Photo of a slice of ham split in 2, one is labelled West Ham and the other East Ham.
Photo of the whole slice of ham, labelled Fulham
Photo of empty plate with crumbs on it, labelled Nottingham

  • @Savirius
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    41 year ago

    Fun fact: when the boroughs of West Ham and East Ham merged in 1965, some of the suggested names by the public included Hamstrung, Hamsandwich, Smoked Ham and Hamsweetham.

    They settled on the new name Newham, which, y’know, is elegant and all, but it’s disappointing once you know they could’ve been a sandwich.