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'''1894''' was a [[year]] in which a great many unusual events occurred in the [[London]] area. Either the [[Paternoster Gang]] or [[Henry Gordon Jago]] and [[George Litefoot]] were usually involved. | |||
According to a [[census]], the [[English]] [[village]] of [[Hexen Bridge]] had a [[population]] of [[506 (number)|506]] [[people]] in 1894. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Hollow Men (novel)}}) | |||
== Events == | == Events == | ||
=== February === | === Dated === | ||
==== January - June ==== | |||
On [[11 January]], the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Sam Jones]] encountered [[Professor]] [[George Litefoot]] and a group of [[Zygon]]s based in [[London]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Bodysnatchers (novel)}}) | |||
Also in February, the [[Royal Observatory]] in [[Greenwich]] had a large telescope installed. Shortly afterwards, about a thousand [[Gremlin]]s settled in the observatory. [[William Christie]] noticed bite marks caused by the Gremlins on the telescope's lenses and cleaned them. The next day, the "scratches" were back. After this occurred several times, Christie contacted the [[Paternoster Gang]]. [[Vastra]] used a special magnifying glass that could see though time to find the Gremlins and the observatory was almost destroyed. [[Jenny Flint]] negotiated with the Gremlins and they fixed all the damage they caused. The Paternoster Gang helped the Gremlins find a new home at the bottom of the [[River Thames]]. | |||
Two days later, [[dredger]]s in the Greenwich area were finding twice as much junk as usual and all of the junk had Gremlin bite marks on it. Rumours were circulating around local taverns of giggling coming from the bottom of the river. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Curious Case of the Miniature Menaces (short story)}}) | |||
In the [[spring]], Vastra, Jenny, and Strax encountered the blue Minch men in [[Scotland]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Singular Case of the Blue Men of the Minch (short story)}}) | |||
[[File:Strax and Jenny1.jpg|thumb|[[Strax]] and [[Jenny Flint]] perform in the [[Palace of Wonder]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Phantom of the Music Hall (short story)|The Phantom of the Music House]]'')]] | |||
In [[June]], [[Faye Garrideb]] sought out [[Jenny Flint]]'s assistance with helping to solve the mystery of who was driving customers away from the [[Palace of Wonder]]. The Paternoster Gang discovered an alien spaceship beneath the music house and freed it. The Palace of Wonder was utterly destroyed by the spaceship as it left. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Phantom of the Music Hall (short story)}}) | |||
June 1894 was [[Iris Wildthyme]]'s favourite time to visit [[Paris]]. She visited Paris many times in this month. On one such occasion, she, [[Panda]], [[Simon (Enter Wildthyme)|Simon]], and [[Kelly (Enter Wildthyme)|Kelly]] witnessed the [[Martian (Enter Wildthyme)|Martian]] [[Martian invasion of Earth|invasion]] from the [[Moulin Rouge]], in the approximate area of [[Montmartre]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Enter Wildthyme (novel)}}) | |||
==== July - December ==== | |||
In [[September]], Professor [[Thaddeus Maine]] attempted to demonstrate his working [[Time machine (The Singular Case of the Time Machine)|time machine]] at the [[Academy of Science]], but [[Vastra]] talked him out of it after several attempts were made to steal it and kill him. Maine decided that instead of dismantling the machine, he would use it to travel to another time. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Singular Case of the Time Machine (short story)}}) | |||
In [[November]], Strax's [[fighting drone]] malfunctioned and began roaming around [[Paternoster Row]]. Mrs [[Fenwick]], one of the Paternoster Gang's neighbours, was attacked by the drone. Along with Mr [[Plumbly]], Fenwick approached the Paternoster Gang and asked for help getting rid of the "ghost". The drone began attacking Jenny, but stopped when it ran out of power. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Spectre of Paternoster Row (short story)}}) | |||
Around this time, the [[Ninth Doctor]] arrived in [[Birmingham]] after being displaced by the [[Bygone Horde]] in [[2012]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Other Side (9DC audio story)}}) | |||
On [[12 December]], the Paternoster Gang were summoned to the [[London Zoo]] by [[Scotland Yard]] to deal with a fog laced with temporal radiation caused by the crash of a [[timeship]]. The animals in the zoo had been devolved by the fog and several police officers and Vastra were also affected by it. On the other hand, Strax was unaffected by the fog due the fact that his species were not a product of evolution. He was able to walk into the fog and shut it down at its source. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Evolution Episode (short story)}}) | |||
[[File:Lizard Woman & Missing Link.jpg|thumb|left|The "Sultry Lizard Woman" and the "Missing Link". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Case of the Dissolving Man (short story)|The Case of the Dissolving Man]]'')]] | |||
Near the end of the year, [[Harrison Crane]] infiltrated ''[[Holmes' Travelling Carnival and Freakshow]]'' by using his [[Harrison Crane's vortex manipulator|vortex manipulator]] to be "the Dissolving Man". Vastra and Strax joined the carnival as freaks to investigate the high levels of [[artron energy]] and discovered what Crane was doing. They had a confrontation with Crane that ended with him being killed after his vortex manipulator malfunctioned. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Case of the Dissolving Man (short story)}}) | |||
=== Undated === | |||
[[Miriam Henwick]]'s [[Miriam Henwick's house|house]] was built. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Monster in the Cupboard (novel)}}) | |||
=== Other realities === | |||
In an alternate timeline, [[Martian (Enter Wildthyme)|Martians]] invaded Earth on a [[Thursday]] in [[June]]. Iris Wildthyme and [[Panda]] took [[Simon (Enter Wildthyme)|Simon]] and [[Kelly (Enter Wildthyme)|Kelly]] to Paris on this day on their first trip on the [[Celestial Omnibus]]. While they had dinner at the [[Moulin Rouge]], Martian ships landed in Earth's most notable cities, including Paris, beginning a 7 year occupation of Earth. After finishing dinner, the four friends stayed in [[Montmartre]] for a few hours and watched the Martian invasion force come to Earth before leaving in the Omnibus. | |||
[[Anthony Marvelle]], [[Missy (Enter Wildthyme)|Missy]], and [[Jenny Winterleaf]] used the [[Blithe Pinking Shears]] to follow Iris to this time and dimension and also had dinner at Moulin Rouge. After the Martians landed, Marvelle approached two [[Martian Time Agents]] and gave them front-row tickets to a [[Vince Cosmos]] concert in [[1973]] with instructions to assassinate Cosmos. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Enter Wildthyme (novel)}}) | |||
In [[the Daft Dimension]], the [[Twelfth Doctor (The Daft Dimension)|Twelfth Doctor]] and [[Clara Oswald (The Daft Dimension)|Clara Oswald]] encountered the Paternoster Gang in 1894 [[Blackpool]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Daft Dimension (DWM 487 comic story)|''The Daft Dimension'' 487}}) | |||
== Births and deaths == | |||
=== Dated === | |||
On [[7 February]], [[Tommy Brockless]] was born in [[Manchester (city)|Manchester]] to [[Thomas Brockless]] and [[Constance Bassett]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|To the Last Man (TV story)}}) | |||
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[[Margaret Travers]] was born. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Beast of Fang Rock (novel)}}) | |||
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1894 was a year in which a great many unusual events occurred in the London area. Either the Paternoster Gang or Henry Gordon Jago and George Litefoot were usually involved.
According to a census, the English village of Hexen Bridge had a population of 506 people in 1894. (PROSE: The Hollow Men [+]Loading...["The Hollow Men (novel)"])
Events
Dated
January - June
On 11 January, the Eighth Doctor and Sam Jones encountered Professor George Litefoot and a group of Zygons based in London. (PROSE: The Bodysnatchers [+]Loading...["The Bodysnatchers (novel)"])
Also in February, the Royal Observatory in Greenwich had a large telescope installed. Shortly afterwards, about a thousand Gremlins settled in the observatory. William Christie noticed bite marks caused by the Gremlins on the telescope's lenses and cleaned them. The next day, the "scratches" were back. After this occurred several times, Christie contacted the Paternoster Gang. Vastra used a special magnifying glass that could see though time to find the Gremlins and the observatory was almost destroyed. Jenny Flint negotiated with the Gremlins and they fixed all the damage they caused. The Paternoster Gang helped the Gremlins find a new home at the bottom of the River Thames.
Two days later, dredgers in the Greenwich area were finding twice as much junk as usual and all of the junk had Gremlin bite marks on it. Rumours were circulating around local taverns of giggling coming from the bottom of the river. (PROSE: The Curious Case of the Miniature Menaces [+]Loading...["The Curious Case of the Miniature Menaces (short story)"])
In the spring, Vastra, Jenny, and Strax encountered the blue Minch men in Scotland. (PROSE: The Singular Case of the Blue Men of the Minch [+]Loading...["The Singular Case of the Blue Men of the Minch (short story)"])
In June, Faye Garrideb sought out Jenny Flint's assistance with helping to solve the mystery of who was driving customers away from the Palace of Wonder. The Paternoster Gang discovered an alien spaceship beneath the music house and freed it. The Palace of Wonder was utterly destroyed by the spaceship as it left. (PROSE: The Phantom of the Music Hall [+]Loading...["The Phantom of the Music Hall (short story)"])
June 1894 was Iris Wildthyme's favourite time to visit Paris. She visited Paris many times in this month. On one such occasion, she, Panda, Simon, and Kelly witnessed the Martian invasion from the Moulin Rouge, in the approximate area of Montmartre. (PROSE: Enter Wildthyme [+]Loading...["Enter Wildthyme (novel)"])
July - December
In September, Professor Thaddeus Maine attempted to demonstrate his working time machine at the Academy of Science, but Vastra talked him out of it after several attempts were made to steal it and kill him. Maine decided that instead of dismantling the machine, he would use it to travel to another time. (PROSE: The Singular Case of the Time Machine [+]Loading...["The Singular Case of the Time Machine (short story)"])
In November, Strax's fighting drone malfunctioned and began roaming around Paternoster Row. Mrs Fenwick, one of the Paternoster Gang's neighbours, was attacked by the drone. Along with Mr Plumbly, Fenwick approached the Paternoster Gang and asked for help getting rid of the "ghost". The drone began attacking Jenny, but stopped when it ran out of power. (PROSE: The Spectre of Paternoster Row [+]Loading...["The Spectre of Paternoster Row (short story)"])
Around this time, the Ninth Doctor arrived in Birmingham after being displaced by the Bygone Horde in 2012. (AUDIO: The Other Side [+]Loading...["The Other Side (9DC audio story)"])
On 12 December, the Paternoster Gang were summoned to the London Zoo by Scotland Yard to deal with a fog laced with temporal radiation caused by the crash of a timeship. The animals in the zoo had been devolved by the fog and several police officers and Vastra were also affected by it. On the other hand, Strax was unaffected by the fog due the fact that his species were not a product of evolution. He was able to walk into the fog and shut it down at its source. (PROSE: The Evolution Episode [+]Loading...["The Evolution Episode (short story)"])
Near the end of the year, Harrison Crane infiltrated Holmes' Travelling Carnival and Freakshow by using his vortex manipulator to be "the Dissolving Man". Vastra and Strax joined the carnival as freaks to investigate the high levels of artron energy and discovered what Crane was doing. They had a confrontation with Crane that ended with him being killed after his vortex manipulator malfunctioned. (PROSE: The Case of the Dissolving Man [+]Loading...["The Case of the Dissolving Man (short story)"])
Undated
Miriam Henwick's house was built. (PROSE: The Monster in the Cupboard [+]Loading...["The Monster in the Cupboard (novel)"])
Other realities
In an alternate timeline, Martians invaded Earth on a Thursday in June. Iris Wildthyme and Panda took Simon and Kelly to Paris on this day on their first trip on the Celestial Omnibus. While they had dinner at the Moulin Rouge, Martian ships landed in Earth's most notable cities, including Paris, beginning a 7 year occupation of Earth. After finishing dinner, the four friends stayed in Montmartre for a few hours and watched the Martian invasion force come to Earth before leaving in the Omnibus.
Anthony Marvelle, Missy, and Jenny Winterleaf used the Blithe Pinking Shears to follow Iris to this time and dimension and also had dinner at Moulin Rouge. After the Martians landed, Marvelle approached two Martian Time Agents and gave them front-row tickets to a Vince Cosmos concert in 1973 with instructions to assassinate Cosmos. (PROSE: Enter Wildthyme [+]Loading...["Enter Wildthyme (novel)"])
In the Daft Dimension, the Twelfth Doctor and Clara Oswald encountered the Paternoster Gang in 1894 Blackpool. (COMIC: The Daft Dimension 487 [+]Loading...["The Daft Dimension (DWM 487 comic story)","''The Daft Dimension'' 487"])
Births and deaths
Dated
On 7 February, Tommy Brockless was born in Manchester to Thomas Brockless and Constance Bassett. (TV: To the Last Man [+]Loading...["To the Last Man (TV story)"])
Undated
Margaret Travers was born. (PROSE: Beast of Fang Rock [+]Loading...["Beast of Fang Rock (novel)"])
