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  • Fry in Cinders at the Soho May 18, 2012
    Following a one-off concert performance at the Queen’s theatre last year, Stiles and Drewe’s new musical Soho Cinders will receive its world premiere at the Soho theatre this August. […]
  • Private Peaceful plays Haymarket season May 18, 2012
    Audiences have the chance to see another of War Horse author Michael Morpurgo’s stories on stage, with First World War drama Private Peaceful set to play a short season at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in September. […]
  • Some Like It Hip Hop returns for Sadler’s new season May 18, 2012
    ZooNation’s acclaimed family production Some Like It Hip Hop will return to the West End later this year, playing a limited run at the Peacock theatre prior to a UK tour. […]
  • Menzies leads Savage’s Fear May 18, 2012
    London stage regular and Eternal Law star Tobias Menzies will lead the cast of Fear, the debut play by Dominic Savage, when it opens at the Bush theatre next month. […]
  • The Sunshine Boys May 18, 2012
    If being grumpy were an Olympic event, the West End would have two of London 2012’s hottest contenders. […]

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History of the London Taxi

The Hansom cab

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The Hackney Carriage

The first black taxi in London was the hackney coach in the 17th Century. The name comes from hacquenée, the French term for a general-purpose horse. It literally means “ambling nag”.

Hackney carriage, from the French word hacquenee, meaning ambling nag

In 1625 [...]

London Hackneys Required to Carry Hay

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Have you heard that story about London Hackney Carriages (taxis) being required to keep a bale of hay in the boot to feed the horses?  Sometimes you will hear it said that this law wasn’t repealed until 1976!

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Tower of London

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Her Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London (and historically as The Tower), is a historic monument in central London, England, on the north bank of the River Thames. It is located [...]

Big Ben hits the Big 1-5-0

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Big Ben, the famous bell inside the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, celebrates its 150th anniversary on Saturday.

The Great Bell, which resides inside one of the country’s most famous and most photographed landmarks, first struck the hour on July 11 1859.

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Jagger campaigns to save art deco Granada EMD Cinema in Walthamstow

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Mick Jagger has backed a campaign to save a historic north London cinema where the Rolling Stones played in the 1960s and where Alfred Hitchcock had his first taste of film as a boy. The EMD cinema in Walthamstow, north-east London, is Grade 2 [...]