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TOUR OF THE MONTH
ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
22nd October 1960 Charlton Athletic Football Club draw 6-6 against Middlesborough.
22nd October 1941 Born today: Charles Keating, London England, actor (Carl Hutchins-Another World)
22nd October 1938 Actor Derek Jacobi, was born in Leytonstone, London.
22nd October 1910 Millwall open their new ground The Den after 4 previous grounds on Isle of Dogs.
22nd October 1904 QPR Football Club play their first game at their new ground Loftus Road.
22nd October 1897 World's 1st car dealer opens in London.
A Monastery and a Bard
Named after a Dominican monastery and home to the great Bard.
Location: Blackfriars, EC4V
Description: In modern London, Blackfriars probably means one of a couple of things...travel links, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, the Great Fire of London...I'm sure there are loads more.
But, Blackfriars is actually named after a Dominican monastery that stood there until the 15th century, and, the 'great bard' Shakespeare once resided there.
Not only is the area a useful travel hub for all and sundry, but one can romanticise about days gone by and what once was.
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The Grapes
Dickens based 'Our Mutual Friend' on this pub.
2005-10-08
Public Records Office», 8.2km
Not a nice way to go», 0.8km
Brunel's Tree...Alive & Kicking», 2.2km
Syon House & Gosford Park», 9.3km
Chalk... but no Cheese», 2.7km
Parliament Hill Park, But Why?», 4.0km
Home to an Adventurer», 3.3km
Henry VIIIs Kennels», 3.5km
Peter Pan - Still a Legend», 1.0km
A Bridge and a Rose», 1.0km
mapping London's most interesting and unusual places and history
