Ludgate Hill can be found within the bounds of the City of London close to the old Ludgate, an original gate to the City which was taken down, complete with its attached gaol in the late 18th Century. A fantastic location to meet with one of our voluptuous and pleasurable
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The celebrated King Ludd is another traditional or mythical founder of the settlement now known as the City of London. London' is allegedly derived from Ludd-deen which translates roughly to the Valley of Ludd. London’s celebrated cathedral, St. Paul's is to be found at the top of Ludgate Hill, which formed part of the supposed settlement of Ludd. Ludgate Hill plays host to St Paul's Cathedral, traditionally said to have been the site of a Roman temple dedicated to the goddess Diana. It is one of the three ancient hills of London, the others being Tower Hill and Cornhill.
Ludgate Hill is a correlated street which runs west from St. Paul's Churchyard to Ludgate Circus and was originally constructed during the later part of the 19th Century. From Ludgate Circus the street becomes Fleet Street, the once fabled hub of the London newspaper industry prior to its mass relocation. The street was formerly a much narrower thoroughfare called Ludgate Street and followed a very similar course.
During the later part of the 19th Century there were many small alleys on Ludgate Hill, which became were swept away in late 1860s to build Ludgate Hill railway station between Water Lane and New Bridge Street. The station formed part of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway. It was closed before the onset of World War II, unfortunately the Railway Bridge and viaduct between Holborn Viaduct and Blackfriars stations was demolished in 1990 to facilitate the construction of the City Thameslink railway station in a tunnel on this site. When the station was constructed, the slope associated with Ludgate Hill was re-graded as part of the construction work for the new underground station.
There is a blue plaque which can be found closer to the bottom of the hill, which carries the inscription In a house near this site was published in 1702 The Daily Courant first London daily newspaper. Approximately halfway up Ludgate Hill is St Martin, Ludgate church, which when constructed was physically joined to the Ludgate. Paternoster Square can be found on Ludgate Hill, immediately to the north of St Paul's Cathedral.
Thomas Malory a 15th Century scribe was imprisoned in the Ludgate prison. He was famed for his translation of the French life of Arthur while he was incarcerated. He later wrote Le Morte d'Arthur. The prison is mentioned in Daniel Defoe's Roxana.
From 1731 the London Coffee House was next to St Martins, Ludgate and was frequented by Joseph Priestley and Benjamin Franklin. The London Coffee House was also used to house the juries from the nearby Old Bailey when they failed to reach a verdict. The London Coffee House was closed in 1867, and is now occupied by a pub called Ye Olde London.
