by Cockney Cabbies | Apr 16, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 16th April 1938 Clapham Odeon Opened Cinema. Designed by George Coles. The use of neon lights on its exterior gave it a distinctive look at night. It closed in 1972, but permission to demolish it was refused. It reopened as ‘The...
by Cockney Cabbies | Apr 15, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 15th April 1887 Lady Violet Bonham-Carter Born Politician and diarist. Born where her parents were living at the time, at Eton House, John Street (now Keat’s Grove), Hampstead, as (Helen) Violet Asquith, daughter of PM Herbert. Involved in...
by Cockney Cabbies | Apr 14, 2022 | On This Day
On THis Day… 14th April 1940 David Hope, Bishop of London 1992 Bishop of London 1991-5. 2005 created a life peer, Baron Hope of Thornes. 2013 caught up in a scandal concerning the 2003 child abuser, Dean of Manchester, Robert Waddington, whom Hope had not...
by Cockney Cabbies | Apr 13, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 13th April 1937 Edward Fox Born Actor Edward Fox was born in Chelsea 85 years ago today. He has appeared in over 50 films and has featured in many television series over the years. In addition to film and television work, he has received acclaim...
by Cockney Cabbies | Apr 12, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 12th April 1941 Bobby Moore Born Footballer. Born Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore in Upney Hospital, Barking, Essex. Played for West Ham 1958-74. He had already played for the England youth and under-twenty-threes teams before being selected for...
by Cockney Cabbies | Apr 11, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day 11th April 1770 George Canning Born Prime Minister 1827-1827 (only 119 days, the shortest PM tenure). Born Marylebone. 21 September 1809, Putney Heath, fought a duel with Lord Castlereagh, Secretary of State for War, over the deployment of troops. Should...
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