A Tour Of London’s Old Coffee Houses
A stimulating walk around the City.
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Talk: London’s Alleyways And Passages @ London Transport Museum
David Long and Matt Brown discuss back passages.
Book Review: Hidden City By David Long
A tour of the alleys, courts and yards of the City of London.
Londonist’s Back Passage: #53 Crane Court
Where? Western-most alley in the veritable circuit board north of Fleet Street, from which it communicates with Fetter Lane. What? There’s very little life down Crane Court these days. A solitary Indian restaurant (the Temple Bar) is about the only feature of interest in an …
Londonist’s Back Passage: #52 Pied Bull Yard
Where? Nest of courts and passages just south of the British Museum. What? Like a gentrified version of Diagon Alley, with a similarly evocative name, Pied Bull Yard contains plenty of enchanting shops. You won’t find Olliavander the Wandmaker, but you can visit independent book …
Londonist’s Back Passage: #51 Wardrobe Terrace
Where? Tri-directional alley system behind St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe, off Queen Victoria Street in the City. What? Like a fugitive from a forgotten Monty Python script, Wardrobe Terrace presents its bizarre name to the (slightly diminished) hordes of City workers who flock down Queen Victoria Street each …
Londonist’s Back Passage: 50. Wine Office Court
Where? The most protracted of a ganglion of passages north of Fleet Street. Wine Office Court connects Shoe Lane and Fleet Street via two perpendicular stretches. What? Time to raise a glass, as we reach a half-century of Back Passages. The derivation of Wine Office …
Londonist’s Back Passage: 49. Change Alley
Where? Sun-shy network of alleys between Cornhill and Lombard Street. View Larger Map What? With the notable exception of snack machines, change is inevitable. And so, as one year transmorphogrophosises into the next, we paid a visit to Change Alley in the very heart of …
Londonist’s Back Passage
48. Denmark Place Where: In the shadow of Centrepoint, Denmark Place connects Charing Cross Road to St Giles High Street, with a narrow offshoot into Denmark Street. What: The passage and neighbouring Denmark Street take their names from Prince George of Denmark, consort to Princess …
Londonist’s Back Passage
47. Passing Alley Where? We’re back in Clerkenwell to probe this connector of St John Street and St John’s Lane. What? Oh what japery the denizens of Clerkenwell must have enjoyed around this one over the centuries. Passing Alley is only one vowel shift from …
Londonist’s Back Passage
44. Man In Moon Passage Where? Diddy dogleg allowing congress between Regent Street and Piccadilly via Vine and Swallow Streets. What? Man In Moon Passage is surely one of the more whimsical names we’ve encountered. What is a Moon Passage, and why is there a …
