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Gates of the City of London (Paperback)
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Gates of the City of London (Paperback)
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List price R492
Loot Price R399
Discovery Miles 3 990
You Save R93 (19%)
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In this book, author Alan Brooke highlights the historic gates of
the City of London: Cripplegate, Aldgate, Aldersgate, Bishopsgate,
Ludgate, Newgate and Moorgate. Originating in Roman times, they
remained until they were all demolished between 1760 and 1767. Blue
plaques mark six of their sites, and a bishop's mitre on a building
shows where Bishopsgate once stood. This book examines the history
of the gates, with chapters devoted to each one. A shorter section
offers a summary of some of the water gates on the River Thames,
including Billingsgate and Bridge Gate, where goods were unloaded
from ships. Additionally, there were pedestrian-only gates such as
Tower Gate and the postern gate at the Tower of London. There were
also the Bars, the most famous of which is Temple Bar, which can
still be seen at Paternoster Square. Illustrated throughout with
archive material, photographs of present-day locations and a map,
Gates of the City of London provides an important addition to the
many books on London's rich and diverse history.
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