Strand in London

3 September 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, London Reading Time:  5 minutes

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The Strand (commonly referred to with a leading “The”, but formally without) is a major street in the City of Westminster, Central London. The street, which is part of London’s West End theatreland, runs just over 3/4 mile (1.2 km) from Trafalgar Square eastwards to Temple Bar, where it becomes Fleet Street in the City of London, and is part of the A4, a main road running west from inner London.   read more…

Fleet Street in London

6 July 2022 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, London Reading Time:  6 minutes

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Fleet Street is a major street mostly in the City of London. It runs west to east from Temple Bar at the boundary with the City of Westminster to Ludgate Circus at the site of the London Wall and the River Fleet from which the street was named.   read more…

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