Grand Avenue, EC1A

Grand Avenue runs through the centre of Smithfield Market.

Kennedy’s - who sold sausages and pies around Camberwell and Peckham - delivering/receiving at Smithfield Market
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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

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

Hicks Hall

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 Etheldreda’s Church St Etheldreda’s Church is in Ely Place, off Charterhouse Street in Holborn, London.

St Etheldreda’s Church

NEARBY STREETS

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bridgewater Square, EC1Y

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Eldons Passage, EC1N

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

Ely Place, EC1N

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

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

Florin Court, EC1A

Gate House, EC1M Residential block (Clerkenwell)

Gate House, EC1M

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

Grand Avenue, EC1A

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

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

Hayne Street, EC1A

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

Hosier Lane, EC1A

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 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

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

Kinghorn Street, EC1A

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

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

Long Lane, EC1A

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

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

Newbury Street, EC1A

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

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

Rising Sun Court, EC1A

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

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

Saunderson House, EC1A

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

Seddon House, 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

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

Sun Court, EC1A

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

Telescope House, EC1M

The Charterhouse, EC1M Residential block (Clerkenwell)

The Charterhouse, 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

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

Turnmill Street, EC1

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

Warwick House, EC1M

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

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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