| Random history accounts on social media 16:24 - Sep 7 with 927 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
See this all over the place now and find them quite fascinating tidbits.
Maybe because I don’t read enough and prefer short films and documentaries.
Saw on recently, Oceanic House in London was the regional headquarters of the White Star Line (it’s near trafalgar square).
One of the worlds most famous photos was taken there where the newspaper boy is selling papers and is holding the the sign/poster “Titanic Diaster great loss of life”. Family members were going to the office to find out info. I always thought that was probably taken in Liverpool or Southampton.
Tragically that 15 year old kid was actually killed in WW1, just a week before the armistice 6 years later but that famous photo lives on. Imagine being born around 1900 the stuff you would have had to live through by the time you were 50, or not in this case.
Also what a walking encyclopedia of history London is, the buildings people must walk by daily and not even know the backstories. [Post edited 7 Sep 16:27]
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| Random history accounts on social media on 16:31 - Sep 7 with 876 views | NthQldITFC |
I love posts like this that lead me down a half hour history rabbit hole.  |  |
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| Random history accounts on social media on 16:49 - Sep 7 with 822 views | Keno |
| Random history accounts on social media on 16:31 - Sep 7 by NthQldITFC |
I love posts like this that lead me down a half hour history rabbit hole. |
Check out the link between George Bernard Shaw, My Fair Lady, the Titanic and the Salvation Army |  |
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| Random history accounts on social media on 18:19 - Sep 7 with 714 views | Bluesky |
| Random history accounts on social media on 16:49 - Sep 7 by Keno |
Check out the link between George Bernard Shaw, My Fair Lady, the Titanic and the Salvation Army |
The link is probably “a room somewhere, far away from the cold night air!” ? |  | | |
| Random history accounts on social media on 18:57 - Sep 7 with 667 views | NthQldITFC |
| Random history accounts on social media on 16:49 - Sep 7 by Keno |
Check out the link between George Bernard Shaw, My Fair Lady, the Titanic and the Salvation Army |
Don't forget the prize cucumber. | |
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| Random history accounts on social media on 19:23 - Sep 7 with 618 views | Keno |
| Random history accounts on social media on 18:57 - Sep 7 by NthQldITFC |
Don't forget the prize cucumber. |
The answer is -
In conjunction with a journalist W T Stead the SA were involved in a famous legal case to expose child prostitution in the 1880's which featured a girl called Eliza.
The case was funded by George Bernard Shaw who named the lead character in his book Pygmalion Eliza after the girl in the case. Pygmalion became the musical My Fair Lady.
In a further nod to events GBS wrote the play Major Barbara
W T Stead ended up on the Titanic and is believed to have drowned when it went down
I know its perhaps not overly interesting to anyone else but I do find it so | |
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| Random history accounts on social media on 20:58 - Sep 7 with 512 views | Pendejo |
Reminds me of this book
John R. Murray
London Above Eye Level: Glimpses of the Unexpected
And when I used to be involved with the training of Chauffeurs I used to encourage them to learn the stories / history from / to Heathrow / Park Lane for when they had a 1st time visitor to London, little bits of "expert" knowledge could have a positive impact on earnings
Finally, Coastal Blue is your man for imparting knowledge on London |  |
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| Random history accounts on social media on 08:07 - Sep 8 with 320 views | DJR |
Not social media but I was recently listening to an In Our Time podcast about the 1812 war between the UK and US.
It led to the writing of a poem which formed the basis of the lyrics to the Star Spangled Banner.
But I also learnt that the tune to the US national anthem was an old British drinking song.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/p |  | | |
| Random history accounts on social media on 10:54 - Sep 8 with 239 views | farkenhell |
My great grandmother was born in 1899. I was 12 when she died. I remember being fascinated by the fact that she was alive at the same time as Queen Victoria. Two World Wars, the Titanic, the Great Depression, rationing, motor cars, Ipswich joining the Football League. She lived through all of that before she was 50. She had so many stories.
Her first husband survived WWI, but died shortly afterwards. An ill and broken man. Quite the opposite before the war began.
A family friend had an elderly relative who was born even earlier and lived to 102. She had even better stories. She could remember the time before electricity. She also recalled the advent of the aeroplane, saying no-one could quite grasp the concept. She said that by way of an explanation, it was described as "like trains in the sky", to which people (understandably) asked "but where do the tracks go?" |  | | |
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| Random history accounts on social media on 14:50 - Sep 8 with 152 views | Churchman |
Thank you for posting that. Fascinating. Working in London for years and in Whitehall for 13 of them, I must have walked past it 100s of times. I never knew it’s history at all, despite knowing a little bit about Titanic, her sister ships and the White Star Line. Next time I go into London, I’ll take a look at it!
Yes London is fascinating. The greatest city on earth. Always something to do, to see and to learn.
Thinking of Trafalgar Square, when it was being constructed, it was decided that the National Gallery buildings were not grand enough. The solution was to dig down and create the terrace you see today to make it look more imposing. The earth was used to level Green Park.
Nelson’s Column is actually shorter than was originally designed. There were objections to it and Charles Barry who was responsible for laying out the square didn’t want it there at all.
Charing Cross is actually in the wrong place. The original wooden version marking the death of Queen Eleanor stood where Charles the 1st statue is on the Whitehall side of the square. It was destroyed by Oliver Cromwell’s mob and the replacement was knocked up on Charing Cross station forecourt when it opened in the 19c. Similar to the original, it’s slightly larger. Typical Victorians! |  | | |
| Random history accounts on social media on 15:01 - Sep 8 with 122 views | MaySixth |
Greatest city in the world. |  |
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