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ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
6th December 1943 Born today: Mike Smith, London Engld, rocker/pianist (Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over)
6th December 1892 Born today: F Osbert S Sitwell, London, poet/writer (Out of the Flame)
6th December 1883 Harrods original shop burns down, forcing the build of a much larger shop.
6th December 1817 William Bligh, who suffered mutiny on HMS Bounty, passed away in Bond Street, London.
6th December 1769 Silk cutters Doyle and Valline were hanged for inciting rioting in Bethnal Green
Lets All Drive On The Right!
Only place in London where it's legal to drive on the right.
Location: Savoy, The Strand, WC2R 0EU
Description: What it can't be true... but it is!
Savoy Court outside the Savoy Hotel on the Strand is indeed to the only place in London where London traffic is obliged to drive on the right hand side of the road.
Historically this ruling made it easier for carriages to set people down at the adjoining Savoy Theatre, and so ladies in long dresses did not have to cross the road. It also meant that the hotel entrance never got blocked...but that's just not 'glam' enough a fact!
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QuirkyRanking This Month: 2013/2812
Pages Hit This Month: 11
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Credits: The London Quiz - Judy Lloyd
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The Coal Hole
The Wolf Club ran here. Real ales and a friendly atmosphere.
2006-03-04
Neal's Yard Water Clock», 0.3km
The Game of Mornington Crescent», 1.7km
Colonel Elliott's Magic Home», 1.3km
Frank Buckland's Menagerie», 1.4km
Hampstead's False Bridge», 4.4km
The First Great Magician?», 3.4km
Massage...on your time», 0.3km
Charles Fort lived here», 0.9km
Anthony Hopkins Odd Coincidence», 0.3km
Telephonic History...», 0.8km
mapping London's most interesting and unusual places and history
