The History of 10 Downing Street

10 Downing Street is one of the UK’s most famous- or, depending on how you look at it- infamous addresses… In this video, we’ll be looking at the history behind Downing Street, including what existed before its creation, the life of the notorious George Downing (after who the street’s named), and how Number 10 came to find itself at the centre of British politics. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 01:08 Beer & Cock Fighting 02:44 The Dreadful George Downing 06:55 Built on the Cheap 08:57 Mr Chicken & Number 5 10:10 Handing the Keys to Government 12:01 The Hellfire Club 14:00 Expanding Number Ten 16:29 Turbulent Times 20:38 Downing Street Today 22:30 Outro If you enjoy this video, I’d really appreciate it if you could please consider subscribing to my channel as this, along with clicking the bell icon to receive notifications, will ensure that you don’t miss out whenever I publish a new robslondon episode. Plus of course it would be lovely to have you along!