by Cockney Cabbies | Aug 9, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 9th August 1902 Coronation of King Edward VII King Edward VII. Originally scheduled for 26 June but delayed due to the main player needing to have his appendix out, an innovative operation at the time. The elderly Archbishop Temple officiated and...
by Cockney Cabbies | Aug 8, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day…. 8th August 1859 Charing Cross Railway Company Started The company was formed by the South Eastern Railway Company with the sole task of building the extension and the terminal at Charing Cross, built on the site of Hungerford Market. Cockney...
by Cockney Cabbies | Jul 27, 2022 | On This Day
On This Day… 27th July 2012 2012 Olympics Started The first event was held on 25 July in Cardiff but the opening ceremony in London was on the 27th. Closing ceremony 12 August. Cockney Cabbies One Big City, Three London Cabbies and the Rest Is History...
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...
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