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…
Must-see attractions in Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields
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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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Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields
This grand 1719 town house was originally occupied by a prosperous Huguenot family of weavers, before becoming home to waves of immigrants, including…
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Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields
More than just a gorgeous oasis of peace, this stunner of a church is also the oldest Roman Catholic church in the UK, dating from the reign of Edward I…
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Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields
A little pocket of charming – not to mention unlikely – wilderness in the middle of a Hackney housing estate, St Mary’s Secret Garden really does feel…
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Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields
This cemetery just outside the city walls has been a burial ground for more than 1000 years. ‘Bunhill’ probably derives from the area's macabre historical…
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Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields
This imposing English baroque structure, with a tall spire sitting on a portico of four great Tuscan columns, was designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor and…
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Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields
Built in 1778, this warm and welcoming church was the place of work and worship for John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist Church. You can learn more…
