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ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
24th September 1924 Born today: Sheila MacRae, London England, actress (Jackie Gleason Show)
24th September 1918 Born today: Richard Hoggart, author/warden (Goldsmith's College London)
24th September 1917 Born today: William Putnam Bundy, London, editor (Lvaggerier and Vagaries)
24th September 1853 Northern Daily Times, 1st provincial daily newspaper, starts in London
24th September 1717 Horace Walpole, art historian and gothic author was born in London.
Time to get Physic in Chelsea
A 'Secret Garden' founded in 1673
Location: 66 Royal Hospital Road, SW3 4HS
Description: Situated in the heart of London - the Chelsea Physic Garden - is a 'Secret Garden' and a centre of education, beauty and relaxation.
Founded in 1673 by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries, it continues to research the properties, origins and conservation of over 5000 species.
The garden promotes the study of botany in relation to medicine, known as the physic or healing arts. As the second oldest botanic garden in England it still fulfils the traditional functions of scientific research and plant conservation and undertakes to educate and inform.
One not to be missed - check the webby for visiting hours - http://www.chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk/
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A unique Victorian Townhouse
Home to the cartoonist Edward Linley Sambourne.
2008-04-22
Debenhams. a loo with a view», 2.2km
A Farm In The City», 6.6km
Banking on the Thames Path», 8.8km
Fancy a Plum?», 3.4km
The Savoy Hotel», 2.5km
Wetlands in London», 3.1km
A Park with a View», 5.8km
A Jubilee Walk in London», 1.9km
What no Vicar?», 2.2km
Up the Junction», 1.9km
mapping London's most interesting and unusual places and history
