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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.
Thatcher Lived Here
Margaret Thatchers former home when she became Tory leader.
Location: 19 Flood Street, Chelsea, London
Description: This house was bought by Margaret and Denis Thatcher in 1967, but the house first hit newspaper pages in the early 1970s, when the Iron Lady-in-waiting was Education Secretary.
Her abolition of free school milk attracted hordes of photographers and the extremely catchy 'Thatcher the milk snatcher' nickname.
In 1975, when Thatcher succeeded Edward Heath as Conservative leader, photographers again camped outside the house and took the famous picture of her sweeping the front patio, refusing to comment on the outcome of the contest.
It is believed that the dining room, which now boasts light oak panelling and a 'boardroom ambience', was the venue for the first meeting of her shadow cabinet.
Thatcher finally sold up in 1986.
The three-storey house, worth about £28,000 in 1967, has four bedrooms, three reception rooms, and parking space to the rear.
Ranking This Month: 2359/2811
Pages Hit This Month: 36
Link to This Page: http://www.shadyoldlady.com/location/1758
Credits: The Observer
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Margaret Thatchers former home when she became Tory leader. |
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