Clerkenwell was named after the Clerk's Well which is in Farringdon Road. The area was renowned for its clockmakers, watchmakers, jewellers and repairers. To the right is St. John's Gate - restored in the 19th century and built originally in 1504 as the south entrance to the inner precinct of the Priory of St. John, the Knights Hospitallers. It has been used as a tavern and Victorian commercial premises before reverting to the Order of St. John in the 1870s.
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Restored in the 19th century and built originally in 1504 as the south entrance to the inner precinct of the Priory of St. John, the Knights Hospitallers. It has been used as a tavern and Victorian commercial premises before reverting to the Order of St. John in the 1870s.
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Home to the Charles Dickens Museum, Doughty Street, Bloomsbury, displays fine Georgian architecture.
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Not a quality photograph but the look on the pigeon's face made me smile.
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Opened in July 1885 and created from 16 acres of the Earls and the Marquesses of Northampton’s Spa Fields Estate, surrounded by beautiful Georgian properties, it's like stepping back in time. The square has an address of Finsbury WC1 but I stumbled on it from my walk around Clerkenwell.
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