East London History ~ Paris 6 July 2005 and after a gruelling fourround ballot of the International Olympic Committee Moscow New York City and Madrid are eliminated and London wins the final round by a margin of four votes over Paris – the 2012 Olympics are coming to the East End of London Sebastian Coe was the hero of the day but his recents travails make 2005 seem a very long time ago
East London Wikipedia ~ East London is a popularly and informally defined part of London capital of the United Kingdom lying east of the ancient City and north of the River Thames East London might be defined as comprising the whole of six modern London Boroughs Tower Hamlets Newham Waltham Forest Barking and Dagenham Redbridge Havering and the greater part of a seventh Hackney
Tower of London Wikipedia ~ The Tower of London officially Her Majestys Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London is a historic castle located on the north bank of the River Thames in central lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets separated from the eastern edge of the square mile of the City of London by the open space known as Tower was founded towards the end of 1066 as part of
London History ~ History The early period Foundation and early settlement Although excavations west of London have revealed the remains of circular huts dating from before 2000 bc the history of the city begins effectively with the ng their occupation of Britain under Emperor Claudius in ad 43 the Roman armies soon gained control of much of the southeast of Britain
Derelict East London Pubs Derelict London Photography ~ The Doctor Johnson public house was built in 1934 with multiple bars with separate ‘off sales’ as part of the wave of 1930s commercial optimism that accompanied the abortive proposals to transform the nearby Fairlop Airfield into an international airport and to serve the new housing that was then being built in the area
WOMENS HISTORY MONTH alternativearts ~ WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH in East London 131 March 2018 In 2018 we are celebrating the centenary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act which gave the vote to some women for the first time Vote100 and the 1928 Equal Franchise Act which gave the vote to all women over the age of 21 Vote90
Visiting the Tower of London 10 Top Attractions Tips ~ The Tower of London is not only the most important set of buildings in Britain its the most visited of the citys many tourist attractions In its long history this remarkable UNESCO World Heritage Site served as a stronghold many times besieged never taken as well as a royal palace a prison
London A History Modern Library Chronicles Wilson ~ In its two thousand years of history London has ruled a rainy island and a globespanning empire it has endured plague and fire and bombing it has nurtured and destroyed poets and kings revolutionaries and financiers geniuses and visionaries of every stripe
Tower Bridge Description History Facts ~ Tower Bridge Tower Bridge movable bridge of the doubleleaf bascule drawbridge type that spans the River Thames between the Greater London boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Southwark It is a distinct landmark that aesthetically complements the Tower of London which it adjoins
London Underground History Disused Stations on Londons ~ Introduction When I moved to live near London a few years ago one of my interests became the London Underground the oldest and one of the busiest underground railway networks in the world
