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former Dalton's premises |
Christ Church |
london-footprints.co.uk | Devonshire Square |
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The
circular walk is from Liverpool Street Station (Underground
or mainline). The linear walk begins at London Bridge
Station and ends at Liverpool Street Station from where
bus 133 returns to London Bridge Travelcard zone 1 |
From 1685 Huguenots fled persecution to London many settling in Spitalfields where they worked as silk weavers. These were to be followed by Jews and later Bengalis. In the 1880s the district became notorious as Jack the Ripper's victims were found in its back streets. A hundred years after this Broad Street Station closed to be replaced with the large scale Broadgate development. |
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Linear 4
miles Circular 2½ miles pavement walking |
The main
feature of this walk is the contrast between Spitalfields
and the new developments of Broadgate, separated only by
Bishopsgate. The section from London Bridge takes in a number of City churches. |
[Route & what to see]
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