Ornate gates in Bishopsgate
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Ornate gates in Bishopsgate
Image: © Basher Eyre Taken: 13 Feb 2010
The bishop in question was St Erkenwald, a 7th century Bishop of London; whose sister St Ethelburga also had a church dedicated to her in this vicinity. Long, D. (2021). London’s Secret Square Mile. 2nd ed. Cheltenham: The History Press.
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