Below are engravings of the old gates in the wall that once surrounded the city of London. They were all torn down over the course of the 18th century. Over time I will be filling in details of their history.
Cripplegate
Moorgate
Bishop’s Gate
Aldersgate
Ludgate
Newgate
Aldgate
Thank you. I’m actually not certain where the original etchings come from. I scanned them in from a copy of a two-volume work called “London Town: Past and Present” published in 1909. I bought this from a book dealer in London several years ago.
The set I have are hard-bound editions, but they were originally published in “26 fortnightly parts.” The title pages and some other supplementary material from the original periodical edition are bound in the back as well.
As for the wills in the geneology section, you are very correct, it was quite a struggle for me to decipher the wills especially the one from 1566. When I first saw the will I wasn’t even sure it was English. It probably took about a month off and on to get as far as I did.
» Posted by Anonymous on January 8, 2005 08:03 AM
The London Gates are very impressive and most of all Cripplegate. Thank you for sharing these pictures with others. I am researching the area without the London wall and looking for St Giles Cripplegate cemetery/graveyard. I believe it was moved but cannot find out where to. I see you have problem deciphering the wills. I have the same.
» Posted by yvonne on January 8, 2005 07:33 AM