Carter Lane, London
Carter Lane is a historic street in the City of London, running slightly south of Ludgate Hill and St. Paul's Cathedral. The modern Carter Lane is shown in three sections, named Shoe Makers Row, Great Carter Lane, and Little Carter Lane, on a London map of 1746.
The Rising Sun, a pub at 61 Carter Lane, is a Grade II listed building built in the early/mid-19th century. St. Paul's Cathedral School had an 1875 building located on Carter Lane, which is now a Youth Hostel (36, Carter Lane).
At 43 Carter Lane, a plaque commemorates the only surviving piece of correspondence either to, or from, William Shakespeare, which was written from that site, then the Bell Inn, by Richard Quiney and dated 25 October 1598. The letter itself is now in the care of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Fanny Umphelby, author of The Child's Guide to Knowledge, ... by a Lady, published in 1825 was born in Knowles's Court, Carter lane in 1788.
References
- ^ Carter Lane – 17th Century Houses, Hairdressers and Alleys, A London Inheritance, accessed 8 November 2022
- ^ Historic England. "Rising Sun Public House (1191935)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ Youth Hostels Association, YHA London St Paul's, accessed 8 November 2022
- ^ [1], The Bell, Carter Lane, accessed 9 October 2024
- ^ McCrory, Moy; Heywood, Simon (25 February 2021). Strategies of Silence: Reflections on the Practice and Pedagogy of Creative Writing. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-34688-6.
External links
Media related to Carter Lane, City of London at Wikimedia Commons
