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ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
16th July 1985 Bill to abolish Greater London Council receives royal assent
16th July 1939 Born today: Corin Redgrave, London, actor (Excalibur, Man For All Seasons)
16th July 1924 Conference over German recovery payments begins in London
16th July 1877 Spencer Gore wins the first ever Wimbledon tennis tournament - after 3 days rain delay.
16th July 1377 The Coronation of Richard II in Westminster Abbey.
The Original Hatchard's
Hatchards is the oldest surviving bookshop in Britain.
Location: 173 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9EJ
Description: This is the location of the original Hatchard's bookshop - one of the oldest (founded in 1797) and most famous bookshops in Europe - and booksellers to the Royal Household.
Literary figures have always frequented Hatchards - Queen Charlotte, Disraeli, Lord Byron, Wellington, Macaulay, Kipling, Chesteron, Oscar Wilde - and many more.
Aided perhaps by the shortness of his name, Sir Alec Rose, the yachtsman, signed 1250 copies of his book during just one session, a record still unbroken!
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Agatha Christie's First Home», 2.5km
Peter Cook's Baby Lives On», 0.5km
Poet's Corner», 0.7km
Lawrence of Arabia's Land», 10.km
Agatha Christies Bombed House», 2.4km
Author Laurence Sterne died here», 0.1km
Self Help Man lived here», 2.7km
101 Dalmations author lived here», 1.3km
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Home», 4.4km
William Blake lived here.», 0.5km
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