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Postcards of the Past
The City of London
The City of London is not one of the 32 London boroughs, being an
independent City within London. It is governed by the City of London
Corporation, and includes St Paul's Cathedral, but
not the Tower of
London which is in the neighbouring borough of
Tower Hamlets.
Old Postcard, St Pauls Cathedral, London
No date for this excellent view of St Paul's.
Mansion House and Cheapside
"Mansion House & Cheapside. Chepe of the Middle Ages, and one of the most
ancient and historic streets in London, extends from St Paul's to the Mansion
House, and has always been a street of traders. John Gilpin, of ballad fame, was a
"linendraper bold" of Cheapside. Here stood one of the Eleanor Crosses, which
the Puritans pulled down in 1643. The Mansion House is the official residence of
the Lord Mayor of London."
Bank and Royal Exchange
The Bank and the Royal Exchange - a 1904 postcard.
Mansion House
An undated postcard of the Mansion House.
Fleet Street and St Pauls
Fleet Street and St Paul's by moonlight. The postmark has been obscured but
probably from around 1910.
London, Aerial View
A Bird's-eye view of St Paul's, from the Strand - a
postcard from 1928.
The Monument, London
The Monument, which marks the spot where the Great
Fire of London began, in 1666.
Ludgate Hill
St Paul's and Ludgate Hill - 1920s ?
St Pauls Cathedral
Three similar views of the front of St Paul's - the black and white card on the left is dated 1909, whilst that on the right was mailed in 1903.
Old Bailey
The "new" Old Bailey - a 1907 postcard.
Bank of England
I used to catch a 22 Bus to Kingsland Road, Dalston, every morning in the early
1960s from outside the Bank of England. This postcard was mailed in 1909.
Guildhall, London
Two nice old postcards of the Guildhall.
St Ethelburga, Bishopsgate, London
The Church of St Ethelburga in Bishopsgate.
Smithfield Market
Smithfield Meat Market in the early 20th Century.
Billingsgate Market
A postcard of Billingsgate Fish Market, mailed in 1910.
A very clear and detailed view of Staple Inn, Holborn, posted in 1911.
Law Courts and Fleet Street
The Law Courts and Fleet Street about 1910.
Holborn, Old Postcard
A 1907 postcard of Holborn.
St Sepulchre's and Holborn Viaduct
An undated, early 1900s postcard.
Fleet Street
Fleet Street in the early 1900s.
Staple Inn, Holborn
Holborn Viaduct
A 1908 postcard of Holborn Viaduct.
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Did You Know.........that Samuel Pepys, the naval
administrator and Member of Parliament who is
best remembered for his Diary, was born in
Salisbury Court, off
Fleet Street, in 1633 ?
And Did You Know.........that C Aubrey Smith,
the English cricketer and film actor, was born in
the City of London in 1863 ?
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