West Berlin
A political exclave within the German Democratic Republic. Although politically affiliated with West Germany it was administered by American, British and French occupying forces. It was completely ...
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Stones End fort
A parliamentary fort erected to defend London during the Civil War. The picture source website is fascinating but strangely we can't actually locate Stones End on the maps there. There used to be ...
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Toynbee Hall
The first university settlement house. Founded by Samuel and Henrietta Barnett. It was named for their friend, Arnold Toynbee, the economic historian noted for his social commitment and desire to i...
5 memorials
Croydon airport
Croydon was London's first international airport. The terminal building, 1928 - 1959, was one of the first purpose-built terminal buildings in the world. The air traffic control tower is the first ...
3 memorials
Kensington Wells
In 1696 a mineral spring was discovered on the site, and the Kensington Wells developed from it. The first building to be erected at the spring was the Wells spa, which operated until the mid 18th...
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Pennsylvania
Founded in 1681 by a land charter granted by Charles II to William Penn.
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Tower Liberty
The area in and around the Tower which was free from the jurisdiction of the City of London. Initially the Liberties of the Tower were restricted to the area within its walls and the land on Tower ...
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Brady Settlement
From the picture source website: The Brady Boys' Club was the first Jewish boys' club in Great Britain and it was founded in 1896 by Lady Charlotte Rothschild, Mrs Arthur Franklin and Mrs N S Josep...
3 memorials
The Keskidee
Britain's first black arts and cultural centre. Named for a Caribbean singing bird (which seems to sing Qu'est-ce qu'-il dit?), it was founded by Oscar Abrams (1937-96). It had a library, gallery, ...
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Hay's Wharf
The land between Tooley Street and the Thames has been occupied by wharves and warehouses since the middle ages. Hay's Wharf originated as a Tooley Street brew-house of which Alexander Hay took own...
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