Living by the motto WWHD (What Would Hancock Do?).
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#OnThisDay 1996: The IRA detonated a 1,500-kilogram bomb in the centre of Manchester, injuring more than 200 people. A regeneration of the city centre followed the devastation caused by the explosion.
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[Top photos - Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue]
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#OnThisDay 1864: The MET and GWR jointly opened a line between Paddington and Hammersmith, now part of the H&C line.
There were only two intermediate stations at the time: one at Ladbroke Grove (seen here) and the other at Shepherd's Bush.
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Jun 12
#OnThisDay 1908: The Rotherhithe Tunnel was formally opened by George, Prince of Wales (later King George V), and Richard Robinson, Chairman of the London County Council.
The top photo is from 1909.
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Jun 11
#OnThisDay 1902: Bow Road station was opened by the Whitechapel and Bow Railway.
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[Top photo - Ben Brooksbank]
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Jun 10
#OnThisDay 1852: Caledonian Road & Barnsbury station was opened by the East & West India Docks and Birmingham Junction Railway. The original station was sited just east of the current station shown here.
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#OnThisDay 1854: Crystal Palace station was opened by the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway.
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Jun 5
#OnThisDay 1975: Just over 67% of voters chose to stay in the European Community (Common Market).
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#OnThisDay 1839: The London and Croydon Railway opened its line between London Bridge and West Croydon.
Here we see two intermediate stations, New Cross Gate and Norwood Junction.
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Jun 4
#OnThisDay 1849: The Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway opened its line between Ambergate and Rowsley.
Seen here are Cromford and Matlock stations, which today are on the Derwent Valley line.
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[Top right photo - Ben Brooksbank]
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#OnThisDay 1900: The City and South London Railway opened their extension from Stockwell to Clapham Common.
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[Top photos - Ben Brooksbank]
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#OnThisDay 1879: South Hampstead and Queen's Park stations were opened by the London and North Western Railway.
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#OnThisDay 1964: Edgware station was closed permanently by British Railways, 25 years after passenger services ceased.
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#OnThisDay 1853: Acocks Green station was opened by the Great Western Railway.
[Top photo - Michael Westley]
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#OnThisDay 1984: Location filming for 𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘯 took place on Birkbeck Road, Acton.
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#OnThisDay 1854: Birmingham New Street station was officially opened by the London and North Western Railway.
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[Top photos - Ben Brooksbank]
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Looking north-northeast along Hammersmith Bridge Road (formerly Bridge Road). The road originally met Hammersmith Broadway and Queen Street but has now been realigned to meet Queen Caroline Street (formerly Queen Street).
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May 30
Looking east along Great South West Road where it crosses the River Crane.
In the top photo, from 1971, we see a crane involved in preparations for cut-and-cover construction work for the Piccadilly line Heathrow extension.
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