Clerkenwell

Clerkenwell

▪ neighbourhood, Islington, London, United Kingdom
 neighbourhood in the inner borough of Islington, London. It is composed of the parishes of St. James and St. John.

      The area developed around the Nunnery of St. Mary (replaced by St. James, Clerkenwell Green, in 1792) and the Priory of St. John of Jerusalem, both founded in the 12th century by Jorden de Briset. The name Clerkenwell refers to the “clerks' well” (rediscovered in Farringdon Road in 1924) that adjoined the nunnery and was the scene of medieval miracle plays (miracle play). Until the dissolution of the monasteries (1536–39), the Priory of St. John was a headquarters of the Knights of Malta (Hospitallers) (Hospitalers). Only the 16th-century gatehouse, known as St. John's Gate, and the priory's 12th-century crypt remain.

      Clerkenwell grew with the overflowing population of central London. In the mid-17th century it was home to many Huguenot refugees, merchants, and tradesmen, as well as to such uncouth locales as the Red Bull Theatre. It was a focus of suffering during the Great Plague of London.

 The “Little Italy” section of Clerkenwell recalls immigrations of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Clerkenwell's traditions of making clocks and watches began in the 18th century and survive in a villagelike district with a mixture of housing, workshops, and business services for the adjacent City of London (London, City of).
 

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Clerkenwell — (spr. klārken ŭell), Stadtteil im O. Londons, zum Verwaltungsbezirk Finsbury gehörig, Hauptsitz der Uhrmacher und Juweliere, mit (1901) 63,704 Einw …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Clerkenwell — Coordinates: 51°31′34″N 0°06′13″W / 51.52604°N 0.103475°W / 51.52604; 0.103475 …   Wikipedia

  • Clerkenwell — 51° 31′ 34″ N 0° 06′ 13″ W / 51.526, 0.103475 Clerkenwell est un quart …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Clerkenwell — London Borough of Islington Lage in Greater London Status London Borough Region …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Clerkenwell — Original name in latin Clerkenwell Name in other language klarkanavela, klrknwyl, lndn State code GB Continent/City Europe/London longitude 51.52438 latitude 0.11022 altitude 25 Population 4934 Date 2011 03 03 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Clerkenwell Prison — Clerkenwell (old) Prison Visiting time at the House of Detention, 1862 Location St. James s Walk, Clerkenwell, London, England Coordinates …   Wikipedia

  • Clerkenwell Bridewell — was a prison located in the Clerkenwell area, immediately north of the City of London (in the modern London Borough of Islington), between c.1615 and 1794, when it was superseded by the nearby Coldbath Fields Prison in Mount Pleasant. It was… …   Wikipedia

  • Clerkenwell Priory — was a priory of the Monastic Order of the Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem, located in Clerkenwell, London. Run according to the Augustinian rule, it was the residence of the Hospitallers Grand Prior in England, and was thus their… …   Wikipedia

  • Clerkenwell crime syndicate — In Islington, London Founded by Terry Adams and his brothers Tommy and Patrick Years active 1980s present Territory Islington, London Ethnicity Irish …   Wikipedia

  • Clerkenwell Films — is an award winning British film and television production company, which has produced several drama and comedy programmes for the BBC, the ITV network, Channel 4 and E4 in the United Kingdom. It was co founded by the actor John Hannah and the… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”