Fleet Street

I had quite a busy day on Saturday. First I did a guided tour about Fleet Street and the history of newspaper publishing. The media companies have long since left Fleet Street for the Docklands. Then I went to a play in the evening.

One of the former houses of the Astor family


A pub built on the site of the former house of the Earl of Essex. He was beheaded by Queen Elizabeth the first

One of the few remaining Tudor buildings in London

The sign for the pub Ye Olde Chesire Cheese from 1600s

Flowers from the Embankment Gardens

A view of the steeple at St Bride's