Blackfriars

Blackfriars station was opened on 30 May 1870, by the Metropolitan District Railway (MDR), now the District line.

Blackfriars served as the new eastern terminus of the Metropolitan District Railway when their line was extended from Westminster. The construction of this MDR section was coordinated with the development of the Victoria Embankment, employing the cut and cover method to roof over a shallow trench.

Now the station spans the River Thames, occupying the entirety of the Blackfriars Railway Bridge. Since December 2011, there have been station buildings with passenger entrances on both sides of the river. Previously, only the north side had buildings and entrances. Adjacent to the rail bridge runs Blackfriars Bridge, a road bridge that runs parallel to it.

Blackfriars is named after a central London area in the southwest corner of the City of London. Its name dates back to 1317 and originates from the black capes (cappas) worn by the Dominican Friars. These friars relocated their priory from Holborn to the area between the River Thames and Ludgate Hill in 1276.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Blackfriars Blackfriars station was opened on 30 May 1870, by the Metropolitan District Railway (MDR), now the District line.

Blackfriars

St Peter, Paul’s Wharf St Peter, Paul’s Wharf, was a parish church in the City of London.

St Peter, Paul’s Wharf

NEARBY STREETS

Addle Hill, EC4V Addle Hill, formerly Addle Street, originally ran from Upper Thames Street from Carter Lane. (City of London)

Addle Hill, EC4V

Ashentree Court, EC4Y Ashentree Court was named after the ashen trees formerly located here at the Whitefriars’ monastery (City of London)

Ashentree Court, EC4Y

Baynard House, EC4V Baynard House is a block on Queen Victoria Street (City of London)

Baynard House, EC4V

Bell Yard, EC4V Bell Yard served the Bell Inn in Carter Lane - documented from 1424 until 1708. (City of London)

Bell Yard, EC4V

Black Friars Lane, EC4V Black Friars Lane was known as Water Lane until 1940 (City of London)

Black Friars Lane, EC4V

Blackfriars Bridge, EC4V Blackfriars Bridge serves as a road and pedestrian bridge spanning the River Thames (City of London)

Blackfriars Bridge, EC4V

Blackfriars House, EC4V Blackfriars House is a block on New Bridge Street (City of London)

Blackfriars House, EC4V

Blackfriars Lane, EC4V Blackfriars Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4V postal area (City of London)

Blackfriars Lane, EC4V

Brick Court, EC4Y Brick Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Brick Court, EC4Y

Bridge Walk, EC4V Bridge Walk is a road in the SE8 postcode area (River Thames)

Bridge Walk, EC4V

Burgon Street, EC4V Burgon Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4V postal area (City of London)

Burgon Street, EC4V

Carmelite House, EC4Y Carmelite House is sited on Victoria Embankment (City of London)

Carmelite House, EC4Y

Carmelite Street, EC4Y Carmelite Street continues south from Whitefriars Street, which itself is just off Fleet Street (City of London)

Carmelite Street, EC4Y

Carter Lane, EC4V Knightrider Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4V postal area (City of London)

Carter Lane, EC4V

Doctor Johnsons Buildings, EC4Y Doctor Johnsons Buildings is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Doctor Johnsons Buildings, EC4Y

Faraday Building, EC4V Faraday Building is a building on New Bell Yard (City of London)

Faraday Building, EC4V

Farringdon Road, EC4V Farringdon Road is a road in the EC4A postcode area (City of London)

Farringdon Road, EC4V

Genesis House, EC4V Genesis House is a building on Godliman Street (City of London)

Genesis House, EC4V

Godliman Street, EC4M Godliman Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4V postal area (City of London)

Godliman Street, EC4M

Hamilton House, EC4Y Hamilton House is a block on Temple Avenue (City of London)

Hamilton House, EC4Y

Harcourt Buildings, EC4Y Harcourt Buildings is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Harcourt Buildings, EC4Y

Harmsworth House, EC4Y Harmsworth House lies near the Inner Temple (City of London)

Harmsworth House, EC4Y

Inner Temple Lane, EC4Y Inner Temple Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Inner Temple Lane, EC4Y

Ireland Yard, EC4V Ireland Yard is an alleyway leading off of Playhouse Yard (City of London)

Ireland Yard, EC4V

John Carpenter House, EC4Y John Carpenter House is a block on John Carpenter Street (City of London)

John Carpenter House, EC4Y

John Carpenter Street, EC4Y John Carpenter was town clerk of the City of London in the fifteenth century, and founder of the City of London School (City of London)

John Carpenter Street, EC4Y

King’s Bench Walk Temple, EC4Y A street within the EC4Y postcode (City of London)

King’s Bench Walk Temple, EC4Y

King’s Bench Walk, EC4Y King?s Bench Walk is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

King’s Bench Walk, EC4Y

Kings Bench Walk, EC4Y Kings Bench Walk is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Kings Bench Walk, EC4Y

Knightrider Street, EC4V Knightrider Street was supposedly a route that knights would take from the Tower of London to Smithfield, where jousts were held (City of London)

Knightrider Street, EC4V

Magpie Alley, EC4Y Magpie Alley marks the position occupied by the dorter (dormitory) of the Friary of the Blessed Virgin of Mount Carmel, commonly called the Whitefriars Monastery (City of London)

Magpie Alley, EC4Y

Mintel House, EC4V Mintel House can be found on Playhouse Yard (City of London)

Mintel House, EC4V

New Bell Yard, EC4V New Bell Yard is a modern development (City of London)

New Bell Yard, EC4V

New Bridge Street House, EC4V New Bridge Street House is a building on New Bridge Street (City of London)

New Bridge Street House, EC4V

New Bridge Street, EC4V New Bridge Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4V postal area (City of London)

New Bridge Street, EC4V

New Court, EC4V New Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

New Court, EC4V

Paper Buildings, EC4Y Paper Buildings is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Paper Buildings, EC4Y

Paul’s Walk, EC4V Paul’s Walk runs along the north bank of the Thames (City of London)

Paul’s Walk, EC4V

Peter’s Hill, EC4V Peter’s Hill is the northern access to the Millennium Bridge (City of London)

Peter’s Hill, EC4V

Playhouse Yard, EC4V Playhouse Yard is named after the Blackfriars theatre which stood here in Shakespeare’s time and where his play’s were performed (City of London)

Playhouse Yard, EC4V

Plowden Buildings, EC4Y Plowden Buildings is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Plowden Buildings, EC4Y

Printing House Square, EC4V Printing House Square - formerly part of Blackfriars Monastery - became a printing district in the 17th century (City of London)

Printing House Square, EC4V

Puddle Dock, EC4V Puddle Dock is one of the streets of London in the EC4V postal area (City of London)

Puddle Dock, EC4V

Southwark Bridge, EC4V Southwark Bridge is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (River Thames)

Southwark Bridge, EC4V

St Andrew’s House, EC4V St Andrew’s House is a block on St Andrew’s Hill (City of London)

St Andrew’s House, EC4V

St Andrews Hill, EC4V St Andrews Hill is one of the streets of London in the EC4V postal area (City of London)

St Andrews Hill, EC4V

Tallis House, EC4Y Tallis House is a block on Tallis Street (City of London)

Tallis House, EC4Y

Tallis Street, EC4Y This street honours Thomas Tallis, composer whose name is engraved on the façade of the nearby former building of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (City of London)

Tallis Street, EC4Y

Temple Avenue, EC4Y Temple Avenue is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Temple Avenue, EC4Y

Temple House, EC4Y Temple House is a block on Temple Avenue (City of London)

Temple House, EC4Y

Three Barrels Walk, EC4V Three Barrels Walk is one of the streets of London in the EC4V postal area (City of London)

Three Barrels Walk, EC4V

Tudor Street, EC4Y Tudor Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Tudor Street, EC4Y

Unilever House, EC4Y Unilever House is a block on Victoria Embankment (City of London)

Unilever House, EC4Y

Upper Thames Street, EC4V Upper Thames Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4V postal area (City of London)

Upper Thames Street, EC4V

Victoria Embankment, EC4Y Victoria Embankment is part of the Thames Embankment scheme of 19th-century civil engineering that reclaimed land next to the River Thames (City of London)

Victoria Embankment, EC4Y

Wardrobe Place, EC4V Wardrobe Place is one of the streets of London in the EC4V postal area (City of London)

Wardrobe Place, EC4V

Watergate, EC4Y Watergate is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Watergate, EC4Y

White Lion Hill, EC4V White Lion Hill is one of the streets of London in the EC4V postal area (City of London)

White Lion Hill, EC4V

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