30 November 2014

10 facts you didn’t know about sport in London

10 facts you didn’t know about sport in London

1. London has the oldest bicycle shop in the world, Pearsons of Sutton, established as a blacksmiths in 1860, and the second oldest cycle track in the world, Herne Hill, opened in 1891. 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... Between 1743 and 1939 no fewer than 14 baths operated ... 5 ... 6 ... 7 ... 8 ... 9. Had it not been for the intervention of Queen Victoria’s husband, Albert, the Oval cricket ground in Kennington might well have disappeared only six years after it opened ... 10....  

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