by Cockney Cabbies | Jul 26, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day 26th July 1803 Southern Iron Railway Company Started A transport system from London to Portsmouth was needed, either a canal or a tramway. The engineer William Jessop, recommended a tramway. He was given the job to build the first phase, from the Thames...
by Cockney Cabbies | Jul 16, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 16th July 1846 London and North Western Railway Started Formed by the amalgamation of the Grand Junction Railway, London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway. In 1922 merged with other companies to form the London,...
by Cockney Cabbies | Jul 14, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 15th July 1573 Inigo Jones Born Architect and stage designer. Born near Smithfield. Never married. He studied architecture in Italy and brought the new Palladian designs to Britain. Became Surveyor of the King’s Works, the king’s...
by Cockney Cabbies | Jul 13, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 14th July 1766 Grand Union Canel Opening The official opening of the 137 mile long Grand Union Canal (Britain’s longest canal) that links London to Birmingham. Cockney Cabbies One Big City, Three London Cabbies and the Rest Is History...
by Cockney Cabbies | Jul 13, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 13th July 1811 Sir George Gilbert Scott Born Architect. Born in Gawcott, Buckinghamshire. Often styled ‘Sir Gilbert Scott’. His London work includes: St Giles’ Church in Camberwell, St Mary Abbots in Kensington, the Albert...
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