1912 postcard view, towards old railway bridge and St Paul's Cathedral, people, horses, carts, omnibuses, Ludgate Circus, London
Ludgate Circus, where Fleet Street and Ludgate Hill cross Farringdon Street and New Bridge Street, was built 1864-1875, using Dartmoor granite. 'The King Lud', at 12 Ludgate Circus, was a Victorian pub, built in 1870. After various changes of ownership, it closed in 2005, being converted to mixed bank and cafe railway bridge in the shot, between Holborn Viaduct and Blackfriars Stations, was demolished in 1990 to make way for the construction of the City Thameslink Railway Station in an underground tunnel. The bridge, built in the 1860s for the London, Chatham and Dover Railway, spoils the view of St Paul's Cathedral, at the top of Ludgate Hill, in the background of the shot. The place name 'Ludgate' is said to refer to an old gate to the City of London, taken down in 1780. A vintage 'Auto-Photo Series' postcard, with a green half-penny George V stamp and the postmark '14 January 1912'.
Size: 1697px × 1042px
Location: Ludgate Circus, London, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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