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In [[1733]], [[Gralstead House]] was built in [[Highgate]], [[London]] by Professor [[Cedric Scrivener]] and Sir [[Edward Scrivener]]'s great-great-grandfather Sir [[Joseph Scrivener]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ghosts of Gralstead (audio story)|The Ghosts of Gralstead]]'') | In [[1733]], [[Gralstead House]] was built in [[Highgate]], [[London]] by Professor [[Cedric Scrivener]] and Sir [[Edward Scrivener]]'s great-great-grandfather Sir [[Joseph Scrivener]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ghosts of Gralstead (audio story)|The Ghosts of Gralstead]]'') | ||
In the early part of the decade, [[King]] [[George II]] offered 10 Downing Street to the [[First Lord of the Treasury]], [[Robert Walpole]], agreeing to Walpole's suggestion that the [[property]] be made available to all future [[ | In the early part of the decade, [[King]] [[George II]] offered 10 Downing Street to the [[First Lord of the Treasury]], [[Robert Walpole]], agreeing to Walpole's suggestion that the [[property]] be made available to all future [[head of government|heads of government]]; Walpole himself was in effect the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]], although that term was not yet in use. Mr Chicken, the last private [[tenant]] of the property, moved to another [[house]] in [[Downing Street]], and the property was refurbished and extended, incorporating [[stable]]s and another [[house]] to produce one official [[residence]]. Walpole moved into 10 Downing Street in [[1735]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}}) | ||
The [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Charlotte Pollard]] visited [[England]] and met [[Dick Turpin]] in [[1738]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Doomwood Curse (audio story)|The Doomwood Curse]]'') | The [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Charlotte Pollard]] visited [[England]] and met [[Dick Turpin]] in [[1738]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Doomwood Curse (audio story)|The Doomwood Curse]]'') | ||
