More from Christina Faraday
St John’s Gate, Clerkenwell and the London Palimpsest
Peel back the centuries on a walk down St John’s Lane exploring the industrial, literary and religious histories of this street.
The Restless Dead at St Pancras Old Churchyard
St Pancras Old Churchyard has a turbulent past, from body snatching to an unexpected walrus. Memorials in the churchyard recall the invasion of the railway, which gave the writer Thomas Hardy one of his earliest, and most gruesome jobs.
Whittington’s Longhouse: A Medieval Public Toilet
One of the largest medieval public toilets stood on this site for over four centuries. Explore the turbulent history of Dick Whittington’s Longhouse, founded by the famous Lord Mayor of London.