Aldersgate Street, EC1A

Aldersgate Street is located on the west side of the Barbican Estate.

Barbican
Credit: User unknown/public domain

The original gate here was made by the Romans some time after the City wall was built in the second century. It was a double gateway strengthened by towers projecting on the outside; part of the western tower was discovered beneath Aldersgate Street in 1939.

The name is Saxon - the gate of Aldred, somebody who perhaps lived above the gate to guard the approach road. Further fortifications and guard rooms were added through the middle ages. Aldersgate was finally demolished in 1761, and now only a plaque marks its site.

Originally Aldersgate Street was only the section starting from the church of St Botolph without Aldersgate running towards Long Lane and the portion from Long Lane to Goswell Road was formerly named Pickax Street.

Barbican station is located on Aldersgate Street and when it was opened in 1865 was named Aldersgate Street station. It was renamed Barbican in 1968.

134 Aldersgate Street for many years had a sign claiming: "This was Shakespeare’s House". There is no evidence surviving to indicate that Shakespeare resided here. Barbican station now occupies the site. The nearby Shakespeare Tower is named for this tenuous connection.

Citation information:	London Street Names (book)
	Further citations and sources

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Clerkenwell Preceptory The following is a list of monastic houses in Greater London, England.

Clerkenwell Preceptory

Clerkenwell Priory Clerkenwell Priory was a priory of the Monastic Order of the Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem, located in Clerkenwell, London.

Clerkenwell Priory

Fleet Market The Fleet Market was a market erected in 1736 on the newly culverted River Fleet.

Fleet Market

Golden Lane Estate, EC1Y The Golden Lane Housing Estate is a 1950s council housing complex in the City of London.

Golden Lane Estate, EC1Y

Hicks Hall Hicks Hall (1611 - 1778) was a building in St John Street, Clerkenwell.

Hicks Hall

Museum of the Order of St John The Museum of the Order of St John in Clerkenwell, London, tells the story of the Venerable Order of Saint John.

Museum of the Order of St John

Old Dick Whittington The Dick Whittington Inn at 24 Cloth Fair was a sixteenth century building and once part of a row of medieval buildings lining the street.

Old Dick Whittington

Smithfield Smithfield is a locality in the ward of Farringdon Without situated at the City of London’s northwest corner.

Smithfield

St Bartholomew’s Hospital St Bartholomew’s Hospital, also known simply as Barts and later more formally as The Royal Hospital of St Bartholomew, is a hospital located at Smithfield in the City of London and founded in 1123.

St Bartholomew’s Hospital

NEARBY STREETS

Addle Street, EC2V Addle Street, there from ancient times, was a victim of the bulldozer after the Second World War (City of London)

Addle Street, EC2V

Albemarle Way, EC1M Albemarle Way was named after Elizabeth, Dowager Duchess of Albermarle, who lived at Newcastle House nearby in the 18th century (Clerkenwell)

Albemarle Way, EC1M

Albion Courtyard, EC1A Albion Courtyard is one of the streets of London in the EC1M postal area (City of London)

Albion Courtyard, EC1A

Albion Place, EC1M Albion Place was formerly George Court (Clerkenwell)

Albion Place, EC1M

Albion Way, EC1A Albion Way is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Albion Way, EC1A

Alder Castle House, EC2V Alder Castle House can be found on Noble Street (City of London)

Alder Castle House, EC2V

Aldermanbury Square, EC2V At the centre of Saxon London, the aldermen (elder statesmen of City wards) met in a ’bury’ (house) in a time before the Guildhall was built (City of London)

Aldermanbury Square, EC2V

Aldermanbury, EC2V Aldermanbury is the Saxon name for ’Eldermen’ (elder statesmen) and ’bury’ (house) (City of London)

Aldermanbury, EC2V

Alders Court, EC1Y Ball Court, EC1 was renamed as Alders Court, EC1 in 1936 (City of London)

Alders Court, EC1Y

Aldersgate Street, EC1A Aldersgate Street is located on the west side of the Barbican Estate (Barbican)

Aldersgate Street, EC1A

Alfred Close, EC2Y Alfred Close (Alfred’s Close) was a 1939 renaming of the former Alfred’s Place (Barbican)

Alfred Close, EC2Y

Alto House, EC1A Alto House is located on Newbury Street (City of London)

Alto House, EC1A

Andrewes Highwalk, EC2Y Andrewes Highwalk is named for Lancelot Andrewes, rector of the nearby St Giles-without-Cripplegate Church (Barbican)

Andrewes Highwalk, EC2Y

Andrewes House, EC2Y Andrewes House is a block on Fore Street (Barbican)

Andrewes House, EC2Y

Angel Street, EC1A Angel Street runs between King Edward Street in the west and St Martin’s Le Grand in the east (City of London)

Angel Street, EC1A

Arab Banking Corp. House, EC2R Arab Banking Corp. House can be found on Moorgate (City of London)

Arab Banking Corp. House, EC2R

Australian Avenue, EC2Y Australian Avenue ran north out of The Crescent (Jewin Crescent) to the road formerly known as Barbican (now Beech Street) (Barbican)

Australian Avenue, EC2Y

Bale’s Court, EC1M Bale’s Court was a small courtyard off White Horse Alley (Clerkenwell)

Bale’s Court, EC1M

Barbican Court, EC1A Barbican Court was bombed during the Second World War (Barbican)

Barbican Court, EC1A

Barbican, EC2Y Before becoming part of Beech Street, a road called Barbican had its own presence (Barbican)

Barbican, EC2Y

Bartholomew Close, EC1A Bartholomew Close is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Bartholomew Close, EC1A

Bartholomew Passage, EC1A Bartholomew Passage is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Bartholomew Passage, EC1A

Bartholomew Place, EC1A Bartholomew Place is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Bartholomew Place, EC1A

Basildon House, EC2R Basildon House is a block on Moorgate (City of London)

Basildon House, EC2R

Basinghall Avenue, EC2V Basinghall Avenue is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Basinghall Avenue, EC2V

Basinghall Street, EC2V Basinghall Street joins Gresham Street to the south (City of London)

Basinghall Street, EC2V

Bassishaw Highwalk, EC2V Bassishaw Highwalk is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Bassishaw Highwalk, EC2V

Basterfield House, EC1Y Basterfield House is located on Unnamed Road (City of London)

Basterfield House, EC1Y

Bastion Highwalk, EC2Y Bastion Highwalk is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (Barbican)

Bastion Highwalk, EC2Y

Bear Alley, EC4A Bear Alley is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)

Bear Alley, EC4A

Beech Street, EC2Y Beech Street is the western extension of Chiswell Street (Barbican)

Beech Street, EC2Y

Ben Jonson House, EC1Y Ben Jonson House is sited on Golden Lane (Barbican)

Ben Jonson House, EC1Y

Ben Jonson House, EC2Y Ben Jonson House is a block on Golden Lane (Barbican)

Ben Jonson House, EC2Y

Benjamin Street, EC1M Benjamin Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1M postal area (Farringdon)

Benjamin Street, EC1M

Berkeley Court, EC1M Berkeley Court ran south out of Berkley Street (now Briset Street) (Clerkenwell)

Berkeley Court, EC1M

Bishop’s Court, EC4M Bishop?s Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4M postal area (City of London)

Bishop’s Court, EC4M

Blackwell House, EC2V Blackwell House is sited on Guildhall Yard (City of London)

Blackwell House, EC2V

Blake Tower, EC2Y Blake Tower is located on Fann Street (Barbican)

Blake Tower, EC2Y

Boundary House, EC1M Boundary House is a block on Charterhouse Street (City of London)

Boundary House, EC1M

Bowater House, EC1Y Bowater House is sited on Fann Street (City of London)

Bowater House, EC1Y

Brackley Street, EC2Y Brackley Street was named after Viscount Brackley - the title given to the eldest sons of the Earl of Bridgewater who owned a townhouse on Bridgewater Square (Barbican)

Brackley Street, EC2Y

Bradford Avenue, EC2Y Bradford Avenue was a street of warehouses (Barbican)

Bradford Avenue, EC2Y

Brandon Mews, EC2Y Brandon Mews is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (Barbican)

Brandon Mews, EC2Y

Breton House, EC2Y Breton House is a block on Golden Lane (Barbican)

Breton House, EC2Y

Brewers Hall Gardens, EC2V Brewers Hall Gardens is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Brewers Hall Gardens, EC2V

Bridgewater Square, EC1Y Bridgewater Square is an historic square near to the Barbican (Barbican)

Bridgewater Square, EC1Y

Briset Street, EC1M Briset Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1M postal area (Clerkenwell)

Briset Street, EC1M

Britton Street, EC1M Britton Street was named after Thomas Britten, a 17th century coalman. (Farringdon)

Britton Street, EC1M

Broad Yard, EC1M Broad Yard is one of the streets of London in the EC1M postal area (Clerkenwell)

Broad Yard, EC1M

Bryer Court, EC2Y Bryer Court is a block on Bridgewater Square (Barbican)

Bryer Court, EC2Y

Bull and Mouth Street, EC2V Bull and Mouth Street ran between King Edward Street and St Martin’s Le Grand (City of London)

Bull and Mouth Street, EC2V

Cap House, EC1A Cap House is a building on Long Lane (City of London)

Cap House, EC1A

Carey Lane, EC2V Carey Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Carey Lane, EC2V

Carthusian Street, EC1A Carthusian Street is a road in the EC1A postcode area (Barbican)

Carthusian Street, EC1A

Central Markets, EC1A Central Markets is the address of traders within Smithfield Market (City of London)

Central Markets, EC1A

Charterhouse Buildings, EC1A Charterhouse Buildings is one of the streets of London in the EC1M postal area (Clerkenwell)

Charterhouse Buildings, EC1A

Charterhouse Mews, EC1A Charterhouse Mews is one of the streets of London in the EC1M postal area (City of London)

Charterhouse Mews, EC1A

Charterhouse Square, EC1M Charterhouse Square is the largest courtyard associated with London Charterhouse, mostly formed of Tudor and Stuart architecture restored after the Blitz (Barbican)

Charterhouse Square, EC1M

Charterhouse Street, EC1A Charterhouse Street is a street on the northern boundary of the City of London (City of London)

Charterhouse Street, EC1A

Cherry Tree Walk, EC1Y Cherry Tree Walk is a road in the EC1Y postcode area (Barbican)

Cherry Tree Walk, EC1Y

Chiswell Street, EC1Y Chiswell Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1Y postal area (Clerkenwell)

Chiswell Street, EC1Y

Churchyard Path, EC1A Churchyard Path runs up to the church of St Bartholomew (City of London)

Churchyard Path, EC1A

City Greenyard, EC2Y City Greenyard - or simply Green Yard - was swept away to build the Barbican area (Barbican)

City Greenyard, EC2Y

City Place House, EC2V City Place House is a block on Basinghall Street (City of London)

City Place House, EC2V

City Tower, EC2V City Tower is a block on Unnamed Road (City of London)

City Tower, EC2V

Clerkenwell Road, EC1M Clerkenwell Road is one of the streets of London in the EC1M postal area (Clerkenwell)

Clerkenwell Road, EC1M

Cloth Court, EC1M Cloth Court is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (Barbican)

Cloth Court, EC1M

Cloth Fair, EC1A Cloth Fair stands where the original Bartholomew Fair was held in medieval times. (City of London)

Cloth Fair, EC1A

Cloth Street, EC1M Cloth Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (Barbican)

Cloth Street, EC1M

Coach & Horses Yard, EC1A Coach & Horses Yard lay behind the Coach & Horses pub at 71 Bartholomew Close (City of London)

Coach & Horses Yard, EC1A

Cock Lane, EC1A Cock Lane leads from Giltspur Street in the east to Snow Hill in the west (City of London)

Cock Lane, EC1A

Coldwatch House, EC1A Coldwatch House is a block on Giltspur Street (City of London)

Coldwatch House, EC1A

Coleman Street, EC2V Coleman Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Coleman Street, EC2V

Compter Passage, EC2V Compter Passage is a location in London (City of London)

Compter Passage, EC2V

Cotton Street, EC2Y Cotton Street was situated off Australian Avenue (Barbican)

Cotton Street, EC2Y

Cowcross Street, EC1M Cowcross Street links Farringdon station with Charterhouse Street (Clerkenwell)

Cowcross Street, EC1M

Crescent House, EC1M Crescent House is sited on Goswell Road (City of London)

Crescent House, EC1M

Cripplegate Street, EC1Y Cripplegate Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1Y postal area (Barbican)

Cripplegate Street, EC1Y

Cromwell Tower, EC2Y Cromwell Tower is a block on Silk Street (Barbican)

Cromwell Tower, EC2Y

Crown House, EC1M Crown House is a building on Goswell Road (Barbican)

Crown House, EC1M

Crozier Court, EC1M Abbot’s Place, NW6 (Clerkenwell)

Crozier Court, EC1M

Cullum Welch House, EC1M Cullum Welch House is a block on Golden Lane (City of London)

Cullum Welch House, EC1M

Cuthbert Harrowing House, EC1Y Cuthbert Harrowing House is a block on Fann Street (Barbican)

Cuthbert Harrowing House, EC1Y

Dean’s Court, EC4M Dean’s Court was a small alley off Old Bailey, on maps between 1750 and 1950 (City of London)

Dean’s Court, EC4M

Defoe House, EC2Y Defoe House is part of the Barbican development, north of Thomas More Garden (Barbican)

Defoe House, EC2Y

Denmark House, EC1M Denmark House is a block on Cowcross Street (Clerkenwell)

Denmark House, EC1M

Dufferin Street, EC1Y Dufferin Street runs between Bunhill Row and Whitecross Street (Clerkenwell)

Dufferin Street, EC1Y

Duke Street, EC1A Duke Street ran off Smithfield, becoming part of Little Britain in 1885 (City of London)

Duke Street, EC1A

Eagle Court, EC1M Eagle Court is a courtyard situated off of Benjamin Street (Clerkenwell)

Eagle Court, EC1M

East Market, EC1A East Market is part of Smithfield Market (City of London)

East Market, EC1A

East Passage, EC1A East Passage is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

East Passage, EC1A

East Poultry Avenue, EC1A East Poultry Avenue is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

East Poultry Avenue, EC1A

Elephant Yard, EC2Y Elephant Yard was the coaching yard which used to belong to the Elephant Inn, demolished in the 1840s (Barbican)

Elephant Yard, EC2Y

Elliot’s Court, EC4M Elliot’s Court is featured on maps from 1750 to 1950 (City of London)

Elliot’s Court, EC4M

Errol Street, EC1Y Errol Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1Y postal area (Clerkenwell)

Errol Street, EC1Y

Fann Street, EC1Y Fann Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1Y postal area (Barbican)

Fann Street, EC1Y

Farringdon Road, EC1A Farringdon Road is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Farringdon Road, EC1A

Farringdon Street, EC1A The building of Farringdon Street is considered one of the greatest urban engineering achievements of the 19th century. (City of London)

Farringdon Street, EC1A

Faulkners Alley, EC1M Faulkners Alley is one of the streets of London in the EC1M postal area (Clerkenwell)

Faulkners Alley, EC1M

Ferroners House, EC2Y Ferroners House (Barbican)

Ferroners House, EC2Y

Fleet Place House, EC4M Fleet Place House is a building on Fleet Place (City of London)

Fleet Place House, EC4M

Fleet Place, EC4M Fleet Place is one of the streets of London in the EC4M postal area (City of London)

Fleet Place, EC4M

Florin Court, EC1A Florin Court is a classic Art Deco building in Clerkenwell (Barbican)

Florin Court, EC1A

Fore Street Avenue, EC2Y Fore Street Avenue is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (Barbican)

Fore Street Avenue, EC2Y

Fore Street, EC2Y Located near the Barbican Centre in the City of London, Fore Street stretches from Wood Street to Fore Street Avenue, with Moor Lane joining its northern side. (Barbican)

Fore Street, EC2Y

Fortune House, EC1Y Fortune House is a block on Fortune Street (Clerkenwell)

Fortune House, EC1Y

Fortune Street, EC1Y Fortune Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1Y postal area (Clerkenwell)

Fortune Street, EC1Y

Foster Lane, EC2V Foster Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Foster Lane, EC2V

Gate House, EC1M Residential block (Clerkenwell)

Gate House, EC1M

Gilbert Bridge, EC2Y Gilbert Bridge is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (Barbican)

Gilbert Bridge, EC2Y

Gilbert House, EC2Y Gilbert House is a block on Gilbert Bridge (Barbican)

Gilbert House, EC2Y

Giltspur House, EC1A Giltspur House is a block on Giltspur Street (City of London)

Giltspur House, EC1A

Giltspur Street, EC1A Giltspur Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Giltspur Street, EC1A

Glasshouse Yard, EC2Y Glasshouse Yard is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (Barbican)

Glasshouse Yard, EC2Y

Goswell Road, EC1Y Goswell Road is one of the streets of London in the EC1M postal area (City of London)

Goswell Road, EC1Y

Grand Avenue, EC1A Grand Avenue runs through the centre of Smithfield Market (City of London)

Grand Avenue, EC1A

Great Arthur House, EC1Y Great Arthur House is a building on Fann Street (City of London)

Great Arthur House, EC1Y

Greenhill House, EC1M Greenhill House is a block on Cowcross Street (City of London)

Greenhill House, EC1M

Greenhills Rents, EC1A Greenhills Rents is one of the streets of London in the EC1M postal area (City of London)

Greenhills Rents, EC1A

Gresham Street, EC2V Gresham Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Gresham Street, EC2V

Guildhall Buildings, EC2V Guildhall Buildings connects Basinghall Street with the Guildhall area (City of London)

Guildhall Buildings, EC2V

Guildhall House, EC2V Guildhall House is a block on Gresham Street (City of London)

Guildhall House, EC2V

Guildhall Yard, EC2V Guildhall Yard is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Guildhall Yard, EC2V

Gutter Lane, EC2V Gutter Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Gutter Lane, EC2V

Half Moon Court, EC1A Halfmoon Court is the southern most of five passages leading eastward from Kinghorn Street (City of London)

Half Moon Court, EC1A

Harp House, EC4A Harp House is a block on Farringdon Street (City of London)

Harp House, EC4A

Hatfield House, EC1M Hatfield House is a block on Baltic Street West (City of London)

Hatfield House, EC1M

Hatfield House, EC1Y Hatfield House is a block on Baltic Street West (City of London)

Hatfield House, EC1Y

Hayne Street, EC1A Hayne Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Hayne Street, EC1A

Honey Lane, EC2V Honey Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Honey Lane, EC2V

Hosier Lane, EC1A Hosier Lane is named after the former hosiery trade based here. (City of London)

Hosier Lane, EC1A

Infinity House, EC1 Infinity House is located on Britton Street (Farringdon)

Infinity House, EC1

Italia Conti House, EC1M Italia Conti House can be found on Goswell Road (City of London)

Italia Conti House, EC1M

Jacob’s Well Passage, EC2Y This seems to have been named after a Jacob’s Well sign, which seems to have been a familiar one in the 17th and 18th centuries (Barbican)

Jacob’s Well Passage, EC2Y

Jarvis House, EC1A Jarvis House is a block on Smithfield Street (City of London)

Jarvis House, EC1A

Jewin Crescent, EC2Y Jewin Crescent - as The Crescent - existed from the end of the eighteenth century (Barbican)

Jewin Crescent, EC2Y

Jewin Street, EC2Y Jewin Street was a street was lined with warehouses by firms related to the garment trade, including drapery, button, straw hat and sewing machine importers and furriers. (Barbican)

Jewin Street, EC2Y

Joseph Rotblat Building, EC1A Joseph Rotblat Building is a building on Glasshouse Yard (Barbican)

Joseph Rotblat Building, EC1A

King Edward Street, EC1A King Edward Street runs from Newgate Street in the south to Little Britain in the north (City of London)

King Edward Street, EC1A

Kinghorn Street, EC1A Kinghorn Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Kinghorn Street, EC1A

Klaco House, EC1M Klaco House is a block on St John’s Lane (Clerkenwell)

Klaco House, EC1M

Lamb’s Passage, EC1Y Lamb’s Passage was formerly Great Swordbearers (Sword Bearers) Alley (Clerkenwell)

Lamb’s Passage, EC1Y

Lauderdale Tower, EC2Y Lauderdale Tower is the westernmost tower in the Barbican, facing onto Lauderdale Place (Barbican)

Lauderdale Tower, EC2Y

Lindsey House, EC1M Lindsey House can be found on Charterhouse Street (City of London)

Lindsey House, EC1M

Lindsey Street, EC1A Lindsey Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Lindsey Street, EC1A

Little Britain, EC1A Little Britain is a street in the City of London running from St Martin’s Le Grand in the east to West Smithfield. (City of London)

Little Britain, EC1A

London Wall, EC2Y London Wall is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (City of London)

London Wall, EC2Y

Long Lane, EC1A Long Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Long Lane, EC1A

Love Lane, EC2V Love Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Love Lane, EC2V

Marylebone House, EC1M Marylebone House is a block on St John Street (Clerkenwell)

Marylebone House, EC1M

Mason’s Avenue, EC2V A street within the EC2V postcode (City of London)

Mason’s Avenue, EC2V

Michael House, EC1Y Michael House is a block on Chiswell Street (Clerkenwell)

Michael House, EC1Y

Middle Street, EC1A Middle Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Middle Street, EC1A

Middlesex Passage, EC1A Middlesex Passage is a location in London (City of London)

Middlesex Passage, EC1A

Milton Court, EC2Y Milton Court is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (Barbican)

Milton Court, EC2Y

Milton Street, EC2Y Milton Street was formerly known as Grub Street (Barbican)

Milton Street, EC2Y

Mitre Court, EC2V Mitre Court is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Mitre Court, EC2V

Monkwell House, EC2Y Monkwell House is a building on Barbican Highwalk (City of London)

Monkwell House, EC2Y

Monkwell Square, EC2Y Monkwell Square is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (Barbican)

Monkwell Square, EC2Y

Moor House, EC2Y Moor House is a block on Fore Street Avenue (City of London)

Moor House, EC2Y

Moorfields Highwalk, EC2Y Moorfields Highwalk is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (Barbican)

Moorfields Highwalk, EC2Y

Moorgate, EC2R Moorgate takes its name from a gate in the wall around London and is a rather late-built street within the City of London (City of London)

Moorgate, EC2R

Mountjoy House, EC2Y Mountjoy House is a building on Monkwell Square (Barbican)

Mountjoy House, EC2Y

New Union Street, EC2Y New Union Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (City of London)

New Union Street, EC2Y

Newbury Street, EC1A Newbury Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Newbury Street, EC1A

Newcastle Close, EC4A Newcastle Close - Newcastle Street until 1939 - was possibly called after a former inn called the Castle located here (City of London)

Newcastle Close, EC4A

Newgate Street, EC1A Newgate Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Newgate Street, EC1A

Newgate Street, EC2V Newgate Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Newgate Street, EC2V

Noble Street, EC2V Noble Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Noble Street, EC2V

Nomura House, EC1A Nomura House is a block on St Martin’s Le Grand (City of London)

Nomura House, EC1A

Oat Lane, EC2V Oat Lane has been marked on London maps since 1600 and before (City of London)

Oat Lane, EC2V

Old Bailey, EC4M Old Bailey is one of the streets of London in the EC4M postal area (City of London)

Old Bailey, EC4M

One Ropemaker Street, EC2Y One Ropemaker Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (City of London)

One Ropemaker Street, EC2Y

Passing Alley, EC1M Passing Alley is a road in the EC1M postcode area (Clerkenwell)

Passing Alley, EC1M

Paul’s Alley, EC2Y Paul’s Alley ran along the former northern edge of London’s main Jewish cemetary (Barbican)

Paul’s Alley, EC2Y

Peabody Tower, EC1Y Peabody Tower is a block on Golden Lane (Clerkenwell)

Peabody Tower, EC1Y

Penny Bank Chambers, EC1M Penny Bank Chambers is one of the streets of London in the EC1M postal area (Clerkenwell)

Penny Bank Chambers, EC1M

Peter’s Lane, EC1M Peter’s Lane is named after the church which once stood close to the Cross Keys tavern. (Clerkenwell)

Peter’s Lane, EC1M

Pickax Street, EC2Y Pickax Street once ran from Long Lane to Goswell Road (which before 1864 was called Goswell Street) (Barbican)

Pickax Street, EC2Y

Plough Court, EC2Y Plough Court was renamed as part of Barbican in 1939 (Barbican)

Plough Court, EC2Y

Preachers Court The Charterhouse, EC1M Residential block (Clerkenwell)

Preachers Court The Charterhouse, EC1M

Priest’s Court, EC2V Priest?s Court is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Priest’s Court, EC2V

Princes House, EC2V Princes House is a block on Gresham Street (City of London)

Princes House, EC2V

Queen Isabella Way, EC1A Queen Isabella Way is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Queen Isabella Way, EC1A

Red Cross Street, EC2Y Red Cross Street once ran to the junction of Beech Street and Golden Lane (Barbican)

Red Cross Street, EC2Y

Roman House, EC2Y Roman House is a building on St Alphage Garden (Barbican)

Roman House, EC2Y

Sabian House, EC1M Sabian House is sited on Cowcross Street (Clerkenwell)

Sabian House, EC1M

Saunderson House, EC1A Saunderson House is a block on Long Lane (City of London)

Saunderson House, EC1A

Seddon Highwalk, EC2Y Seddon Highwalk is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (Barbican)

Seddon Highwalk, EC2Y

Seddon House, EC2Y Seddon House is a block on Aldersgate Street (Barbican)

Seddon House, EC2Y

Shakespeare Tower, EC2Y Shakespeare Tower can be found on Beech Street (Barbican)

Shakespeare Tower, EC2Y

Silk Street, EC2Y Silk Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (Barbican)

Silk Street, EC2Y

Silver Street, EC2V Silver Street was the location of a house in which William Shakespeare lived during his time in London (City of London)

Silver Street, EC2V

Smithfield Street, EC1A Smithfield Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Smithfield Street, EC1A

Smokehouse Yard, EC1M Smokehouse Yard is one of the streets of London in the EC1M postal area (Clerkenwell)

Smokehouse Yard, EC1M

Snow Hill, EC1A Snow Hill is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Snow Hill, EC1A

Speed House, EC2Y Speed House is a block on Speed Highwalk (Barbican)

Speed House, EC2Y

St Alphage Garden, EC2Y St Alphage Garden is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (City of London)

St Alphage Garden, EC2Y

St Alphage Highwalk, EC2V St Alphage Highwalk is part of the Barbican (City of London)

St Alphage Highwalk, EC2V

St Ann’s Lane, EC2V St Ann’s Lane was the name for the west end of Gresham Street until the 1860s (City of London)

St Ann’s Lane, EC2V

St Giles Terrace, EC2Y St Giles Terrace lies alongside St Giles Cripplegate church (Barbican)

St Giles Terrace, EC2Y

St John’s Square, EC1M St John’s Square, south of Clerkenwell Road, is in the EC1M postal area (Clerkenwell)

St John’s Square, EC1M

St John’s Square, EC1M St John’s Square is split into two sections, north and south of Clerkenwell Road (Clerkenwell)

St John’s Square, EC1M

St Johns House, EC1M Residential block (Clerkenwell)

St Johns House, EC1M

St Johns Lane, EC1M St Johns Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC1M postal area (Clerkenwell)

St Johns Lane, EC1M

St Johns Path, EC1M St Johns Path is one of the streets of London in the EC1M postal area (Clerkenwell)

St Johns Path, EC1M

St Johns Place, EC1M St Johns Place is one of the streets of London in the EC1M postal area (Clerkenwell)

St Johns Place, EC1M

St John’s Gate, EC1M St John’s Gate is a small named section of road leading to the gate of the same name (Clerkenwell)

St John’s Gate, EC1M

St Martin’s Le Grand, EC2V St Martin’s Le Grand is a street north of Newgate Street and a former liberty within the City of London (City of London)

St Martin’s Le Grand, EC2V

St Mary’s Tower, EC1Y St Mary’s Tower is a block on Fortune Street (Clerkenwell)

St Mary’s Tower, EC1Y

Stanley Cohen House, EC1Y Stanley Cohen House is a block on Golden Lane (City of London)

Stanley Cohen House, EC1Y

Sutton Lane, EC1M Sutton Lane is a road in the EC1M postcode area (Clerkenwell)

Sutton Lane, EC1M

Templeton House, EC1Y Templeton House is a block on Chiswell Street (Barbican)

Templeton House, EC1Y

The Charterhouse, EC1M Residential block (Clerkenwell)

The Charterhouse, EC1M

The Postern, EC2Y The Postern is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (Barbican)

The Postern, EC2Y

The Red House, EC1V The Red House is a block on Clerkenwell Road (Clerkenwell)

The Red House, EC1V

Therese House, EC1M Therese House is a block on Glasshouse Yard (Barbican)

Therese House, EC1M

Thomas Ford House, EC1A Thomas Ford House is a block on Smithfield Street (City of London)

Thomas Ford House, EC1A

Thomas More Highwalk, EC2Y Thomas More Highwalk is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (Barbican)

Thomas More Highwalk, EC2Y

Thomas More House, EC2Y Thomas More House is a block on Shaftesbury Place (Barbican)

Thomas More House, EC2Y

Three Nun Court, EC2V Three Nun Court is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Three Nun Court, EC2V

Turnagain Lane, EC4A Turnagain Lane is an ancient thoroughfare in the City of London. (City of London)

Turnagain Lane, EC4A

Turnmill Street, EC1 Turnmill Street appears in the works of Shakespeare (Farringdon)

Turnmill Street, EC1

Vestry House, EC1A Vestry House is a block on Greyfriars Passage (City of London)

Vestry House, EC1A

Viscount Street, EC1Y Viscount Street was a new name for Charles Street after 1939 (Barbican)

Viscount Street, EC1Y

Wallside, EC2Y Wallside is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (Barbican)

Wallside, EC2Y

Warwick House, EC1M Warwick House is a block on Cowcross Street (Farringdon)

Warwick House, EC1M

Warwick Lane, EC4M This is a street in the EC4P postcode area (City of London)

Warwick Lane, EC4M

Warwick Square, EC4M Warwick Square is one of the streets of London in the EC4M postal area (City of London)

Warwick Square, EC4M

West Smithfield, EC1A West Smithfield is the oldest street of the Smithfield area (City of London)

West Smithfield, EC1A

White Horse Alley, EC1M White Horse Alley, until after the Second World War, led north off Cowcross Street (Clerkenwell)

White Horse Alley, EC1M

Willoughby Highwalk, EC2Y Willoughby Highwalk is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (Barbican)

Willoughby Highwalk, EC2Y

Willoughby House, EC2Y Willoughby House is a building on Willoughby Highwalk (Barbican)

Willoughby House, EC2Y

Wood Street, EC2V Wood Street was originally the main north–south route through the Roman Fort, discovered after Second World War bombing. (City of London)

Wood Street, EC2V

Wood Street, EC2Y The northern section Wood Street lies between London Wall and the Barbican (Barbican)

Wood Street, EC2Y

Zinc House, EC1M Zinc House is a block on Cowcross Street (Clerkenwell)

Zinc House, EC1M

Click here to explore another London street
We now have 672 completed street histories and 46828 partial histories

Click here to see photos of the area

MAP YEAR:	1800	1810	1820	1830	1860	1900	1950	2024
	TIP: MARKERS OFF allows you to view maps without clutter