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Clerkenwell (/ ˈ k l ɑːr k ən w ɛ l / KLAHRK-ən-well) is an area of central London, England. Clerkenwell was an ancient parish from the medieval period onwards, and now forms the south-western part of the London Borough of Islington. The church of St James in Clerkenwell Close and nearby Clerkenwell Green sit at the centre of Clerkenwell.
The road is served by London Bus routes 55, 243 and night route N55. The Columbia Graphophone Company established its headquarters and studios in Victorian warehouses at 102-108 Clerkenwell Road shortly before the First World War, and the buildings were a key location in the development of the British recording industry until the 1930s.
The north end of St John Street. St John Street is a historic street located in Clerkenwell, Islington, north London, England. [1] [2]The street runs from Smithfield Market and Charterhouse Street in the south to the junction of City Road and Pentonville Road (near Upper Street) in the north, close to the Angel tube station.
Little Italy, London (sometimes referred to as the Italian quarter) was an Italian ethnic enclave in London. Little Italy's core historical borders are usually placed at Clerkenwell Road , Farringdon Road and Rosebery Avenue – the Saffron Hill area of Clerkenwell .
St John's Gate, in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, now within central London, is one of the few tangible remains from Clerkenwell's monastic past. It was built in 1504 by Prior Thomas Docwra as the south entrance to the inner precinct of Clerkenwell Priory, the English headquarters of the Knights of the Order of St John (known as the Knights Hospitaller).
St James Church, Clerkenwell [1] is an Anglican parish church in Clerkenwell, London, England. History. Nunnery of St Mary: c. 1100–1539.
Wilmington Square is a garden square in Clerkenwell, Central London. It is bounded by Regency and Victorian terraces, most of which are listed buildings. The central public gardens contain flower beds and mature trees, a pavilion or shelter, and a water fountain.
St John Clerkenwell is a former parish church in Clerkenwell, London, and now the priory church of the British Crown Order of St John. [ 1 ] Originally part of the medieval St John's Priory , in 1931 it ceased to be a parish church and was merged with the neighbouring parish of St James', Clerkenwell .