Plaque

1 - Crane Court – The Daily Courant

Inscription

Crane Court
The Daily Courant, No 1
Wednesday March 11, 1702
{A facsimile of a page of the paper.}

The first edition of the Daily Courant was published in Fleet Street. Britain's first daily newspaper.

Site: Fleet Street Courts - 8 plaques (8 memorials)

EC4, Fleet Street

There are 8 Courts running off the north side of this section of Fleet Street and on the ground at the entrance to each Court is a plaque commemorating the printing industry which was previously based here. Rather than put a pin on each site we have recorded all 8 plaques here, listed west to east. The entrances to the courts are very anonymous, as illustrated by the Crane Court entrance shown here.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
1 - Crane Court – The Daily Courant

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Daily Courant

First daily newspaper to be published in England. Published by Elixabeth Mall...

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1 - Crane Court – The Daily Courant

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2 - Red Lion Court – Caslon

2 - Red Lion Court – Caslon

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3 - Johnson’s Court – Dr Johnson’s Dictionary

3 - Johnson’s Court – Dr Johnson’s Dictionary

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4 - St Dunstan’s Court – Space Invaders

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5 - Bolt Court – The Sun

5 - Bolt Court – The Sun

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6 - Hind Court – Daily Express

6 - Hind Court – Daily Express

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