Tag: London history Records and researchRoy Sawh: From Where I StandMonday 14 August 2023In 1967, Sawh was put on trial under The Race Relations Act. Today, we...Records and researchEmpire Windrush passengers accommodated at the Clapham South deep shelterTuesday 27 June 2023It was in Clapham where some of Empire Windrush passengers stayed immediately after arriving...Records and researchRemembering the Crystal Palace fire of 1936Wednesday 30 November 2022On the evening of 30 November 1936, a fire was discovered within the Crystal...Records and researchThe Great Smog of 1952Tuesday 19 July 2022This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Great Smog of London, which occurred...Records and researchCharles Harold Moore: The Victorian one-legged champion swimmerFriday 3 September 2021Charles Harold Moore was a champion one-legged swimmer in the Victorian period. Moore began...Records and researchThe rebel councillors: The 1921 Poplar Rates RebellionThursday 29 July 2021In 1921, 30 councillors and guardians were sent to prison for defying the government....Records and researchRichmond Park and the Georgian access controversyWednesday 23 June 2021Two hundred and sixty years ago, in the mid-summer of 1761, Richmond Park acquired...Records and researchSir James Pennethorne and the Public Record OfficeThursday 3 June 2021James Pennethorne (1801-1871), 19th-century English classical architect, was born on 4 June 1801 in...Archives and archivistsBridging the Digital Gap: One year onWednesday 14 October 2020In October 2019, I started a 15-month digital traineeship at the Transport for London...Records and researchBefore Glastonbury there was … Hyde ParkThursday 25 June 2020This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Glastonbury Festival. Music has brought comfort...