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Newgate Prison - Brief history of London's chief prison in the early 19th century.
Cato Street Conspiracy - Cross-linked description of a plot in 19th century England to assasinate a few cabinet members and overthrow the government. 1820
Leadenhall Market - Established in the 14th century, it was at the time one of the best places in London to buy meat, game, poultry and fish.
Corn Exchange - Eighteenth century building which served as a market place for corn merchants.
Custom House - History of the place where documents are brought to custom officials by shipping agents. Originally built in the 14th century, rebuilt in 1671 and 1715.
Tower of London - Short history of the London garrison originally started by William the Conqueror in 1078.
Gin Riots - Riots in London that resulted from the passage of the Gin Act, a tax on the beverage. 1743
Royal Exchange - Originally established in 1566, this gathering place of London merchants is the center of the country's industry.
Stock Exchange - Brief history of the central hub in London for buying and selling of stock and raising of capital for new businesses.
Lloyd's of London - Short history of an association of underwriters that still exists today. Est. 1771

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London sewerage system - The London sewerage system is part of the water infrastructure serving London. The modern roots of the system were first developed during the late 19th century, but as London has grown the system has been expanded and needs further investment.
London Defence Positions - The London Defence Positions were 19th century earthworks in the south-east of England, designed to protect London from foreign invasion landing on the south coast.
History of University College London - University College London has a long history, beginning in the early 19th century. UCL was founded in 1826 under the name "University of London", as a secular alternative to the strictly religious universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
Madagascar (ship) - The Madagascar was a large British merchant ship built for the trade to India and China in 1837, but went missing on a voyage from Melbourne to London in 1853. The disappearance of the Madagascar was one of the great maritime mysteries of the 19th century and was probably the subject of more speculation than any other 19th century disappearance except for the Mary Celeste.
Progressive Party (UK) - The Progressive Party or Progressives is a name of two defunct municipal political organisations that operated in the UK, one centre-left based in London in the late 19th century and early 20th century that allied trade unionists and Liberals, and the other centre-right operating in several Scottish cities and towns in the 20th century but based around the Unionist Party, Scottish Liberals and Independents.