Lord Mayor's Show the 16th century the "show" was firmly established as a major entertainment for Londoners. In London, the show occurred annually on 29 October. In 1751, Great Britain replaced the Julian calendar with the Gregorian calendar; the Lord Mayor's Show was then moved to 9 November. In 1959, another change was made: the Lord Mayor's Show is now held on the second Saturday in November. The Lord Mayor's Show has regularly been held on the scheduled day; it has not been moved since 1852, when the show made way for Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington's funeral. The show was not
Thomas Myddelton (Lord Mayor of London) in the creation of the New River which supplied London with fresh water from 1613. He married four times. By his first wife Hester, a daughter of Sir Richard Saltonstall, he was the father of Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle. His younger son, Timothy, inherited his estates in Essex. By his third marriage he gained a stepson, Miles Hobart. Along with Rowland Heylyn, Myddelton financed the publication of a Welsh language Bible suitable for everyday use. Thomas Myddelton (Lord Mayor of London) Sir Thomas Myddelton (1550 – 12 August 1631) was the fourth son of Richard Myddelton, Governor of Denbigh,