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Blackfriars

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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Blackfriars

Added: 21 May 2021 23:07 GMT

Blackfriars
What is, or was, Bodies Bridge?

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Blackfriars Blackfriars station was opened on 30 May 1870, by the Metropolitan District Railway (MDR), now the District line.

Blackfriars

NEARBY STREETS

Arundel House, WC2R Arundel House is a block on Temple Place (Temple)

Arundel House, WC2R

Aspect Court, SW6 Aspect Court is a block on The Boulevard (River Thames)

Aspect Court, SW6

Barge House Street, SE1 Barge House Street is a renamed section of Upper Ground Street (South Bank)

Barge House Street, SE1

Battersea Bridge, SW3 Battersea Bridge, a five-span arch bridge with cast-iron girders and granite piers links Battersea south of the River Thames with Chelsea to the north (River Thames)

Battersea Bridge, SW3

Blackfriars Bridge, EC4V Blackfriars Bridge serves as a road and pedestrian bridge spanning the River Thames (City of London)

Blackfriars Bridge, EC4V

Blackfriars Lane, EC4V Blackfriars Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4V postal area (City of London)

Blackfriars Lane, EC4V

Brick Court, EC4Y Brick Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Brick Court, EC4Y

Bridge Street, TW10 Bridge Street is a road in the TW9 postcode area (River Thames)

Bridge Street, TW10

Bridge Walk, EC4V Bridge Walk is a road in the SE8 postcode area (River Thames)

Bridge Walk, EC4V

Brunel House, SW10 Brunel House is located on Cheyne Walk (River Thames)

Brunel House, SW10

Canterbury Way, DA2 Canterbury Way is one of the official names for the road that is the Dartford Tunnel (River Thames)

Canterbury Way, DA2

Carmelite House, EC4Y Carmelite House is sited on Victoria Embankment (City of London)

Carmelite House, EC4Y

Cumberland Mills Square, E14 A street within the E14 postcode (River Thames)

Cumberland Mills Square, E14

Dartford Bypass, DA2 Dartford Bypass is a road in the DA2 postcode area (River Thames)

Dartford Bypass, DA2

Dartford Tunnel, DA2 Dartford Tunnel is a road in the DA2 postcode area (River Thames)

Dartford Tunnel, DA2

Doctor Johnsons Buildings, EC4Y Doctor Johnsons Buildings is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Doctor Johnsons Buildings, EC4Y

Falcon Point Piazza, SE1 Falcon Point Piazza is a road in the SE1 postcode area (South Bank)

Falcon Point Piazza, SE1

Farringdon Road, EC4V Farringdon Road is a road in the EC4A postcode area (City of London)

Farringdon Road, EC4V

Golden Jubilee Bridge, WC2N Golden Jubilee Bridge is a road in the WC2N postcode area (River Thames)

Golden Jubilee Bridge, WC2N

Hamilton House, EC4Y Hamilton House is a block on Temple Avenue (City of London)

Hamilton House, EC4Y

Harcourt Buildings, EC4Y Harcourt Buildings is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Harcourt Buildings, EC4Y

John Carpenter House, EC4Y John Carpenter House is a block on John Carpenter Street (City of London)

John Carpenter House, EC4Y

John Carpenter Street, EC4Y John Carpenter was town clerk of the City of London in the fifteenth century, and founder of the City of London School (City of London)

John Carpenter Street, EC4Y

Lambeth Bridge, SE1 Lambeth Bridge is a road in the SE1 postcode area (River Thames)

Lambeth Bridge, SE1

Limekiln Dock bridge, E14 Limekiln Dock bridge is a road in the E14 postcode area (River Thames)

Limekiln Dock bridge, E14

New Court, EC4V New Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

New Court, EC4V

Old Barge House Alley, SE1 This is an article about Old Barge House Alley (South Bank)

Old Barge House Alley, SE1

Oxo Tower Wharf, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (South Bank)

Oxo Tower Wharf, SE1

Paul’s Walk, EC3N A street within the EC3N postcode (River Thames)

Paul’s Walk, EC3N

Platts Lane, WC1R Platts Lane is a location in London (South Bank)

Platts Lane, WC1R

Plowden Buildings, EC4Y Plowden Buildings is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Plowden Buildings, EC4Y

Puddle Dock, EC4V Puddle Dock is one of the streets of London in the EC4V postal area (City of London)

Puddle Dock, EC4V

Putney Bridge Approach, SW6 Putney Bridge Approach is one of the streets of London in the SW6 postal area (River Thames)

Putney Bridge Approach, SW6

Putney Bridge, SW15 Putney Bridge is a road in the SW15 postcode area (River Thames)

Putney Bridge, SW15

Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, DA2 Queen Elizabeth II Bridge is part of the Dartford Crossing (River Thames)

Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, DA2

Riverside Tower, SW6 Riverside Tower can be found on The Boulevard (River Thames)

Riverside Tower, SW6

Riverside Walk, SE1 Riverside Walk is a road in the SE1 postcode area (South Bank)

Riverside Walk, SE1

Southwark Bridge, EC4V Southwark Bridge is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (River Thames)

Southwark Bridge, EC4V

Southwark Bridge, SE1 This is a street in the EC4R postcode area (River Thames)

Southwark Bridge, SE1

Sugar Quay Walk, EC3N Sugar Quay Walk is part of the Thames Path near to the Tower of London (River Thames)

Sugar Quay Walk, EC3N

Tallis House, EC4Y Tallis House is a block on Tallis Street (City of London)

Tallis House, EC4Y

Tallis Street, EC4Y This street honours Thomas Tallis, composer whose name is engraved on the façade of the nearby former building of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (City of London)

Tallis Street, EC4Y

Temple Gardens, EC4Y Temple Gardens is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Temple Gardens, EC4Y

Temple House, WC2R Temple House is sited on Tweezers Alley (Temple)

Temple House, WC2R

Temple Place, WC2R Temple Place forms a crescent behind the Embankment Gardens (Temple)

Temple Place, WC2R

Thames Towpath, SW10 Thames Towpath is a road in the SW10 postcode area (River Thames)

Thames Towpath, SW10

The Arches, TW9 A street within the TW9 postcode (River Thames)

The Arches, TW9

The Globe House, WC2R The Globe House is a building on Temple Place (Temple)

The Globe House, WC2R

The Promenade, W4 The Promenade is a road in the W4 postcode area (River Thames)

The Promenade, W4

Tower Bridge, SE1 Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge, built between 1886 and 1894 (River Thames)

Tower Bridge, SE1

Tower Pier, EC3N Tower Pier is a location in London (River Thames)

Tower Pier, EC3N

Unilever House, EC4Y Unilever House is a block on Victoria Embankment (City of London)

Unilever House, EC4Y

Victoria Embankment, EC4Y Victoria Embankment is part of the Thames Embankment scheme of 19th-century civil engineering that reclaimed land next to the River Thames (City of London)

Victoria Embankment, EC4Y

Victoria Embankment, SW1A Victoria Embankment leads north out of the Westminster area (River Thames)

Victoria Embankment, SW1A

Water Street, WC2R This is a street in the WC2R postcode area (Temple)

Water Street, WC2R

Waterfront Drive, SW10 Waterfront Drive is a location in London (River Thames)

Waterfront Drive, SW10

Watergate, EC4Y Watergate is one of the streets of London in the EC4Y postal area (City of London)

Watergate, EC4Y

Westminster Bridge, SE1 Westminster Bridge links Westminster on the west side with Lambeth on the east side (River Thames)

Westminster Bridge, SE1

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Smithfield Market TUM image id: 1620388545 Licence:	The Hole In The Wall, Waterloo. A noted venue for many a traveller awaiting their train or ending their evening. Credit: Virtual Tourist TUM image id: 1605093975 Licence:	The old wooden Temple Bar Credit: Walter Thornbury TUM image id: 1523115955 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Hopton’s Almshouses, Hopton Street, Bankside (1957) TUM image id: 1470953421 Licence:	Waterloo Bridge on an 1836 map. TUM image id: 1556885410 Licence:
Tate Modern viewed from Thames pleasure boat (2003) Credit: Christine Matthews TUM image id: 1557161613 Licence:	Middle Temple Lane looking towards Victoria Embankment (2008) The buildings are mainly occupied by barristers’ chambers Credit: Wiki Commons/J D Mack TUM image id: 1660223325 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Illustration of Fleet Market Credit: William Henry Prior TUM image id: 1530111646 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Coach & Horses stood at 71 Bartholomew Close, Smithfield from 1799 until the Second World War. Credit: Guildhall Library TUM image id: 1671490114 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Ring, Blackfriars Road, SE1 (1925) Although established as a boxing venue in 1910, the building dated from 1783 as the Surrey Congregational Chapel by the Reverend Rowland Hill - who reportedly opted for the unusual, circular design so that there would be no corners in which the devil could hide. The person responsible for overseeing the chapel’s conversion was Dick Burge, a former English middleweight champion from Cheltenham. The former place of worship was then a warehouse. Dick and his wife Bella Burge enlisted the help of local homeless people to clean out the building and transform it into a state fit for presenting boxing to the public. The Ring opened on 14 May 1910, with the Blackfriars arena soon staging events four to five times a week, and the name from the circular shape of the building. The term "boxing ring" is not derived from the name of the building, contrary to local legend, but - still from the capital - instead from the London Prize Ring Rules in 1743, which specified a small circle in the centre of the fight area where the boxers met at the start of each round. The term ’ringside seat’ dates from the 1860s. TUM image id: 1509724629 Licence:
William Davenant had Lisle Credit: Henry Herringman, London, 1673 TUM image id: 1522758368 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Royal Festival Hall and Shot Tower c.1959 The photo was taken from Hungerford Bridge. The tower was demolished in the 1960s to make way for the Queen Elizabeth Hall Credit: Wiki Commons/David Wright TUM image id: 1698943233 Licence:	Amen Court, EC4M TUM image id: 1493474208 Licence: CC BY 2.0	At the southern end of Carmelite Street in the City of London stood the Victorian-era Whitefriars Fire Station. Credit: Wiki Commons TUM image id: 1623066010 Licence:	View of Cloth Fair in 1884 showing the side entrance to St Bartholomew’s Priory, Smithfield. Credit: John Crowther TUM image id: 1622807402 Licence: