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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.
London House was the London mansion of the Bishop of London after the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. Today the site, 172 Aldersgate Street is occupied by a block of flats . History
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 ...
St Botolph's Aldgate is a Church of England parish church in the City of London and also, as it lies outside the line of the city's former eastern walls, a part of the East End of London. The church served the ancient parish of St Botolph without Aldgate which included the extramural Portsoken Ward of the City of London, as well as East ...
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 ...
Postman's Park is a public garden in central London, a short distance north of St Paul's Cathedral.Bordered by Little Britain, Aldersgate Street, St. Martin's Le Grand, King Edward Street, and the site of the former headquarters of the General Post Office (GPO), it is one of the largest open spaces in the City of London.
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 ...
John Wesley had a radical conversion experience at a meeting house at Aldersgate Street on May 24, 1738, after hearing a reading of Martin Luther’s preface to the book of Romans. Wesley, however, would come to disagree with the London Moravian insistence that justification had to be accompanied by instantaneous full assurance and that the ...