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Peter Stone @LondonStone

Writer and video maker. Mostly about London. Author of 'The History of the Port of London'. Publishing London history videos at thehistoryoflondon.co.uk/vid…

Joined August 2011
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The foundation stone of John Rennie's new London Bridge was laid today in 1825 by the Duke of York. Read here about Rennie's London Bridge thehistoryoflondon.co.uk/joh…
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In the Peasants' Revolt King Richard II met Wat Tyler and his rebels outside the City at Mile End Green today in 1381. Read here about the early history of East London thehistoryoflondon.co.uk/the…
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Today in 1719 weavers from Spitalfields rioted because of hardship caused by the importation of new fabrics from India. Read here about the Huguenots and Spitalfield weavers thehistoryoflondon.co.uk/hug…
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The wine merchants Berry Bros. & Rudd continue to trade from the same premises where they were founded in 1698 by Widow Bourne. Over the centuries it has continued to be owned by descendents, the Pickering, then the Berry families. In 1920 the Rudd family also joined the company.
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It was only a week ago that I photographed him at the Ministry of Defence. And now he's gone.
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Lambeth Palace, the London home of the Archbishopsof Canterbury, was ransacked by the mob today in 1381 during the Peasants’ Revolt. Read the history of Lambeth Palace here thehistoryoflondon.co.uk/lam…
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Today in 1854 Queen Victoria opened the Crystal Palace pleasure park at Sydenham Hill. The Crystal Palace had been moved there following the end of the Great Exhibition of 1851, which the Queen had also opened. Read here about its creation thehistoryoflondon.co.uk/the…
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The original Alexandra Palace was destroyed by fire today in 1873, just 16 days after it opened. Read here my history of Alexandra Palace thehistoryoflondon.co.uk/ale…
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Hanwell station first opened in 1838 on the Great Western Railway out of Paddington. It was moved in the 1870s when additional tracks were added to the line. Between 1896 and 1974 it was named Hanwell & Elthorne, as can still be seen on station platforms. Now Grade II listed.
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Today in 1566 the Tudor-era financier Sir Thomas Gresham laid the foundation stone of the Royal Exchange. Read here about Gresham's life thehistoryoflondon.co.uk/sir…
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At the start of the 18thC Thomas Twining purchased Tom's Coffee House at No. 216 Strand and began selling dry tea leaves. Twinings, now owned by Associated British Foods, still sells tea from the original premises.
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The civil servant and diarist Samuel Pepys was buried at St. Olave Hart Street church in the City of London today in 1703. His funeral was attended by the Archbishop of Canterbury and Bishop of London. Read the history of St.Olave church here thehistoryoflondon.co.uk/st-…
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Today in 1807 the world's first demonstration of gas street lighting took place, at Carlton House, Pall Mall. You can learn about the history of gas lamps and where to still find them in London here in my video youtu.be/rq5VWPT0GF8
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There was a time when London was a leading whaling port. Read about it here thehistoryoflondon.co.uk/whe…
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This building in Artillery Lane at Spitalfields dates from the 1720s. The shopfront was added in about 1756, making it one of the oldest in London.
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From 1961 the Crystal Palace Bowl was used for open-air classical concerts. Contemporary music events began a decade later, with a diverse range of artists from Pink Floyd to Vera Lynn. Bob Marley gave his last London performance there. The current stage was completed in 1997.
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The Hansa were the most important group of traders in Northern Europe throughout the Middle Ages, with their Thames-side base where Cannon Street station now stands. Read about them here thehistoryoflondon.co.uk/the…
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Wildy & Sons at Lincoln's Inn is a family-owned seller and publisher of legal books. Established in the first decades of the 19thC, it is now perhaps the world's oldest family-owned bookseller. It is still run by the Sinkins family, who became partners over a century ago.
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The civil servant and diarist Samuel Pepys died today in 1703. Read here about his eventful life thehistoryoflondon.co.uk/sam…
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Last year I took a tour inside the historic Shoreditch Town Hall. There are tours available this coming Wednesday as part of Hackney History Festival Week. Click here for details shoreditchtownhall.com/whats…
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