Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields
Doug McKinlay
Overview
These historic city-fringe neighbourhoods contain a few significant sights, mainly around Clerkenwell and Spitalfields, but the area is best known for its nightlife. Shoreditch and Hoxton long ago replaced Soho and Camden as the hippest, most alternative parts of London, and although some of the action has now moved further east, they're still holding their own.
Attractions
Must-see attractions
Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields
This extraordinary Georgian house is set up as if its occupants – a family of Huguenot silk weavers – have just walked out the door. Each of the 10 rooms…
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Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields
From a monastery, to a Tudor mansion, to the charitable foundation that's operated here since 1611, Charterhouse has played a discreet but important part…
Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields
These beautiful ivy-clad brick almshouses, which are closed until summer 2020 for renovations, were built in 1714 as a home for poor pensioners. Two rooms…
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Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields
This remarkable Tudor gate dates from 1504. During the 12th century, the Knights Hospitaller (a Christian and military order with a focus on providing…
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Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields
The Priory Church is one of London's oldest churches. This whole area was originally part of the medieval St John's Priory and is now associated with the…
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Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields
Built in 1738 to house a Welsh charity school, this unassuming building is an interesting reminder of Clerkenwell's radical history. From here in 1902 and…
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Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields
Founded here in the 17th century, Truman's Black Eagle Brewery was, by the 1850s, the largest brewery in the world. Spread over a series of brick…
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Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields
Here's an underground experience you won't find on the tube map. Built in 1927 to beat traffic congestion, the Post Office Railway was a subterranean…
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