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The Gates of Old London

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The Gates of Old London

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Postby brightncheerful » June 22nd, 2021, 11:53 am


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Re: The Gates of Old London

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Postby Eboli » June 22nd, 2021, 7:48 pm

Wonderful set - it would make a very handsome set to hang in my downstairs closet. I think only St John's is still standing today (in part)

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Re: The Gates of Old London

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Postby AleisterCrowley » June 22nd, 2021, 11:48 pm

Noticed lots of them were demolished in the late 18th Century

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Re: The Gates of Old London

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Postby Nimrod103 » June 23rd, 2021, 9:45 pm

Perhaps the most interesting early map of London is the copperplate map of 1554-8 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copperplate_map_of_London), which is regarded as very accurate and detailed for its date. The surviving fragments of the map show Ludgate, Newgate, Moorgate and Bishopsgate - the latter two in the most detail. London looks such a tightly packed and interesting place.


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