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By the end of the 1980s the London office had grown to a total of over 300 staff with over 40 partners. This made it necessary to move offices again in 1990, this time to offices at 150 Aldersgate Street (which continued to form part of the London network of offices operated by the merged firm Addleshaw Goddard see below).
Aldersgate is a Ward of the City of London, England, named after one of the northern gates in the London Wall which once enclosed the City.. The Ward of Aldersgate is traditionally divided into Aldersgate Within and Aldersgate Without, the suffix denoting whether the part was within the line of the wall or outside it.
Bishop Sherlock, in 1749, obtained parliamentary power to dispose of London House for the benefit of the See. In 1750–1751 the City of London Lying-in Hospital for married women and sick and lame Outpatients was located in London House before moving to Thanet or Shaftesbury House also in Aldersgate Street. [3]
[150] Wesley's death mask, exhibited in the Museum of Methodism, London. Wesley was cared for during his last months by Elizabeth Ritchie and his physician John Whitehead. He died on 2 March 1791, at the age of 87. [151] As he lay dying, his friends gathered around him, Wesley grasped their hands and said repeatedly, "Farewell, farewell."
The church, located on Aldersgate Street, is of medieval origin. The church survived the Great Fire of London with only minor damage [1] but subsequently fell into disrepair and was rebuilt in 1788–91. The church is renowned for its beautiful interior and historic organ. It is used by the London City Presbyterian Church, [2] a congregation of ...
The dispensary was situated at 36 Aldersgate Street, a building that had been built for the Marquis of Dorchester and subsequently became "Dorchester House". It later became the City of London Lying-in Hospital before being used as dispensary. [5] It was founded in 1770 [6] and opened by John Coakley Lettsom. [7] James Sims was one of the ...
Rutland House on Aldersgate Street, near Charterhouse Square in the City of London, close to Smithfield Market, was leased by the playwright and impresario Sir William Davenant (1606–1668). In 1656, freshly released from imprisonment, Davenant turned a room of the house into what was, at first, a private theatre performing his own plays.
Little Britain is a street in the City of London running from St. Martin's Le Grand in the east to West Smithfield in the west. It is situated in the Aldersgate and Farringdon Within wards. Postman's Park is also bounded by Little Britain. Historically, Little Britain referred to a small district in the City just north of London Wall, including ...