This week in London: Chelsea Bridge reopened and Moira Cameron became the first woman Beefeater

Toby Earle|Amy Ashenden16 January 2016

It was the week that Chelsea Bridge reopened after being rebuilt to cope with the introduction of cars, and the week London saw its first ever female Beefeater.

Moira Cameron made history when she became a Yeoman Warder of the Tower of London in 2007.

This week in London trawls the archives to bring you the key events that have taken place in the capital during the past century.

​London Live's Toby Earle takes a look back at some of the highlights from the second week of January.

Toby finishes with a look at a significant development in the history of the London Evening Standard.

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