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ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
22nd July 2006 Arsenal's new stadium The Emirates officially opened.
22nd July 2005 Jean Charles de Menezes is shot dead by plain clothes police at Stockwell tube station.
22nd July 1971 Born today: Charlotte Gainsbourg, London England, actress (Little Thief)
22nd July 1944 Born today: Rick Davies, London England, rock vocalist/keyboardist (Supertramp)
22nd July 1928 Fulham football legend Jimmy Hill was born in Balham, South London.
22nd July 1919 De Falla and Massine's Three-cornered Hat, premieres in London
22nd July 1844 Born today: William Archibald Spooner, London, reverend/inventor (spoonerisms)
22nd July 1814 The Earliest known match played at Lord's Cricket Ground.
Entrance To See The Queen...
Originally built as the entrance to Buckingham Palace.
Location: Marble Arch, WIY
Description: Marble Arch is a well-known landmark, seemingly lost on its own island. But...It was originally built as the entrance to Buckingham Palace but not used. Inside the Arch is a tiny office which used to be a police station.
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Lock & Co...Historical Hats», 1.0km
The Red Plaque of Cable Street», 3.7km
Charles I's Intercepted Letter», 1.9km
Home to an Adventurer», 2.0km
Wedding Cake With A History», 2.3km
Sylvia's Suffragette Shop», 6.2km
Linley Sambourne House», 1.8km
Site of Lord Byrons famous duel», 1.1km
A Monastery and a Bard», 2.4km
The College of Arms», 2.6km
mapping London's most interesting and unusual places and history
