August 1941

On This Day…. 18th August 1941 Britain’s National Fire Service was established.   Cockney Cabbies One Big City, Three London Cabbies and the Rest Is History #london #history #tours #guides #cabbies #taxis #londontaxis #blackcabs #architecture...
17th August 1483

17th August 1483

On this Day… 17th August 1483 Edward V and brother Richard, Duke of York, killed in the Tower of London   The date presumed that two young princes, the uncrowned Edward V and his brother Richard, Duke of York, were killed in the Tower of London.   Cockney...