41 Cloth Fair
Two London Landmarks for the price of one here. The house in the centre of the image, with the lights on in the bay windows of the first floor is 41 Cloth Fair. Hidden down a small street in Farringdon 41/42 Cloth Fair was built between 1597 and 1614, and is the only house in the City of London to have survived the Great Fire of London in 1666.
Records tell us that the reason it escaped the brunt of the fire was due to it being enclosed within a large set of priory walls. Records also show that the building was originally part of a larger scheme of eleven houses featuring a courtyard in the middle, known as “The Square in Launders Green”.
The church which is partially visible on the left is St Bartholomew's the Great, which celebrated its 900th anniversary last year. I'll have to come back and get a better shot of both another time. Being a very narrow street it is quite difficult to get a good close angle.
Processed in Affinity Photo 2. Happy Sliders Sunday!
100x: The 2024 Edition
29/100 London landmarks by night
41 Cloth Fair
Two London Landmarks for the price of one here. The house in the centre of the image, with the lights on in the bay windows of the first floor is 41 Cloth Fair. Hidden down a small street in Farringdon 41/42 Cloth Fair was built between 1597 and 1614, and is the only house in the City of London to have survived the Great Fire of London in 1666.
Records tell us that the reason it escaped the brunt of the fire was due to it being enclosed within a large set of priory walls. Records also show that the building was originally part of a larger scheme of eleven houses featuring a courtyard in the middle, known as “The Square in Launders Green”.
The church which is partially visible on the left is St Bartholomew's the Great, which celebrated its 900th anniversary last year. I'll have to come back and get a better shot of both another time. Being a very narrow street it is quite difficult to get a good close angle.
Processed in Affinity Photo 2. Happy Sliders Sunday!
100x: The 2024 Edition
29/100 London landmarks by night