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Coffee houses, Exchange Alley and the 18th century
A network of alleys in a tiny wedge of land in the City of London left a legacy in the economic and social history of London, the UK and the world. On 25 March 1748 a fire broke out at Mr Eldridge’s, a periwig market, in Exchange Alley. The fire devastated a dense network of alleyways between Cornhill and Lombard Street in the City of London. In addition to residences, the fire consumed banks, booksellers, insurance offices, law firms, barbers, shops, taverns, alehouses and
London On The Ground
Jul 410 min read
Hubert Pragnell’s bombed City of London after World War II
Unpublished drawings of St Paul’s and Blitz-damaged Wren churches in the 1950s and 1960s. St Paul's Cathedral and St Nicholas Cole Abbey,...
London On The Ground
Jul 12, 20256 min read
City of London Street names: a dozen that don’t mean what you think
More peculiar and varied street names in the Square Mile. The City of London is the oldest part of the metropolis. Because of its...
London On The Ground
Jun 1, 20257 min read
City of London Street names: a dozen of the best
The Square Mile has a wealth of unusual, colourful and deceptive street names. Many of London's most curious and unlikely street names...
London On The Ground
Nov 10, 20244 min read
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