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SP3378 : Whitefriars gateway from Whitefriars Lane

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Whitefriars gateway from Whitefriars Lane

Whitefriars gateway[1] is starting to look a little beleaguered as the office block beyond takes shape and the building alongside, damaged by fire, is fenced off during demolition work.

A 2008 view: Link

and in 1985: Link

1. Whitefriars gateway

The gateway dates from about the mid fourteenth century. It is thought to have been originally constructed as a plain arch leading to Whitefriars Monastery and that, when John Hales took over the buildings after the dissolution of the monastery, he had a second wall built parallel to the arch and a room slung between the two. This has been deduced from the projection of the timber-framed upper room into the upper part of the arch and the fact that there are no stone side walls. A grade II* listed building.

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Grid Square: SP3378, 280 images (more nearby)
Photographer: E Gammie (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph
Date Taken: Thursday, 29 October, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Friday, 30 October, 2009
Category: Historic building (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: SP 33768 78664 [1m precision]
WGS84: 52:24.2969N 1:30.3039W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SP 33801 78677
View Direction: West-southwest (about 247 degrees)