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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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#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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The western limits of #CityOfLondon were marked with a gate or ‘bar’ close to #TempleChurch of #KnightsTemplar, hence #TempleBar, since 1293 when the boundary was drawn by a chain between two wooden posts. In 1351 a stone gate was erected & refurbished over the years, surviving the 1666 #GreatFireOfLondon before it was demolished & replaced by #ChristopherWren’s Arch in 1672.
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Highly-respected English #Architect, #Anatomist, #Astronomer, #Goometer, #Mathematician & #Physicist, Sir #ChristopherWren is best known for his architectural work in the English #Baroque style. After the #GreatFireOfLondon in 1666, which destroyed two-thirds of the city, Wren was responsible for rebuilding 52 churches including his masterpiece #StPaulsCathedral: completed 1710
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1670, taxes on coal entering #StuartLondon were used to fund the reconstruction of #StPaulsCathedral after its destruction in the #GreatFireOfLondon. #QueenAnne reinstated this tax to finance the construction of new churches, inc. #StMaryLeStrand. The tax on coal was rated at 3 shillings per chaldron & was as unfavourable as tax on bread. #HiddenHistory
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