tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post3491550498537246128..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Green Cab SheltersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-2916923504637283142017-07-14T16:54:46.770-04:002017-07-14T16:54:46.770-04:00I first read about these shelters on the exquisite...I first read about these shelters on the exquisite Spitalfields Life blog (http://spitalfieldslife.com/2015/08/30/a-tour-of-the-cabbies-shelters/). Despite many visits to London I've never actually seen one in "person"! Cabbies and The Knowledge are such a fascinating topic.Jenny Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05368185136976982958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-67035213192352337842017-07-07T16:20:14.412-04:002017-07-07T16:20:14.412-04:00The Green Shelters are open to everyone during the...The Green Shelters are open to everyone during the Open House weekend:<br />http://www.openhouselondon.org.uk<br />As I wrote in my piece about these unique buildings you can get a coffee and food whenever they are open. Thanks for the mention. CabbieBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14137124937218445577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-62526092688751350072017-07-03T14:41:47.021-04:002017-07-03T14:41:47.021-04:00I found out about these a few years ago, and sugge...I found out about these a few years ago, and suggested to a model maker I knew of that they might be worth modelling. A few months later <a href="http://ggreig.dreamwidth.org/139703.html" rel="nofollow">I was able to buy one</a>.Gavin T.D. Greighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07624086033642071952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-78919935782764301702017-07-03T01:52:25.990-04:002017-07-03T01:52:25.990-04:00Many thanks! The cab shelters look super, AND usef...Many thanks! The cab shelters look super, AND useful.<br /><br />They remind me of the Heritage listed MMTB trams shelters in Melbourne. I don't know the date of this Melbourne shelter, but our first cable tram line opened in 1885 and our first electrical trams started appearing in 1924.<br /><br />https://railgallery.wongm.com/melbourne-tram-stops/F108_9683.jpg.htmlHelsnoreply@blogger.com