RealLONDONFacts

I occasionally tweet snippets I learn about London, I hope they are of interest but if not, scroll on past, life’s too short.

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In October 1843 a group of 14 diners ate a meal on the platform of Nelson's Column before the statue of Nelson was erected. #London #LDN

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In 1955 Mary Quant, Plunket Greene and Archie McNair open the UK’s first boutique, Bazaar, at 138a King’s Road, Chelsea #LDN #London #Fashion

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#OnThisDay 1601 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, was beheaded at the Tower of London for leading a rebellion against Queen Elizabeth I

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Vera Lynn went to Brampton Primary School, East Ham #London #LDN

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The Pet Shop Boys' West End Girls mentions the former Dive Bar below King's Head 48 Gerrard Street Soho "Running down underground to a dive bar"

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TFL Byelaw 7(1)(i) Except with written permission from the Operator, no person on the railway shall, to the annoyance of any person, sing.

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TFL Byelaw 10(2) No person shall enter through any train door until any person leaving by that door has passed through it. #London #LDN #TfL

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Famous cook 'Mrs Beeton' who published "The Book of Household Management", was born at 24 Milk Street, off Cheapside as Isabella Mayson #london #LDN

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#OnThisDay 1940 "The Shadows" drummer, composer & record producer Brian Bennett was born in Palmers Green, London

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#OnThisDay 1915 "Only Fools & Horses" actor Lennard Pearce, who played Grandad in the TV show, was born in Paddington, London

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#OnThisDay 1863 "Prisoner of Zenda" author Anthony Hope was born in Clapton, London

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#OnThisDay 1960 Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, architect of Waterloo Bridge, Battersea & Bankside Power Stations & the red telephone box died.

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#OnThisDay 1819 Writer & art critic, John Ruskin, was born at 54 Hunter Street, Brunswick Square, London

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Police doing point duty, in days long gone, had their own special hooks to hang their cloaks. There is still one overlooked and not too easy to spot near the intersection of Newport and St Martins Lane.
Many more curiosities at https://t.co/y1SPVF1QX6

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@_aidanhardy_ @QuestionLGBTedu Done ✅

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@LeTour Ridiculous

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Chigwell takes its name from Cicca's Well. Cicca was a personal Anglo Saxon name & 'wielle' meant 'well'. Cicca could have been a chieftain. #london #LDN

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Aldgate tube station is built on the site of a plague pit mentioned by Daniel Defoe in "Journal of a Plague Year" in which 1000+ were buried #london #LDN

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#OnThisDay 1601 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, was beheaded at the Tower of London for leading a rebellion against Queen Elizabeth I

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#OnThisDay 1940 "The Shadows" drummer, composer & record producer Brian Bennett was born in Palmers Green, London