Dudgeon's Wharf explosion
J. & W. Dudgeon were shipbuilders on the Thames. The company passed through several hands, eventually becoming a large complex of oil storage tanks, but retaining Dudgeon's name. Amazingly they...
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Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary
King George V and Queen Mary. Vita Sackville-West's novel "The Edwardians" has an evocative description of this coronation from the perspective of a young Lord.
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Brixton nail bomb
The bomb which injured 48 people, was planted by neo-Nazi bomber David Copeland. Copeland, who was also responsible for the nail bomb attacks in Brick Lane (24 April) and at the Admiral Duncan pub...
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1985 Brixton Riot
It was sparked off by the shooting of Dorothy Groce by the Metropolitan Police. They were looking for her son Michael in relation to a suspected firearms offence, and believed he was hiding in his ...
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Burma Campaign
Fought in the former British colony of Burma (now Myanmar), primarily between the forces of the British Empire and China, with support from the United States, against the invading forces of Japan, ...
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Golden wedding of Archbishop Davidson and Edith Tait
Randall Thomas Davidson and Edith Tait married in 1878. Davidson resigned as Archbishop of Caterbury on their Golden Wedding anniversary.
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Dulwich Library air raid
The bomb actually fell on Woodwarde Road opposite Dulwich Library, killing three people and destroying the post office.
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Crooked Billet - V2 attack
The attack happened when the pub was full of people enjoying a night out. Twenty seven were killed and dozens were seriously injured.
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Columbia Market
In 1852, the area Novia Scotia Gardens being a notorious slum, Angela Burdett-Coutts bought it with the intention of developing healthy accommodation for the poor and a market for their use. Howeve...
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Columbia Market attack
On the first day of the Blitz it seems that a 50kg bomb fell through a ventilation shaft and exploded in the basement of the market which had been designated an air-raid shelter for the local peopl...
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