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LONDON’S TRANSFORMATIONOVER THE YEARS

London evolved significantly over the years from Londinium, a creation of the Roman Empire in 43 A.D., to the megacity we know today.

The fall of the Roman Empire transformed Lond-inium to the City of London around 43 A.D.The city’s greatest transformation occurred after the Second World War, where the city was left in ruins. Professor Sir Patrick Abercrombie came up with the first and ONLY regional plan to change London’s cityscape. His ideas of urbani-zation have shaped the models in present times.

London has now maintained its place as a center of global power, an international business hub, and trade center with a population of over 8.6 million.

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LONDON’S POPULATION OVER TIME

Watch the video here to see London’s urbanization throughout the years:

HISTORY OFSHEPPERTON

In 959 A.D., Shepperton was known as an agricultural village.

Shepperton is a suburban village in the borough of Spelthorne, in the county of Surrey in England, bounded by the River Thames to the south and east.

Due to its location, accessibility to the village was improved by the Shepperton Lock and Sunbury Lock to support the trade in the 1810s. Further suburbanization occurred after railway construction in 1864, moving its distance closer to London, and allowing the formation of small business along its high street.

Film and production studios allowed the populations to rise in the 1930s. As of now, the village has about 7000 citizens of a diverse age-range.

LONDON HEATHROW AIRPORT’S HISTORY

Opened in March of 1946

After the Second World War, an ex-plane aerodrome, was transformed into London’s civil Heathrow Airport. Opened in March of 1946, the first passengers were taken in May, on a converted Lancaster bomber called Starlight, travelling to Buenos Aires.

By Heathrow’s first operational year, over 63,000 passengers travelled through the airport. Today, London’s Heathrow Airport is the busiest in the world, with over 67 million passengers annually.

Construction of London Airport's runways begins.

London Airport o�cially opens.

Her Majesty The Queen opens the Central Terminal Area and Control Tower.

The first non-stop flight to California sets a new record for distance and time.

The Beatles are mobbed at London Airport.

The British Airports Authority is created. London Airport is renamed 'Heathrow'.

Terminal 1 is opened.

Concorde makes its first passenger flight.

The London Underground link is opened.

His Royal Highness Prince Charles and Princess Diana inaugurate Terminal 4.

The British Airports Authority is privatised as BAA plc.

Heathrow celebrates its 50th anniversary.

The Terminal 5 public planning inquiry ends – the longest in UK history.

The Heathrow Express rail service is launched.

Three Concordes make their final touchdown at Heathrow.

The Airbus A380 makes its first UK landing into a newly built Pier 6 at Terminal 3.

A new air tra�c control tower is operational – the tallest in the UK.

Terminal 5 is o�cially opened by Her Majesty The Queen in March; The first commercial A380 flight arrives at Heathrow.

Terminal 4 underwent a major refurbishment to improve facilities.

Demolition work started on Terminal 2 to make way for its 1£ billion replacementwhich opens on 4 June 2014.

The brand new Terminal 2 : The Queen's Terminal opened for business on 4 June. The first airline to move in was United Airlines.

Terminal 1 closed.

Heathrow celebrates its 70th anniversary.

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Construction of London Airport's runways begins.

London Airport o�cially opens.

Her Majesty The Queen opens the Central Terminal Area and Control Tower.

The first non-stop flight to California sets a new record for distance and time.

The Beatles are mobbed at London Airport.

The British Airports Authority is created. London Airport is renamed 'Heathrow'.

Terminal 1 is opened.

Concorde makes its first passenger flight.

The London Underground link is opened.

His Royal Highness Prince Charles and Princess Diana inaugurate Terminal 4.

The British Airports Authority is privatised as BAA plc.

Heathrow celebrates its 50th anniversary.

The Terminal 5 public planning inquiry ends – the longest in UK history.

The Heathrow Express rail service is launched.

Three Concordes make their final touchdown at Heathrow.

The Airbus A380 makes its first UK landing into a newly built Pier 6 at Terminal 3.

A new air tra�c control tower is operational – the tallest in the UK.

Terminal 5 is o�cially opened by Her Majesty The Queen in March; The first commercial A380 flight arrives at Heathrow.

Terminal 4 underwent a major refurbishment to improve facilities.

Demolition work started on Terminal 2 to make way for its 1£ billion replacementwhich opens on 4 June 2014.

The brand new Terminal 2 : The Queen's Terminal opened for business on 4 June. The first airline to move in was United Airlines.

Terminal 1 closed.

Heathrow celebrates its 70th anniversary.

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