Bear Alley off Farringdon Street
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Bear Alley off Farringdon Street
Image: © Basher Eyre Taken: 12 Jul 2008
First mentioned by Leake in 1666, Stow tells us that the Market-house for meal stood there (1722). It was truncated in 1869 to make way for the Holborn Viaduct. Long, D. (2021). London’s Secret Square Mile. 2nd ed. Cheltenham: The History Press.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.51619
Longitude
-0.104072