‘ For East End fishermen, there is a wide variety of places to fish, from the small lake in Victoria Park to the canal network and the River Lea. Leafy Victoria Park is busy with joggers and dog walkers, while crowds often throng the narrow towpaths. Is fishing allowed in Victoria Park? Answer: Angling permitted […]
Category: Victoria
What Did Victorians Put In Bread To Make It White?
Bread adulterated with alum Alum is an aluminium-based compound, today used in detergent, but then it was used to make bread desirably whiter and heavier. Did they used to put chalk in bread? At one time, the addition of chalk to bread was officially recognised as adulteration and banned by law. What does alum do […]
When Was Victoria Park Train Station Built?
Built by the Eastern Counties Railway (ECR), it opened on 2 April 1849, seemingly for the main purpose of providing an interchange between the London and Blackwall Extension Railway’s (LBER) Fenchurch Street branch and the ECR’s main line between Bishopsgate and Stratford. When was Victoria train station built? The LBCSR’s side of the station, designed […]
Can You Fish At Lake Victoria?
Lake Victoria supports Africa’s largest inland fishery, with the majority of the catch being the invasive Nile perch, introduced in the Lake in the 1950s. Can you fish in Lake Victoria? Hollands Landing straddles Victoria Lagoon and Lake Victoria and is ideal for fishing in the early morning and evening. The wharf is a popular […]
How Long Is The Tram From Victoria To Trafford Centre?
37 min. The best way to get from Manchester Victoria to Trafford Centre without a car is to tram which takes 37 min and costs £4 – £7. How long is the tram from Victoria to Old Trafford? Take one direct light rail from Manchester Victoria to Old Trafford (Manchester Metrolink) in Trafford Bar: take […]
How Long Is The Tube From Tower Hill To Victoria?
13 min. The subway from Tower Hill station to Victoria station takes 13 min including transfers and departs every five minutes. What line is Tower Hill from Victoria? The cheapest way to get from London Victoria to Tower Hill Underground Station is to line 11 bus which costs £2 and takes 45 min. What Tube […]
Why Did Victoria Want Federation?
Those who proposed Federation were seeking to overcome the barriers between the colonies, and to have the people united as one nation under a common government. They believed a united Australia could improve the defence of the colonies. Why did Australia want to become a Federation? People feared the colonies could be vulnerable to attack […]
Who Built Victoria Station?
The LBCSR’s side of the station, designed by their engineer Robert Jacomb Hood, was finished first and opened on 1 October 1860. The LCDR’s station on the east side of the site opened two years later on 25 August 1862 with a trainshed roof designed and constructed by their engineer Sir John Fowler. Who built […]
When Was Victoria Terminus Station Built?
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) is located in Mumbai on the Western Part of India touching the shores of the Arabian Sea. This building, designed by F. W. Stevens, is spread across a 2.85 hectare area. The terminal was built over a period of 10 years starting in 1878. Why was the Victoria […]
Where Did Queen Victoria Live In London?
Buckingham Palace. Buckingham Palace became the principal royal residence in 1837, on the accession of Queen Victoria, who was the first monarch to reside there; her predecessor William IV had died before its completion. Where did Queen Victoria live before Buckingham Palace? St. James’s Palace has been the setting for some of the most important […]