Subject Types

Epping Forest Act 1878

The Epping Forest Act placed all the commons and forest in the parish of Epping, except Rye Hill, under the protection and management of the City of London, thus ensuring their preservation. We le...

Event, Gardens / Agriculture, Law

Regent's Park bomb

A bomb was hidden underneath the bandstand, possibly weeks in advance, with a timer set for the particular concert by the band of the 1st battalion Royal Green Jackets. Seven bandsmen were killed, ...

Event, Terrorism, Tragedy

Crouch End Clock Tower Centenary

Event, Other

first public building in the world to be lit throughout by electricity

See Savoy Theatre.

Event, Engineering, Theatre

St James's Church Garden opening

Event, Gardens / Agriculture

Widening of Long Acre

Event, Transport

Econometric Society World Congress

Event, Economist

Watney Market sewer deaths

Initially we could find very little information about the event in which these 3 men died. From Labour Net: "Fellow worker Paul Barker (aged 20) was the only one of the four to survive the hydrogen...

Event, Tragedy