London Rooftop That Hosted Beatles' Final Gig Slated for Public Access
Will the Beatles Apple Corps rooftop in London open to the public? Find out how fans can visit the site of the 1969 final concert starting this year.
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https://newsletter.tf/beatles-savile-row-rooftop-london-public-access/
The Apple Corps rooftop in London, where The Beatles played their final 42-minute concert on January 30, 1969, will soon welcome visitors. This is the first time the public can access the historic site.
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https://newsletter.tf/beatles-savile-row-rooftop-london-public-access/
FIXED: The 2 vols of 'London inhabitants within/outside the Walls, 1695' was missing some important paratext, and a map. These have been restored.
Within: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/london-record-soc/vol2
Outside: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/london-record-soc/vol45
https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Various-LeisureHour-1896/pages/437-london-driving/
There is nothing new under the sun: this 1896 illustration by Alfred Chantry Corbould goes with an article about London drivers and how bad they are.
#londonHistory #London #horseAndCarriage #vintageIllustration #vintageArt #AlfredChantryCorbould #blackAndWhite #vintageEngraving #driving #LondonBusDrivers #fobo #GIMP #GIMP3
#OnThisDay, 11 Mar 1942, the current Waterloo Bridge in London partially opens. The construction force included many women, giving it the nickname “the Ladies Bridge”.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #BritishHistory #LondonHistory #WorldWar2 #Histodons
https://historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/news/england-built-by-women/
#OnThisDay, 11 Mar 1928, hundreds of women march through London to a Communist Party rally, demanding better working conditions.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #BritishHistory #LondonHistory #Histodons
Two new #OpenAccess histories from UCL Press,:
Student London
A new history of higher education in the capital
Georgina Brewis & Sam Blaxland
https://uclpress.co.uk/book/student-london/
Survey of London:
University College London, The Bloomsbury Campus
Students have formed a significant part of London’s population since the foundation of its first university in 1826, and Student London centres their experiences in the city’s history. To tell the 200-year story of student life in the capital this book draws on a rich source base that ranges from institutional records to college magazines, […]
A Democracy Walk with Antiparty
A few weekends ago, I went on a walking tour of central with Bella Roberts from Antiparty, a group dedicated to envisioning democracy without the party system of today – something I have independently concluded myself. They are particularly interested in sortition, deliberative democracy and giving power to local communities. As they put it: We will restore hope by re-imagining a system that works for us, not those in power. Through a combination of art and creativity, experience and […]https://assemblyproject.blog/2026/02/08/a-democracy-walk-with-antiparty/
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