Some Amazing Facts about Hammersmith

Posted by Lily James on August 7th, 2018

Hammersmith is a well-known district of England, standing the west-southeast side of Charing-cross. It is located in the west of London. Hammersmith started to gain its popularity in the 17th century when Hammersmith's first parish church was built in 1660. Now, it is governed by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Also, It has some recreational sites and theatres where people can enjoy their leisure time. However, there are still a lot of amazing facts that people aren't aware of. Let's talk about 5 amazing facts about Hammersmith.

1. Footballing History

The Hammersmith and Fulham district is well-known for its footballing history and culture. The top three teams on this area are Fulham F.C, Chelsea F.C, and Queens Park Rangers F.C. These teams are still played in national events like EPL and keep the honor of this district.

2. First Multi Colored Transmission

A classic broadcasting site named Riverside Studios located in Hammersmith, UK was the site where BBC broadcasted its first colored transmission back in 1960. Before the transmission of the color broadcast, televisions were saturated with black-white transmissions. Riverside Television Studios, BBC served the media industry till 1970.

3. BBC Television Centre

BBC of BBC Television center is one of the leading public service broadcasting center located in London, UK. BBC is named after the Television center. Its office is situated in the white city near Hammersmith. Interesting fact that, BBC has the most employees in Fulham and Hammersmith. Thousands of people are working at BBC, and it has contributed 11% economy of total London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham’s economy.

4. Last Heart Burial

It is the type of burial of a dead body that requires the separation of heart from the body and two separate funerals used to happen. This whole process was done with the permissions of relatives. You might know about this ancient tradition when people thought that a person's heart, soul, and mind have a different consequence and they have to bury separately. St Paul’s Church in Hammersmith is one of the last places to have heart burial in the UK.

5. UK's Smallest Pub - The Dove

It's pretty interesting to hear, right! If you cross the River Thames northerly bank, you would see a small pub - "The Dove" in Hammersmith, UK. According to the pub management and historians, this pub was built in 1780 and served famous people like James Thomson. He is the famous English poet, who wrote the words "Rule, Britannia" right upstairs of this pub.

If you want to explore Hammersmith, then you can hire a Hammersmith taxi and visit the places that mentioned in this article. You will definitely love this place.