Low Friar Street
Introduction
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Low Friar Street
Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 21 Jan 2010
The street is named in connection with the nearby Blackfriars, a Dominican Friary, and was originally called 'Shod-Friar Chare' as the monks habitually wore shoes. It runs from Fenkle Street (behind) to Newgate Street, which it crossed becoming High Friar Street (from the Franscican Friary on Pilgrim Street and now subsumed into Eldon Square Shopping Centre, just visible in the distance). The terraced buildings were built as simple brick houses in the late C18 to early C19 but are now in commercial use with upper flats. It remains a popular cut-through on foot.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.971101
Longitude
-1.618816