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Here is a map showing Candlewick Street, which is the original name of Cannon Street, and how it would have appeared in the Middle Ages.

Cannon Street is located in central London. The street used to be known as Candelewrithstret in 1183. The street is half a mile long.

The London Stone dates back to the Middle Ages, and is located on 111 Cannon Street. The stone is an irregular block of oolitic limestone, and stands behind a protective grille. The stone is 21 x 17 x 12 inches, and used to be a much larger object…

A map of London most likely extracted from a copperplate for printing dated to around 1560. This image depicts all of Lower Thames Street and Most of Upper Thames Street.

This map was published in 1633. It depicts London during the 1560s. West Cheap was situated in the west of the medieval city, beginning at the Great Conduit at the base of Old Jewry Street and running westward to a smaller conduit northeast of Saint…

The street is lined with luxury clothing stores, commercial banks, food outlets, and even an eight-floor mall complex, complete with restaurants, cafes, and high-end retail stores. On the left side of the picture is St. Mary-le-Bow church, which…

This map was produced in 1633, and it shows what London looked like in the 1560s. Aldgate High Street would have led from below the gate and through.

Newgate and Newgate Street can be seen in the western section.

Newgate Street as it appears today. This photo is taken as if one were standing (approximately) just beneath the gate looking in to the City of London. On the righthand side would have been the Newgate Jail, while on the lefthand and further down the…

This is a picture looking down Moorgate street. This is looking in the opposite direction of where Moorfields would be.