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Pepys starts diary
On 1 January 1659, Samuel Pepys started his famous daily diary and maintained it for ten years. The diary has become perhaps the most extensive source of information on this critical period of English history. Pepys never considered that his diary would be read by others. The original diary consisted of six volumes written in Shelton shorthand, which he had learned as an undergraduate on scholarship at Magdalene College, Cambridge. This shorthand was introduced in 1626, and was the same system Isaac Newton used when writing.
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Jeff Owen Added: 20 Mar 2021 16:18 GMT |
Owen’s School
Owen Street is the site of Owen’s Boys’ School. The last school was built in 1881 and was demolished in the early 1990s to make way for the development which stand there today. It was a “Direct Grant” grammar school and was founded in 1613 by Dame Alice Owen. What is now “Owen’s Fields” was the playground between the old school and the new girls’ school (known then as “Dames Alice Owen’s School” or simply “DAOS”). The boys’ school had the top two floors of that building for their science labs. The school moved to Potters Bar in Hertfordshire in 1971 and is now one of the top State comprehensive schools in the country. The old building remained in use as an accountancy college and taxi-drivers’ “knowledge” school until it was demolished. The new building is now part of City and Islington College. Owen’s was a fine school. I should know because I attended there from 1961 to 1968.
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Bernard Miller Added: 12 Apr 2022 17:36 GMT |
My mother and her sister were born at 9 Windsor Terrace
My mother, Millie Haring (later Miller) and her sister Yetta Haring (later Freedman) were born here in 1922 and 1923. With their parents and older brother and sister, they lived in two rooms until they moved to Stoke Newington in 1929. She always said there were six rooms, six families, a shared sink on the first floor landing and a toilet in the backyard.
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jack stevens Added: 26 Sep 2021 13:38 GMT |
Mothers birth place
Number 5 Whites Row which was built in around 1736 and still standing was the premises my now 93 year old mother was born in, her name at birth was Hilda Evelyne Shaw,
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Steven Shepherd Added: 4 Feb 2021 14:20 GMT |
Our House
I and my three brothers were born at 178 Pitfield Street. All of my Mothers Family (ADAMS) Lived in the area. There was an area behind the house where the Hoxton Stall holders would keep the barrows. The house was classed as a slum but was a large house with a basement. The basement had 2 rooms that must have been unchanged for many years it contained a ’copper’ used to boil and clean clothes and bedlinen and a large ’range’ a cast iron coal/log fired oven. Coal was delivered through a ’coal hole’ in the street which dropped through to the basement. The front of the house used to be a shop but unused while we lived there. I have many more happy memories of the house too many to put here.
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MCNALLY Added: 17 May 2021 09:42 GMT |
Blackfriars (1959 - 1965)
I lived in Upper Ground from 1959 to 1964 I was 6 years old my parents Vince and Kitty run the Pub The Angel on the corner of Upper Ground and Bodies Bridge. I remember the ceiling of the cellar was very low and almost stretched the length of Bodies Bridge. The underground trains run directly underneath the pub. If you were down in the cellar when a train was coming it was quite frightening
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Martin Eaton Added: 14 Oct 2021 03:56 GMT |
Boundary Estate
Sunbury, Taplow House.
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The Underground Map Added: 8 Mar 2021 15:05 GMT |
A plague on all your houses
Aldgate station is built directly on top of a vast plague pit, where thousands of bodies are apparently buried. No-one knows quite how many.
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Tom Added: 21 May 2021 23:07 GMT |
Blackfriars
What is, or was, Bodies Bridge?
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Added: 21 Apr 2021 16:21 GMT |
Liverpool Street
the Bishopsgate station has existed since 1840 as a passenger station, but does not appear in the site’s cartography. Evidently, the 1860 map is in fact much earlier than that date.
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Added: 27 Jul 2021 14:31 GMT |
correction
Chaucer did not write Pilgrims Progress. His stories were called the Canterbury Tales
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Lena Added: 18 Mar 2021 13:08 GMT |
White Conduit Street, N1
My mum, Rosina Wade of the Wade and Hannam family in the area of Chapel Street and Parkfield Street, bought her first “costume” at S Cohen’s in White Conduit Street. Would have probably been about 1936 or thereabouts. She said that he was a small man but an expert tailor. I hope that Islington Council preserve the shop front as it’s a piece of history of the area. Mum used to get her high heel shoes from an Italian shoe shop in Chapel Street. She had size 2 feet and they would let her know when a new consignment of size 2 shoes were in. I think she was a very good customer. She worked at Killingbacks artificial flower maker in Northampton Square and later at the Halifax bombers factory north of Edgware where she was a riveter.
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STEPHEN ARTHUR JACKSON Added: 14 Nov 2021 17:12 GMT |
Lynedoch Street, E2
my father Arthur Jackson was born in lynedoch street in 1929 and lived with mm grandparents and siblings, until they were relocated to Pamela house Haggerston rd when the street was to be demolished
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Added: 3 Jun 2021 15:50 GMT |
All Bar One
The capitalisation is wrong
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Erin Added: 2 May 2022 01:33 GMT |
Windsor Terrace, N1
hello
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Watts Added: 17 May 2022 20:29 GMT |
Baeethoven St School, also an Annex for Paddington College of FE.
In the early 70’s I took a two year science course at Paddington CFE. The science classes were held on weekday evenings at Beethoven Street school, overseen by chemistry teacher, Mr Tattershall.
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Southover, N12
Everyone knows Central Woodside is the place to be. Ever since kdog moved from finchtown, Woodside has been thriving.
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Bernard Miller Added: 12 Apr 2022 17:36 GMT |
My mother and her sister were born at 9 Windsor Terrace
My mother, Millie Haring (later Miller) and her sister Yetta Haring (later Freedman) were born here in 1922 and 1923. With their parents and older brother and sister, they lived in two rooms until they moved to Stoke Newington in 1929. She always said there were six rooms, six families, a shared sink on the first floor landing and a toilet in the backyard.
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Brian Lynch Added: 10 Apr 2022 13:38 GMT |
Staples Mattress Factory
An architect’s design of the Staples Mattress Factory
An image found on the website of Dalzell’s Beds, in Armagh Northern Ireland.
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Added: 19 Feb 2022 16:21 GMT |
Harmondsworth (1939 - 1965)
I lived in a house (Lostwithiel) on the Bath Road opposite the junction with Tythe Barn Lane, now a hotel site. Initially, aircraft used one of the diagonal runways directly in line with our house. I attended Sipson Primary School opposite the Three Magpies and celebrated my 21st birthday at The Peggy Bedford in 1959.
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Emma Seif Added: 25 Jan 2022 19:06 GMT |
Birth of the Bluestocking Society
In about 1750, Elizabeth Montagu began hosting literary breakfasts in her home at 23 (now 31) Hill Street. These are considered the first meetings of the Bluestocking society.
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Added: 14 Jan 2022 03:06 GMT |
Goldbourne Gardens W 10
I lived in Goldbourne Gardens in the 50,s very happy big bomb site
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Chris Nash Added: 10 Jan 2022 22:54 GMT |
Shortlands Close, DA17
Shortlands Close and the flats along it were constructed in the mid-1990s. Prior to this, the area was occupied by semi-detached houses with large gardens, which dated from the post-war period and were built on the site of Railway Farm. The farm and its buildings spanned the length of Abbey Road, on the south side of the North Kent Line railway tracks.
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Bunhill Fields Bunhill Fields was in use as a burial ground from 1665 until 1854. Clerkenwell Priory Clerkenwell Priory was a priory of the Monastic Order of the Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem, located in Clerkenwell, London. Half Moon Court, EC1A Halfmoon Court is the southern most of five passages leading eastward from Kinghorn Street. Hicks Hall Hicks Hall (1611 - 1778) was a building in St John Street, Clerkenwell. 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. Smithfield Smithfield is a locality in the ward of Farringdon Without situated at the City of London’s northwest corner. 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 John Clerkenwell St John Clerkenwell is a former parish church in Clerkenwell, now used as the chapel of the modern Order of St John. St John’s Gate, Clerkenwell St John’s Gate is one of the few tangible remains from Clerkenwell’s monastic past; it was built in 1504 by Prior Thomas Docwra as the south entrance to the inner precinct of Clerkenwell Priory, the priory of the Knights of Saint John - the Knights Hospitallers. Albemarle Way, EC1M Albemarle Way was named after Elizabeth, Dowager Duchess of Albermarle, who lived at Newcastle House nearby in the 18th century. Albion Way, EC1A Albion Way is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area. Andrewes Highwalk, EC2Y Andrewes Highwalk is named for Lancelot Andrewes, rector of the nearby St Giles-without-Cripplegate Church. Baltic Street East, EC1Y Baltic Street East was built by a timber merchant around 1810 who named local streets after trade-related activities. Broad Yard, EC1M Broad Yard is one of the streets of London in the EC1M postal area. Bryer Court, EC2Y Bryer Court is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area. Bunhill Row, EC1Y Bunhill Row is one of the streets of London in the EC1Y postal area. Charterhouse Square, EC1M Charterhouse Square is the largest courtyard associated with London Charterhouse, mostly formed of Tudor and Stuart architecture restored after the Blitz. Cloth Court, EC1M Cloth Court is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area. Cloth Fair, EC1A Cloth Fair stands where the original Bartholomew Fair was held in medieval times.
Cock Lane, EC1A Cock Lane leads from Giltspur Street in the east to Snow Hill in the west. East Market, EC2Y East Market is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area. Fann Street, EC1Y Fann Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1Y postal area. Finsbury Court, EC2A Finsbury Court was obliterated in a redevelopment programme taking in Finsbury Pavement. Fore Street, EC2Y Fore Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area. Gee Street, EC1V Gee Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1V postal area. Helmet Row, EC1V Helmet Row is one of the streets of London in the EC1V postal area. Hosier Lane, EC1A Hosier Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area. Lauderdale Tower, EC2Y Lauderdale Tower is the westernmost tower in the Barbican, facing onto Lauderdale Place. London Wall, EC2Y London Wall is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area. London Wall, EC2Y London Wall is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area. Long Lane, EC1A Long Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area. Long Lane, EC1M Long Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC1M postal area. Moorfields, EC2Y Moorfields is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area. Moorgate, EC2M Moorgate is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area. Northburgh Street, EC1M Northburgh Street in the EC1V postcode is a western extension of the main part of the street. Pardon Street, EC1V Pardon Street was named after Pardon Chapel, founded in the wake of the Black Death in 1348.
Peter’s Lane, EC1M Peter’s Lane is named after the church which once stood close to the Cross Keys tavern. Pickax Street, EC2Y Pickax Street once ran from Long Lane to Goswell Road (which before 1864 was called Goswell Street). Silk Street, EC2Y Silk Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area. Sutton Road, EC1M Sutton Road is one of the streets of London in the EC1M postal area. The Postern, EC2Y The Postern is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area. Wallside, EC2Y Wallside is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area. Wood Street, EC2Y Wood Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area. Amber Bar This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. Artillery Arms This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. BarSmith This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. Be At One This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. Bishops Finger This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. Charterhouse Bar This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. Circle Bar, Level 0 This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. Clerkenwell & Social This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. Club Gascon This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. Enoteca Rabezzana This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. Fox Fine Wines This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. Hand & Shears This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. Hat and Feathers At the corner of Clerkenwell Road and Goswell Road sits the Hat and Feathers pub. Jamies This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. Karaoke Box This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. Lazybones This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. Masque Haunt This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. Nomad Club This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. 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 Red Cow This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. Oriole This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. Piano Smithfield This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. Sabor Iberico This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. Sutton Arms This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. Sutton Arms This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. The Fence This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. The Fox and Anchor This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. The Globe This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. The Jugged Hare This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. The Rack & Tenter This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. The Rising Sun This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. The Shakespeare This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. The Slaughtered Lamb This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. The Trader This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. The Well This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. Vino & Vino This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so. White Bear This pub existed immediately prior to the 2020 global pandemic and may still do so.
The City of London constituted most of London from its settlement by the Romans in the 1st century AD to the Middle Ages, but the conurbation has since grown far beyond its borders.
As the City's boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, it is now only a tiny part of the metropolis of Greater London, though it remains a notable part of central London. It holds city status in its own right and is also a separate ceremonial county.
It is widely referred to as 'The City' (often written on maps as City and differentiated from the phrase 'the city of London') or 'the Square Mile' as it is 1.12 square miles in area. These terms are also often used as metonyms for the United Kingdom's financial services industry, which continues a notable history of being largely based in the City.
The local authority for the City, the City of London Corporation, is unique in the UK and has some unusual responsibilities for a local council, such as being the police authority. It also has responsibilities and ownerships beyond the City's boundaries. The Corporation is headed by the Lord Mayor of the City of London, an office separate from (and much older than) the Mayor of London.
The City is a major business and financial centre, ranking as the world's leading centre of global finance. Throughout the 19th century, the City was the world's primary business centre, and continues to be a major meeting point for businesses.
The City had a resident population of about 7000 in 2011 but over 300,000 people commute to it and work there, mainly in the financial services sector. The legal profession forms a major component of the northern and western sides of the City - especially in the Temple and Chancery Lane areas where the Inns of Court are located, of which two—Inner Temple and Middle Temple - fall within the City of London boundary.
Bridgewater Square is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area.
