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ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
22nd September 1924 Illustrator and author Charles Keeping was born in Lambeth.
22nd September 1891 Footballer and writer Charlie Buchan was born in Plumstead.
22nd September 1870 5-time British Wimbledon tennis champion Charlotte Cooper was born in Ealing.
22nd September 1788 Author, practical joker and inventor of the postcard, Theodore Hook, was born in London.
22nd September 1761 The Coronation of George III in Westminster Abbey.
22nd September 1735 Robert Walpole the first British Prime Minister to live at 10 Downing Street.
22nd September 1694 Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, creator of Gregorian calendar, was born in London.
London's First Traffic Island
London's first traffic island gains revenge on its benefactor.
Location: St James Street, Piccadilly, London
Description: This is where London's first traffic island was built in 1864. It was funded by one Colonel Pierpoint who was afraid of being knocked down on his way to (and more likely from) his Pall Mall club. When it was finished, the good colonel dashed across the road to admire his creation and was unceremoniously bowled over by a cab!
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Thomas Crapper Flush House», 4.4km
Parachute Pioneer lived here», 13.km
Coldplay Ancestor's Summer Time», 11.km
Stuntman Blondins Niagara Villa», 7.4km
Robert Falcon Scott lived here», 1.9km
The Scott Family Lodgings», 1.6km
Curse of Tutankhamun», 2.3km
The World's First Ever Cashpoint», 10.km
Millicent Fawcett Statue», 0.7km
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