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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.
In Source: Dr. Johnson’s House
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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.
In Source: #YeOldeCheshireCheese
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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.
In Source: St Bride’s Church
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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.
In Source: Daily Express Building
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#TempleBar was designed & built in 1671 by Sir #ChristopherWren to replace the dilapidated 14th-century gate that marked the western limits of the City of London where #FleetStreet & #Strand meet. Above the arch, facing the City, were statues of #JamesI & #AnneOfDenmark, while on the west side, facing Westminster, were statues of #CharlesI & #CharlesII.
In Source: Temple Bar
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In 1878 #TempleBar was removed from its #FleetStreet location as the narrow central arch restricted traffic flow. After lying in bits in a scrap yard in Farringdon for 10 years, the gate was rescued by wealthy London brewer & politician Sir #HenryBruceMeux who purchased the dismantled stone and re-erected the gate at his mansion house #TheobaldsPark in Hertfordshire.
In Source: Temple Bar
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The #TempleBarMemorial stands in the middle of the road where #Strand becomes #FleetStreet & the #CityOfWestminster meets the #CityOfLondon. It was designed & built by #CityArchitect #HoraceJones in 1880 & was constructed to replace & mark the location where #ChristopherWren’s #Baroque #TempleBar arch, which now forms the entrance to #PaternosterSquare, once stood.
In Source: Temple Bar Memorial
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A #Maypole once stood at the corner of #FleetStreet & the #Strand. Banned by Puritans a “glorious, bigger & higher” replacement 40m high was built in 1661 by the Blacksmith #JohnClarges after the #EnglishCivilWar. The new maypole was an important landmark & meeting place to socialise & trade goods. Night watchmen from #ScotlandYard met at the maypole for their daily patrol.
In Source: Glorious Maypole
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