Portal:London transport/Anniversaries/8 July

1450 – In the Battle of London Bridge during Jack Cade's Rebellion Londoners force Cade's rebels out of the city with fatalities on both sides.
1876 – Tolls to use Hampton Court Bridge to cross the River Thames are abolished.
1889 – Metropolitan Railway extends from Rickmansworth to Chesham.

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