Old Palace of John Whitgift School
A nursery, preparatory and senior school, founded by the Sisters of the Church. In 1945 it became a Direct Grant Grammar School, and in 1975 a fully independent day school for girls. It joined the ...
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Blackfriars gatehouse
This was initially part of Blackfriars Priory. From St Etheldreda: From about 1590 onwards the gatehouse become a building where Catholics secretly worshipped and it was repeatedly raided by gover...
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Fortune Theatre - WC2
Designed by Ernest Schaufelberg, this was the first London theatre to be built after the end of WW1, and one of the first buildings in London to experiment with concrete. Named initially as the Fo...
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Albion Tavern
26 Russell Street (previously Great Russel Street). Pubs History lists licencees from 1848 but it dates back to the 18th century at least. Closed by 1922.
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Blackfriars Station
The station was opened by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway company with the name St. Paul's, and renamed in 1937. It underwent a major redevelopment between 2009 and 2012, with the platforms n...
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Albion Mills
Corn mill built by Matthew Boulton, James Watt and John Rennie. Rennie moved from Scotland to London when invited to work on the construction of these Mills. Burnt down in 1791 and Spitalfields L...
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Blackfriars Bridge
The first bridge on this site (shown in the picture) was designed by Robert Mylne and added a third crossing point to those already provided by London Bridge and Westminster Bridge. The plaque says...
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Grapes Tavern
First mentioned in 1842. It occupies the site of the former Christopher Inn. On its northern side it still retains the red brick fronts of several 18th century houses. It has since returned to its ...
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Christopher Inn
Former Inn. Probably named after the patron saint of travellers. It appears on a plan of 1542 in the location which until the beginning of the 19th century, was known as Christopher Alley, and was ...
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Lalla Rookh - house
The house in which Moore wrote the poem Lalla Rookh was named for it, possibly by Moore himself. From British History Online: "Lalla Rookh {was a} two storeyed villa with wide verandah rented in 1...
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