Ship originally built as the Bradford. Referred to 4 times in Pepys' diary. Was in harbour from November 1658 and was paid off at a cost of £3228. Colonel John Birch and Sir Richard Browne were two of the parliamentary commissioners appointed to disband the forces.
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Ship Successe
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Pepys - Stew Lane
This page of Pepys' Diary is given at The Diary of Samuel Pepys with lots of ...
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West Brompton Station
A station was first opened here as part of the West London Extension Joint Railway (WLER). In 1869 the Metropolitan District Railway (MDR) opened its own station (pictured, still in use and now Lis...
Croydon tram derailment
The tram carrying 69 passengers, had left New Addington bound for Wimbledon. At 6.07 a.m. as it approached Sandilands station on a sharp bend, it overturned on its right side. Seven passengers were...
Harrow & Stanmore Railway
Our image shows the station building at Stanmore, renamed Stanmore Village. Dewi Williams has more photos of the building, in 1949. In 1882, nearby Bentley Priory, a stately home and deer park, wa...
Ladbroke Grove rail disaster / Paddington rail crash
Also referred to as the Paddington rail crash. At 8.06am, a Thames train bound for Bedwyn in Wiltshire left Paddington station. Two minutes later, as it sped along at 41mph, it went through a signa...
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Alderman Samuel Morris
Samuel Morris was Mayor of Doncaster in 1920-21 and 1936-37, with his wife, Anna, as the Mayoress each time. We found this at Commercial Motor Archive, 11 March 1938: "The haulage industry has an...
George Frederick Simonds
For more information about this hero click on the picture of his plaque.
Simon Bolivar statue
SW1, Belgrave Square
Statue unveiled by James Callaghan when he was foreign secretary.
Sir Otto Beit
Financier, philanthropist, and art connoisseur. Born Berlin. Younger brother to Alfred and made his fortune the same way: mining diamonds. Came to London in 1896 and took British citizenship. G...
Highgate School Gates
N6, North Road, Highgate School
See Highgate School - Cholmeley House for information about the School.
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