Eagle Court, EC1M

Eagle Court is a courtyard situated off of Benjamin Street.

Clerkenwell Green and St James’ Church
Credit: Nevilley

Situated within a stone’s throw of the Grand Priory Church of Order of St John, this forlorn Court lies in a near state of dejection, abandoned by the Order which many years ago raised it to the status of recognition. This site was once occupied by the house of one of the top-ranking officials of the Order of St John – the Bailiff of Egle.

In the year 1312, the Pope issued a decree that the Order of the Knights Templars were to be abolished and that all their assets, buildings and furnishings, were to be given over to their opponents, the Knights Hospitallers, or the Order of St John of Jerusalem. It turns out that only a very small portion of the Templars’ great wealth reached the clutches of the Hospitallers; the lion’s share being retained by Edward II and Philip le Bel, King of France and ali of Pope Clement. Protests by the Hospitallers were at first overruled, merely inspiring loud proclamations from Edward that they were forbidden from meddling with the fabric of the Templars. Part of the land, namely that lying to the west of the Temple, was granted by the King to the Bishop of Exeter and from him it passed through the hands of Lord Paget and the Duke of Norfolk, who sold it to the Earl of Leicester. In later years the inheritance became the property of Leicester’s stepson, Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, who built his house on the site – now Devereux Court.

Meanwhile, the portion of the Templars land which lay inside the City boundary had passed through successive hands and upon the accession of Edward III was granted to William de Langford, Clerk to the King, at an annual rental of ,24. In 1337 the Hospitallers protested concerning the allocation of consecrated ground into the hands of a layman which resulted in a debate leading to a division between the consecrated and the unconsecrated parts of the Temple, paving the way for the two societies of Inner and Middle Temple. About the year 1340 the Hospitallers accepted an offer from the King of the entire consecrated ground of the Temple in exchange for a donation of ,100 to the Crown. In addition, upon the expiry of Langford’s lease, in 1343, the whole of the Temple grounds would be transferred to the Hospitallers.

About this time the Order of the Knights of St John created and installed the first bailiff to look after their rightful inheritance. Eagle Court, where his house once stood is now very plain and totally devoid of outstanding character. Over the St John’s Lane entrance is a recently constructed building of red brick, and filling almost the entire north side of the Court is the London Institute.

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NEARBY STREETS

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

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

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

Antwerp House, EC1N Antwerp House is a block on Kirby Street (Farringdon)

Antwerp House, EC1N

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

Back Hill, EC1N Back Hill is simply named as it lies off (or to the ’back’) of a main road (Farringdon)

Back Hill, EC1N

Bakers Yard, EC1R Baker’s Yard leads off Bakers Row (Clerkenwell)

Bakers Yard, EC1R

Baker’s Row, EC1R Bakers Row was named after Richard Baker, a local 18th century carpenter (Clerkenwell)

Baker’s Row, EC1R

Baldwins Gardens, EC1N Baldwin Gardens runs between Gray’s Inn Road and Leather Lane (Farringdon)

Baldwins Gardens, EC1N

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

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

Barnard’s Inn, EC4A Barnard’s Inn lies near Holborn Circus (City of London)

Barnard’s Inn, EC4A

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

Bartlett’s Buildings, EC4A Bartlett’s Buildings was the name of a street situated off of Holborn Circus (City of London)

Bartlett’s Buildings, EC4A

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

Basterfield House, EC1Y

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

Bastwick Street, EC1V

Beauchamp Building, EC1N Beauchamp Building is a building on Beauchamp Street (Farringdon)

Beauchamp Building, EC1N

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

Beech Street, 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

Bowling Green Lane, EC1R Bowling Green Lane connects Farringdon Road with Northampton Road (Clerkenwell)

Bowling Green Lane, EC1R

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

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

Brooke Street, EC1N Brooke Street runs north off of Holborn (Farringdon)

Brooke Street, EC1N

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

Bryer Court, EC2Y

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

Catherine Griffiths Court, EC1R Catherine Griffiths Court is a road in the EC1R postcode area (Clerkenwell)

Catherine Griffiths Court, EC1R

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

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

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

Churchyard Path, EC1A

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

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

Clerkenwell Road, EC1R

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

Coldbath Square, EC1R Coldbath Square was named after a well of cold water that stood here alone in surrounding fields. (Clerkenwell)

Coldbath Square, EC1R

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

County House, EC1N County House is a block on Hatton Garden (Farringdon)

County House, EC1N

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

Cowcross Street, EC1M

Crawford Passage, EC1R Crawford Passage is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Farringdon)

Crawford Passage, EC1R

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

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

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

Duke Street, EC1A

Dunstan House, EC1N Dunstan House is a block on St Cross Street (Farringdon)

Dunstan House, EC1N

Dyer’s Buildings, EC1N This is a street in the EC1N postcode area (City of London)

Dyer’s Buildings, EC1N

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

Eldons Passage, EC1N A street within the EC1N postcode (Farringdon)

Eldons Passage, EC1N

Ely Court, EC1N Ely Court runs between Hatton Garden and Ely Place (Farringdon)

Ely Court, EC1N

Ely Place, EC1N Ely Place is a gated road at the southern tip of the London Borough of Camden (Farringdon)

Ely Place, EC1N

Experis House, EC1R Experis House is a block on Ray Street (Farringdon)

Experis House, EC1R

Eyre Street Hill, EC1R Eyre Street Hill runs south from Warner Street (Clerkenwell)

Eyre Street Hill, EC1R

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

Fann Street, EC1Y

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

Farringdon Lane, EC1R

Farringdon Road, EC1R Farringdon Road is a road in Clerkenwell and Finsbury (Clerkenwell)

Farringdon Road, EC1R

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

Furnival Street, EC4A Furnival Street commemorates Furnival’s Inn, which used to stand opposite (City of London)

Furnival Street, EC4A

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

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

Gravel Street, EC1N Gravel Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1N postal area (Farringdon)

Gravel Street, EC1N

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

Greville Street, EC1N Greville Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1N postal area (Farringdon)

Greville Street, EC1N

Griffin House, EC1N Griffin House can be found on Saffron Hill (Farringdon)

Griffin House, EC1N

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

Hatton Garden, EC1N Hatton Garden is a street and area noted as London’s jewellery quarter and centre of the UK diamond trade (Farringdon)

Hatton Garden, EC1N

Hatton Place, EC1N Hatton Place is one of the streets of London in the EC1N postal area (Farringdon)

Hatton Place, EC1N

Hatton Square, EC1N Hatton Square is one of the streets of London in the EC1N postal area (Farringdon)

Hatton Square, EC1N

Hatton Wall, EC1N Hatton Wall is one of the streets of London in the EC1N postal area (Farringdon)

Hatton Wall, EC1N

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

Herbal Hill, EC1N Herbal Hill leads north from Saffron Hill (Farringdon)

Herbal Hill, EC1N

Herbal House, EC1R Herbal House is a block on Back Hill (Farringdon)

Herbal House, EC1R

Holborn Circus, EC1N Holborn Circus is a junction of five highways in the City of London, on the boundary between Holborn, Hatton Garden and Smithfield (City of London)

Holborn Circus, EC1N

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

Holborn, EC1N Holborn commemorates the River Fleet, also known as the Holbourne stream (City of London)

Holborn, EC1N

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

Kirby Street, EC1N Kirby Street was named for Christopher Hatton’s Kirby House in Northamptonshire (Farringdon)

Kirby Street, EC1N

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

Kovacs House, EC1N Kovacs House is a block on Hatton Garden (Farringdon)

Kovacs House, EC1N

Langdale House, EC1N Langdale House can be found on Dorrington Street (Farringdon)

Langdale House, EC1N

Langdon House, EC1N Langdon House is a block on Leather Lane (Farringdon)

Langdon House, EC1N

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

Lauderdale Tower, EC2Y

Leather Lane, EC1N Leather Lane is a street one block west of Hatton Garden, in the Holborn area of London (Farringdon)

Leather Lane, EC1N

Lever Building, EC1R Lever Building is a block on Clerkenwell Road (Farringdon)

Lever Building, EC1R

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

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

Long Lane, EC1A

Makers Yard, E3 Makers Yard is a location in London (Clerkenwell)

Makers Yard, E3

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

Marylebone House, EC1M

Matrix House, EC1R Matrix House is located on Baker’s Row (Farringdon)

Matrix House, EC1R

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

Memel Street, 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

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

Morley House, EC1A

New House, EC1N New House is a block on Hatton Garden (Farringdon)

New House, EC1N

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

Pear Tree Court, EC1R Pear Tree Court is simply named – thought to be from a local pear tree (Clerkenwell)

Pear Tree Court, EC1R

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

Penny Bank Chambers, EC1M

Petersham House, EC1N Petersham House is a building on Hatton Garden (Farringdon)

Petersham House, EC1N

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

Ray Street, EC1R Ray Street is a corruption of ‘Rag’, after the former local rag trade here (Farringdon)

Ray Street, EC1R

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

Rising Sun Court, EC1A

River House, EC1R River House is a block on Farringdon Road (Farringdon)

River House, EC1R

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 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

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

St Andrew Street, EC4A St Andrew Street is the northern extension of Shoe Lane (City of London)

St Andrew Street, EC4A

St Cross Street, EC1N St Cross Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1N postal area (Farringdon)

St Cross Street, EC1N

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

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

Stanley Cohen House, EC1Y

Sterling House, EC1N Sterling House can be found on Holborn (City of London)

Sterling House, EC1N

Summers Street, EC1N Summers Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Farringdon)

Summers Street, EC1N

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

Thavies Inn House, EC1N Thavies Inn House (Thavies Inn Buildings) is on New Fetter Lane (City of London)

Thavies Inn House, EC1N

The Charterhouse, EC1M Residential block (Clerkenwell)

The Charterhouse, EC1M

The Griffin Building, EC1R The Griffin Building is a block on Clerkenwell Road (Farringdon)

The Griffin Building, EC1R

The Horseshoe Path, EC1R The Horseshoe Path runs around the back of the Horseshoe pub (Clerkenwell)

The Horseshoe Path, EC1R

The Johnson Building, EC1N The Johnson Building is a block on Hatton Garden (Farringdon)

The Johnson Building, EC1N

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

The Old Sessions House, EC1R

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 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

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

Topham Street, EC1R

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

Warner Street, EC1R Warner Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1R postal area (Farringdon)

Warner Street, EC1R

Warriner House, EC1N Warriner House is a block on Greville Street (Farringdon)

Warriner House, EC1N

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

Warwick House, EC1M

Waterhouse Square, EC1N Waterhouse Square is one of the streets of London in the EC1N postal area (Farringdon)

Waterhouse Square, EC1N

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 Bear Yard, EC1R White Bear Yard is location of London (Farringdon)

White Bear Yard, EC1R

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

White Horse Alley, EC1M

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

Ziggurat Building, EC1N Ziggurat Building can be found on Saffron Hill (Farringdon)

Ziggurat Building, EC1N

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

Zinc House, EC1M

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