Wynkyn de Worde, father of Fleet Street, first set up his press by Shoe Lane near this Hall circa 1500.
The sun-burst was part of de Worde's printer's device - printed at the front or back of all books to identify the printer. Not sure we would describe Shoe Lane as being "near this Hall".
EC4, Stationers’ Hall Court
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Wynkyn de Worde
Printing pioneer. Born in Woerth, Alsace, and his modern name is a corruption...
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Wynkyn de Worde
Initially a Guild of Stationers - booksellers who copied, decorated and sold ...
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Wynkyn de Worde
A beautiful, hand-crafted plaque - not just the frame, the gold lettering has...
The gateway piers bear the inscriptions 'London County Council' on the left and 'East Hill Estate' on the right. The blue plaque on the ...
Samuel Coleridge Taylor, 1875 - 1912, composer of the "Song of Hiawatha" lived here. Greater London Council
This garden acquired its name due to its popularity as a lunchtime garden with workers from the nearby General Post Office (long gone). ...
The 1802 stone has clearly been saved from the ruin, and the 1952 plaque modelled on it. Nicely done. The close-up picture was taken fr...
City of Westminster Juan Pablo Viscardo y Guzman, 1748 - 1798, Peruvian essayist, herald of Latin American Independence.
Author and Naturalist. Born at House of Elrig, Mochrum, Wigtownshire. During World War II he served as an instructor with the Special Operations Executive. In 1956 he toured the reed marshes of Sou...
