Timeline of London
*50The Romans found a town at London
*61Boudica, a Celtic queen burns London
*c. 180Stone walls are built around London
*c. 250London is a flourishing town with a population of around 45,000
*407The Roman army leaves Britain
*c.460London is abandoned
*c. 600The Saxons create a new town at Covent Garden
*604A Bishop of London is appointed
*c. 650Saxon London is a flourishing town with a population of around 10,000. It also has a mint.
*842The Danes loot London
*851The Danes burn London
*994The Danes attack London but they are beaten off
*1065Westminster Abbey is consecrated
*1066William I is crowned king of England at Westminster
*1078-1100A stone tower is built to guard London
*1096The first Jews arrive in London
*1176A stone bridge across the Thames replaces a wooden one
*1189About 30 Jews are killed in London
*1264About 500 Jews are killed in London
*1348The population of London is about 50,000
*1348-49The Black Death strikes
*1550The population of London is about 120,000
*1571The Royal Exchange is built
*1600The population of London is about 250,000
*1603 Plague strikes London
*1633 Plague strikes again
*1635Hyde Park is opened to the public
*1665Plague strikes London for the last time
*1666The Great Fire of London destroys about 13,200 houses
*1685Oil lamps are used to light the streets of London
*1699Billingsgate is made a fish market
*1700 The population of London is about 600,000
*1703 Buckingham Palace is built
*1711 St Paul’s Cathedral is completed
*1720 Westminster Hospital is founded
*1724 Guys Hospital is founded
*1734 The Bank of England moves to Threadneedle Street
*1740 London hospital is founded
*1749 Westminster Bridge is built
*1757 Houses on London Bridge are demolished
*1760-66 London town walls are demolished
*1761 A Board of Commissioners is formed to pave and clean the streets of London
*1770 Blackfriars Bridge is built
*1801 London has a population of about 950,000. During the 19th century the population booms and many villages are 'swallowed up' and become areas of the city.
*1807 Gas is used to light Pall Mall
*1831 Cholera strikes London
*1837 Euston Station is built
*1839 Trafalgar Square is created
*1848-49 Kings Cross Station is built
*1866 Cholera strikes London again but in the late 19th century public health greatly improves
*1871 The Albert Hall is built
*1881 The Natural History Museum is founded
*1903 The first council houses in London are built
*1923 Wembley Stadium is built
*1933 Chiswick Bridge is built
*1940-41 Bombs kill about 20,000 people in London
*1944 About 3,000 people in London are killed by missiles
*1945 Waterloo Bridge is built
*1951 The Royal Festival Hall is built
*1950s West Indian Immigrants arrive in London
*1960s, 1970s Decline of London docks
*1966 Post Office Tower is opened to the public
*2000 The London Eye is opened to the public
Old London bridge
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