Portal:London transport/Anniversaries/8 July

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.