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OTD June13 1381 King Richard II agrees to meet #PeasantsRebellion leaders at #Rotherhithe
The rebels demand his leading advisers (John of Gaunt;the Archbp of Canterbury;Robt Hales & John Legge) should be executed
Richard advised not to leave his barge & returns to Tower of London
OTD 12 June 1908 #Rotherhithe Road Tunnel formally opened by Prince of Wales, later King GeorgeV
Designed by Chief LCC Engineer Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice Construction started in 1904 & used approx 25,000 tonnes of cast iron, 20,000 tonnes of cement & 500,000 white glazed bricks
Great opportunity for #women (only!) new to #cycling or even just thinking about it!! A community event at The Bridge, #Southwark Bridge Rd, 11thJun from 4:30-5.30pm. Coaches will be answering questions about how to get into cycling. Tell wannabe cyclists!
eventbrite.co.uk/e/cycling-c…
This project was initiated in the late 1920s by Marjory Allen and Richard Sudell, partners with Ada Salter in the London (later National) Gardens Guild. See 'Behind the Privet Hedge' (2024) by Michael Gilson.
The Hanging Gardens of London, Selfridges Water Gardens Looking West. The roof of the Oxford Street department store had gardens and cafes during the 1920s and 30s, from my post on London Postcards at alondoninheritance.com/londo…
Sat 30 May at @thebluemarket, Bermondsey
FREE ACTIVITIES
Jumping Jack workshop as part of the Bermondsey Puppet & Storytelling Festival / 12-3pm
Live music and salsa dancing with UMAT from 12.30pm-4.30pm with a tribute to remember our beloved Russell Dryden
Market Pl, SE16 3UQ
OTD 26May 1703 death #SamuelPepys
Pepys often walked from #redriff to #deptford & #NavyDockyard & then back to #rotherhithe
Entry 22Aug1665
'and so walked to Redriffe, troubled to go through the little lane, where the plague is, but did and took water and home, where all well'
Wednesday 27 May 7.15 for 7.30pm @RBHistory Talk by Fraser Borwick ,former LDDC landscape architect
Fraser’s responsibilities included the redesign of Canada Water/Dock & restoration of King Edward III's Manor House
📌 Norwegian Church Albion St #SE16 7JB
fraserborwick.com/
Saturday 20 June 7.30pm
Holy Trinity Church,#Rotherhithe#SE16 5HF
Doors open 7pm
@MusicaAntica perform two entrées from Jean-Philippe Rameau's Les Indes Galantes (1735 & 1736):5Les Sauvages (The Savages) & Les Incas du Perou (The Incas of Peru)
Tickets musicaantica.org.uk/les-sauv…