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#YeOldeCheshireCheese is a #Medieval pub & one of London’s last 17th CE chophouses, serving traditional cuts of meat. Once a 13th CE #Carmelite monastery, the #FleetStreet site turned into a pub in 1538. Rebuilt in 1667 after the #GreatFireofLondon, this #GradeIIListed historic gem retains its original timber beam layout, to be one of the oldest & most famous pubs in the world.
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#CharlesDickens was a frequent, well-known visitor to #YeOldeCheshireCheese pub, which has a chair where he was known to sit. Dickens even featured the pub in his novel #ATaleofTwoCities where the protagonist #Darnay recovers after his acquittal. Prominent literary figures like Dr. #SamuelJohnson & #MarkTwain also visited the pub, making it a living piece of #LondonHistory.
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In #GoughSquare near #FleetStreet is #DrJohnsonsHouse, home to the 18th CE literary genius. Inside this elegant #Georgian townhouse during 1755, #SamuelJohnson completed his monumental #DictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage, hailed the “Stonehenge of English”. Here, under candlelight, writer #OliverGoldsmith & painter #JoshuaReynolds would visit to shape the cultural spirit of London.
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#StBridesChurch, a #Baroque #ArchitecturalGem by #ChristopherWren was built in 1672 after the #GreatFireofLondon. Its elegant symmetry & tiered 69m spire is said to be the design inspiration for the wedding cake. Reconstructed after the WW2 #Blitz, the 7th CE crypt evidences Roman, Saxon & #MiddleAges history, reflecting London’s rich cultural heritage & architectural legacy.
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Towering over #FleetStreet, #StBridesChurch has been a place of Christian worship for 1500 years. Due to its historic links to the print #Journalism & #Newspaper industries, #StBrides dedicated its ministry to all who work in the Media. A spiritual home to all in the #News, annual services & a Journalists’ Altar commemorate those who died or are in danger bringing us the truth.
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The former #DailyExpressBuilding, unveiled in 1932 by press baron #LordBeaverbrook, is a striking #ArtDeco landmark. Here, editor #ArthurChristiansen led the #Newspaper to record circulation & influence. Although the #DailyExpress left #FleetStreet in the 1980s, the building appears in the 1961 film #TheDayTheEarthCaughtFire & is a lasting symbol of Britain’s tabloid press.
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