Tooting Bec LidoTooting Bec Lido is an open-air fresh water swimming pool in South London. It is the largest fresh water swimming pool by surface area in the United Kingdom, being 100 yd (91.4 m) long and 33 yd (30.2 m) wide. The lido (swimming pool) is on Tooting Bec Common between Tooting and Streatham. An original condition of construction was that it should be concealed from views across the common by a surrounding earth ramp.
Chertsey AbbeyChertsey Abbey, dedicated to St Peter, was a Benedictine monastery located at Chertsey in the English county of Surrey. It was founded in 666 AD by Saint Erkenwald who was the first abbot, and from 675 AD the Bishop of London. At the same time he founded the abbey at Chertsey, Erkenwald founded Barking Abbey on the Thames east of London, where his sister Saint Ethelburga was the first abbess.
Sadiq KhanMember of the House of LordsLord TemporalLife peerage20 August 2026Member of Parliamentfor TootingIn office5 May 2005 – 9 May 2016Preceded byTom CoxSucceeded byRosena Allin-KhanPersonal detailsBornSadiq Aman Khan (1970-10-08) 8 October 1970Tooting, London, EnglandPartyLabourSpouseSaadiya Ahmed(m. 1994)Children2EducationUniversity of North London (LLB)University of Law (LPC)SignatureWebsitesadiq.londonKhan's opening speech at The 7th Asian AwardsRecorded 5 May 2017Political viewsMP for TootingMayor of London (2016–present)Ultra Low Emission ZoneCommission for Diversity in the Public RealmSuperloopSilvertown TunnelElections2016 election2021 election2024 electionPersonal lifeSadiq Aman Khan, Baron Khan of Tooting (born 8 October 1970) is a British politician who has served as Mayor of London since 2016.
St George's HospitalSt George's Hospital is a large teaching hospital in Tooting, London. Founded in 1733, it is one of the UK's largest teaching hospitals. It is run by the St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. It shares its main hospital site in Tooting in the London Borough of Wandsworth, with City St George's, University of London, which trains NHS staff and carries out advanced medical research.
London County CouncilThe London County Council (LCC) was the principal local government body for the County of London throughout its existence from 1889 to 1965, and the first London-wide general municipal authority to be directly elected. It covered the area today known as Inner London and was replaced by the Greater London Council. The LCC was the largest, most significant and most ambitious English municipal authority of its day.
Anglo-SaxonsEarly medieval cultural group in BritainEthnic groupThe Anglo-Saxons, in some contexts simply called Saxons or the English, were a cultural group who spoke Old English and inhabited much of what is now England and south-eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to Germanic settlers who became one of the most important cultural groups in Britain by the 5th century.
South LondonSouth London is the southern part of London, England, mostly south of the River Thames. The region consists of the boroughs, in whole or in part, of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Richmond, Southwark, Sutton and Wandsworth. South London originally emerged from Southwark, first recorded as Suthriganaweorc, meaning 'fort of the men of Surrey'. From Southwark, London then extended further down into northern Surrey and western Kent.
London Borough of WandsworthWandsworth ( ) is a London borough in South West London, England. It forms part of Inner London and has an estimated population of 329,677 inhabitants. Its main communities are Battersea, Balham, Putney, Tooting and Wandsworth Town.
Roman BritainBritain under Roman rule (43 AD – c. 410 AD)Today part ofUnited KingdomEnglandWalesScotland
British AsiansBritish people of Asian descentEthnic groupBritish Asians (also referred to as Asian Britons) are British people of Asian descent. They constitute a significant and growing minority of the people living in the United Kingdom, with a population of 5.76 million people or 8.6% of the population identifying as Asian or Asian British in the 2021 United Kingdom census. This represented an increase from a 6.9% share of the UK population in 2011, and a 4.4% share in 2001.
Charing CrossCharing Cross ( ) is a junction in Westminster, London, England, where six routes meet. Since the early 19th century, Charing Cross has been the notional "centre of London" and became the point from which distances from London are measured.
Stane StreetStane Street is the modern name of the 91 km-long (57 mi) Roman road in southern England that linked Londinium (London) to Noviomagus Reginorum (Chichester). The exact date of construction is uncertain; however, on the basis of archaeological artefacts discovered along the route, it was in use by 70 AD and may have been built in the first decade of the Roman occupation of Britain (as early as 43–53 AD).*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.