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ON THIS DAY IN LONDON
18th August 1937 Comic, actor, and cartoonist Willie Rushton, was born.
18th August 1896 Born today: Alan Mowbray, London England, actor (Dante, Colonel Flack)
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!
Historical
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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
St Barnabas & the Penny Chute», 0.5km
Buttons...are essential..», 1.3km
The Necropolis Railway», 0.8km
London Pride Morris Men», 2.3km
Time for Tea at the Palace...», 3.3km
Big Ben....», 0.8km
Curious Sign....», 0.5km
A Grassy Event», 0.3km
Telephonic History...», 0.8km
The Elephant and Castle Story», 1.3km
mapping London's most interesting and unusual places and history
