Whitbread Stables
Whitbread started brewing in Finsbury in 1742 and became very successful. By the late 1800s, they needed more stabling for their horses than they had room for at the huge … Read more
Clerkenwell
St. Mary’s Nunnery
This church in the photo is St. James Clerkenwell, built by a local architect, James Carr, in 1788-92. It lies on the same ground as the far more ancient buildings … Read more
The Cold Bath in Clerkenwell
In an unobtrusive turning off Farringdon Road lies the site of the ‘Cold Bath’ spring. First discovered in the late 1600s and turned into a spa with claimed medicinal waters, … Read more