London banker John Abel Smith bought the land in 1840 after being part of the Rampside Hall Estate, owned by the Reverend John Hutchinson, for many years. He had ambitious aims to run a ferry service ...
London could frazzle in temperatures of more than 40°C as the planet warms, the Government is warning. The Tube, rail and buses could be disrupted, tens of thousands more workers may stay at home, and ...