by Dorothee Schröder Houndsditch is a street in the far eastern part of the City of London, running through Portsoken Ward and Bishopsgate Without Ward, which partly overlap with the
Category: London beyond time and place
Garlick HillGarlick Hill
by Dorothee Schröder Garlick Hill is a short street (156 metres) in the City of London, running from the junction of Cannon Street and Queen Victoria Street in the north
Fleet StreetFleet Street
by Dorothee Schröder Fleet Street is one of the most famous streets in the City of London.It runs from Temple Bar in the west to Ludgate Circus in the east,
EastcheapEastcheap
by Dorothee Schröder Located in the City’s Bridge ward, Eastcheap is a street with a long and storied past. Its name first appeared on an Anglo-Saxon penny of King Harold
Distaff LaneDistaff Lane
by Dorothee Schröder Belonging to Bread Street Ward, Little Distaff Lane was originally located where Cannon Street now runs.After the post–World War II redevelopment, it became known simply as Distaff
CornhillCornhill
by Dorothee Schröder Cornhill is both a ward and a street in the City of London, running from Bank Junction to Leadenhall Street.Alongside Tower Hill and Ludgate Hill, Cornhill is
BishopsgateBishopsgate
by Dorothee Schröder The City of London stands on the site of the former Roman settlement of Londinium.In Roman times, it was enclosed by a defensive wall with seven gates,
Aldgate High StreetAldgate High Street
by Dorothee Schröder Aldgate High Street got its name from one of the gates of the old London Wall dating back to Roman times. There are different explanations of what
Three Dickensian London LocationsThree Dickensian London Locations
Every year on February 7th, literature lovers celebrate the birthday of Charles Dickens, one of the most influential writers in English history. His vivid depictions of 19th-century London brought the
A Polar Visitor in Medieval London: The Story of the White Bear in the ThamesA Polar Visitor in Medieval London: The Story of the White Bear in the Thames
London is no stranger to unusual sights, but imagine standing on the banks of the River Thames in the 13th century and spotting a polar bear fishing in the murky