Ludgate Circus
Ludgate Circus is a location in the City of London at the intersection of Farringdon Street / New Bridge Street (the A201, leading to Blackfriars Bridge) with Fleet Street/Ludgate Hill.
Historically the main connection between the cities of London and Westminster, Ludgate Circus is situated on the course of the River Fleet, London's largest subterranean river. The circle of Ludgate Circus was constructed between 1864 to 1875.[1] Haytor granite from Dartmoor in South Devon was used in the construction of Ludgate Circus, transported via the unique Haytor Granite Tramway.
Had the Fleet line of the London Underground been built, it would have had a station at Ludgate Circus. However, the Fleet Line's proposed route evolved in to the Jubilee line which went south of the River Thames before reaching Ludgate Circus. In 1990 however, City Thameslink station was opened on the site of the proposed Ludgate Circus station.
The name Ludgate derives from the Old English term "hlid-geat"[2][3][4][5][6]a common Old English compound meaning "postern" or "swing gate"[2][3][4][6][4][7].
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.ludgatecircus.com/ludgate_circus.htm
- ^ a b Charters of Abingdon Abbey, Volume 2,Susan E. Kelly, Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press, 2001, ISBN 019726221X, 9780197262214, pp.623-266
- ^ a b Geographical Etymology, Christina Blackie, pp.88
- ^ a b c English Place-Name society, Volume 36, The University Press, 1962, pp.205
- ^ Middle English Dictionary, University of Michigan Press, 1998, ISBN 0-472-01124-3 pp. 972
- ^ a b An encyclopaedia of London, William Kent, Dent, 1951, pp.402
- ^ http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Ludgate
Coordinates: 51°30′51.00″N 0°06′15.97″W / 51.51417°N 0.1044361°W
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