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summary | This content provides various pieces of trivia related to London. On October 13, 1905, Emmeline Pankhurst and Anne Kenney were arrested for assault while protesting for women's suffrage in London. On the same date, Major-General Thomas Harrison was found guilty of regicide and executed on October 16, 1660. Bagnigge House, located at Kings Cross Road, once belonged to Nell Gwynne, mistress of Charles II. Winsor Castle had a trapdoor cut in the floor of Queen Anne's rooms to hoist her obese frame into state rooms below. Churchill called the Thames the "liquid history" of Britain. Kitty and Leslie Godfree from East Sheen became the only married couple to win mixed doubles at Wimbledon in 1926. There are 412 escalators on the London Underground, with Waterloo having the most (25), and Angel having the longest (197ft). The shortest escalator is at Chancery Lane. Horseferry Road commemorates a ferry that took people and animals across the Thames until 1750 when Lambeth Bridge was built. Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, the 23rd Lord Shrewsbury, was the only earl to have a car named after him (manufactured in Ladbroke Grove). |
title | CabbieBlog | Taxi Talk Without Tipping |
description | Taxi Talk Without Tipping |
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created | 2024-02-25 |
updated | 2024-10-21 |
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