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
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The 2-acre square roughly covers a large 14th century plague pit, discovered during excavations for Crossrail.

In 1371 a Carthusian monastery was founded by Walter de Manny on what is now the north side of the square. The name of the monastery was Charterhouse - derived as an Anglicisation of ’La Grande Chartreuse’ whose order founded the monastery.

Charterhouse was dissolved as a monastery in 1537, and in 1545 was purchased by Sir Edward North and transformed into a mansion house. Following North’s death, the property was bought by Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, who was imprisoned there in 1570 after scheming to marry Mary, Queen of Scots.

Thomas Sutton then bought the Charterhouse, and on his death in 1611, endowed a hospital (almshouse) and school on the site, which both opened in 1614, supporting 80 pensioners. The school for boys coexisted with the home for pensioners until 1872 when Charterhouse School moved to Godalming, Surrey.

The Charterhouse complex includes a Tudor Great Hall, Chapel, Great Chamber, the Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry and an almshouse.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

City Temple The City Temple is a Nonconformist church on Holborn Viaduct.

City Temple

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

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

Maison Novelli Maison Novelli was a restaurant in Clerkenwell, Central London, located opposite the Old Session House.

Maison Novelli

Marx Memorial Library The Marx Memorial Library in London holds more than 43,000 books, pamphlets and newspapers on Marxism, Scientific Socialism and Working class history.

Marx Memorial Library

Middlesex Sessions House The Former Middlesex Session(s) House or the Old Sessions House is a large building on Clerkenwell Green.

Middlesex Sessions House

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 Andrew The Church of St Andrew, Holborn stands within the Ward of Farringdon Without.

St Andrew

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

St James’s Church, Clerkenwell St James Church, Clerkenwell, is an Anglican parish church.

St James’s Church, Clerkenwell

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 Clerkenwell

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

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

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

Alleyn House, EC1Y Alleyn House is a block on Chequer Street (Clerkenwell)

Alleyn House, EC1Y

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

Alto House, EC1A

Amias House, EC1V Amias House is a building on Central Street (Clerkenwell)

Amias House, EC1V

Amias Place, EC1Y Amias Place was formerly George Yard (Clerkenwell)

Amias Place, EC1Y

Anchor House, EC1V Anchor House is located on Old Street (Clerkenwell)

Anchor House, EC1V

Anchor Yard, EC1Y Anchor Yard is named after a former inn here of this name (Clerkenwell)

Anchor Yard, EC1Y

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

Argus House, EC1V Argus House is a block on St John Street (Clerkenwell)

Argus House, EC1V

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

Aylesbury Street, EC1V Aylesbury Street - after the earl of Aylesbury who owned a house near here in the 17th century (Clerkenwell)

Aylesbury Street, EC1V

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

Bale’s Court, EC1M

Baltic Street East, EC1Y Baltic Street East was built by a timber merchant around 1810 who named local streets after trade-related activities (Clerkenwell)

Baltic Street East, EC1Y

Baltic Street West, EC1Y Baltic Street is split into east and west halves (City of London)

Baltic Street West, EC1Y

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

Banner House, EC1Y

Banner Street, EC1Y Banner Street was named after the Banner family, late 18th century landowners in the area (Clerkenwell)

Banner Street, EC1Y

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

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

Basinghall Avenue, 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

Bastwick Street, EC1V Bastwick Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1V postal area (Clerkenwell)

Bastwick Street, EC1V

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

Berry Street, EC1M Berry Place and Berry Street were named after Thomas Berry, local early 19th century landowner (Clerkenwell)

Berry Street, EC1M

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

Blake Tower, EC2Y

Bleeding Heart Yard, EC1N Bleeding Heart Yard is a courtyard off of Greville Street (Farringdon)

Bleeding Heart Yard, EC1N

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

Brewery Square, EC1V Brewery Square is a square surrounded by modern buildings in Clerkenwell (Clerkenwell)

Brewery Square, EC1V

Brewhouse Yard, EC1V Brewhouse Yard is one of the streets of London in the EC1V postal area (Clerkenwell)

Brewhouse Yard, EC1V

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

Bunhill Fields, EC1Y Bunhill Fields is a road in the EC1Y postcode area (Clerkenwell)

Bunhill Fields, EC1Y

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

Cap House, EC1A

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

Challoner House, EC1R Challoner House is a building on Clerkenwell Close (Clerkenwell)

Challoner House, EC1R

Chapel Street, EC2Y In 1939, Chapel Street briefly became Chapel Lane (Barbican)

Chapel Street, EC2Y

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

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 Close, EC1R Clerkenwell Close is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Clerkenwell)

Clerkenwell Close, EC1R

Clerkenwell Green, EC1M Clerkenwell Green is the street named after the historical green (Clerkenwell)

Clerkenwell Green, EC1M

Clerkenwell House, EC1R Clerkenwell House is a block on Clerkenwell Green (Clerkenwell)

Clerkenwell House, EC1R

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

Cornwell House, EC1M Cornwell House is a block on Clerkenwell Green (Clerkenwell)

Cornwell House, EC1M

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

Crescent Row, EC1Y Crescent Row is one of the streets of London in the EC1Y postal area (City of London)

Crescent Row, EC1Y

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

Dallington Street, EC1V Dallington Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1V postal area (Clerkenwell)

Dallington Street, EC1V

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

Domingo Street, EC1Y Domingo Street links Old Street with Baltic Street East (Clerkenwell)

Domingo Street, EC1Y

Dufferin Avenue, EC1Y Dufferin Avenue is one of the streets of London in the EC1Y postal area (Clerkenwell)

Dufferin Avenue, EC1Y

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

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

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

Fitz Eylwin House, EC1A Fitz Eylwin House is a block on Holborn Viaduct (City of London)

Fitz Eylwin House, EC1A

Fleet House, EC1R Fleet House is sited on Clerkenwell Road (Farringdon)

Fleet House, EC1R

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

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

Garrett Street, EC1Y

Gate House, EC1M Residential block (Clerkenwell)

Gate House, EC1M

Gee Street, EC1V Gee Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1V postal area (Clerkenwell)

Gee Street, EC1V

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

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

Glasshouse Yard, EC2Y

Golden Lane, EC1Y Golden Lane connects Old Street and Beech Street (Clerkenwell)

Golden Lane, EC1Y

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

Great Sutton Street, EC1M Great Sutton Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1V postal area (Clerkenwell)

Great Sutton Street, EC1M

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

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

Harella House, EC1V Harella House is a building on Goswell Road (Clerkenwell)

Harella House, EC1V

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

Haywards Place, EC1V Haywards Place is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Clerkenwell)

Haywards Place, EC1V

Holborn Viaduct, EC1A Holborn Viaduct is a road bridge in London and the name of the street which crosses it (City of London)

Holborn Viaduct, EC1A

Honduras Street, EC1Y Honduras Street dates from the 1810s (Clerkenwell)

Honduras Street, EC1Y

Hooper House, EC1R Hooper House is a block on Clerkenwell Close (Clerkenwell)

Hooper House, EC1R

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

Invicta House, EC1Y Invicta House is a block on Banner Street (Clerkenwell)

Invicta House, EC1Y

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

Jerusalem Passage, EC1M Jerusalem Passage was named for an old public house, St John of Jerusalem, which stood at the northeast corner until 1760 (Clerkenwell)

Jerusalem Passage, EC1M

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

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

Klamath House, EC1R Klamath House is a block on Clerkenwell Green (Clerkenwell)

Klamath House, EC1R

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

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

Marylebone House, EC1M

Memel Street, EC1Y Memel Street was built over the site of a former brewery in the 1810s (Clerkenwell)

Memel Street, EC1Y

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

Milton Street, EC2Y

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

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

Moorfields Highwalk, EC2Y

Morley House, EC1A Morley House is a block on Holborn Viaduct (City of London)

Morley House, EC1A

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

Newbury Street, EC1A

Northburgh House, EC1V Northburgh House is a building on Northburgh Street (Clerkenwell)

Northburgh House, EC1V

Northburgh Street, EC1M Northburgh Street in the EC1V postcode is a western extension of the main part of the street (Clerkenwell)

Northburgh Street, EC1M

Parchment House, EC1V Parchment House is located on Northburgh Street (Clerkenwell)

Parchment House, EC1V

Pardon Street, EC1V Pardon Street was named after Pardon Chapel, founded in the wake of the Black Death in 1348. (Clerkenwell)

Pardon Street, EC1V

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

Plumtree Court, EC4A Plumtree Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4A postal area (City of London)

Plumtree Court, EC4A

Preachers Court, EC1M Residential block (Clerkenwell)

Preachers Court, EC1M

Preachers Court, EC1M Mountjoy House is a building on Monkwell Square (Barbican)

Preachers Court, EC1M

Priory House, EC1R Priory House is located on Sans Walk (Clerkenwell)

Priory House, EC1R

Quaker Court, EC1Y Quaker Court is a block on Banner Street (Clerkenwell)

Quaker Court, EC1Y

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

Red Cross Street, EC2Y

Rising Sun Court, EC1A Since 1939, Rising Sun Court has been extended to Long Lane. (City of London)

Rising Sun Court, EC1A

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

Roman House, EC2Y

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

Roscoe Street, EC1Y

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

Sabian House, EC1M

Saffron Hill, EC1M Saffron Hill’s name derives the time that it was part of an estate on which saffron grew (Farringdon)

Saffron Hill, EC1M

Saffron House, EC1N Saffron House is a block on Saffron Hill (Farringdon)

Saffron House, EC1N

Sans Walk, EC1R Sans Walk was named after Edward Sans in 1893, who was then the oldest member of the local parish vestry (Clerkenwell)

Sans Walk, EC1R

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

Saunderson House, EC1A

Scotswood Street, EC1R Scotswood Street is a road in the EC1R postcode area (Clerkenwell)

Scotswood Street, EC1R

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

Sekforde Street, EC1R Sekforde Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Clerkenwell)

Sekforde Street, EC1R

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

St Giles Terrace, EC2Y

St Jamess Walk, EC1R St Jamess Walk is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Clerkenwell)

St Jamess Walk, EC1R

St John Street, EC1V St John Street runs from Finsbury to Farringdon (Clerkenwell)

St John Street, EC1V

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 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

Sun Court, EC1A In 1939, Sun Court became Rising Sun Court (City of London)

Sun Court, EC1A

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

Sutton Lane, EC1M

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

Sutton Road, EC1M

Sycamore Street, EC1Y Sycamore Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1Y postal area (City of London)

Sycamore Street, EC1Y

Telescope House, EC1M Telescope House is a block on Farringdon Road (Farringdon)

Telescope House, EC1M

The Charterhouse, EC1M Residential block (Clerkenwell)

The Charterhouse, EC1M

The Old Sessions House, EC1R The Old Sessions House is a block on Farringdon Lane (Clerkenwell)

The Old Sessions House, EC1R

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

The Postern, EC2Y

The Print House, EC1R The Print House is a block on Aylesbury Street (Clerkenwell)

The Print House, EC1R

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

Timber Street, EC1Y Timber Street was formerly called Norway Street (Clerkenwell)

Timber Street, EC1Y

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

Turnmill Street, EC1

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 Yard, EC1Y Warwick Yard is a road in the EC1Y postcode area (Clerkenwell)

Warwick Yard, EC1Y

Well Street, EC2Y Well Street ran from Jewin Street to Nicholl Square, taking its name from Crowder’s Well which, according to Stow, featured a pristine pool of water west of the parsonage (Barbican)

Well Street, EC2Y

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

Whitecross Street, EC1Y Whitecross Street was formerly a longer street in inner London. It now features a street market and a large housing estate (Clerkenwell)

Whitecross Street, EC1Y

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

Wood Street, EC2Y

Woodbridge Street, EC1R Woodbridge Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Clerkenwell)

Woodbridge Street, EC1R

Zeppelin Building, EC1M Zeppelin Building is a block on Farringdon Road (Farringdon)

Zeppelin Building, EC1M

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

Zinc House, EC1M

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