17th Century Clerkenwell

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Clerkenwell is the city of having a rich history behind. Clerkenwell is the renowned area of London not from recent time but since Medieval Ages.
In 1504, St. Johns Gate was constructed. This was the entryway from South to the internal city area of the Priory Saint John. Saint John is known as the knight of Hospitallers. St Johns Gate is still standing at the same place and regarded as one of the very few palpable leftovers of conventual history of Clerkenwell.
In the 17th Century Clerkenwell was known as one of the most fashionable places. Clerkenwell was very well known for the rich Elites. Oliver Cromwell was one of those Elites. Oliver Cromwell was the owner of a Big House in Clerkenwell Greens.
At the time when there was Industrial Revolutionary movements were going on, Clerkenwell was famous for brewhouses, distillation water plants, craftsmanship, watch making, jewelry making and printers. This is not the limit but Clerkenwell flats has also gained a lot of literary importance in many of the plays of Shakespeare and novels of Charles Dickens as well. Meanwhile many great revolutionary thinkers were even attracted to Clerkenwell. The writer of Das Kapital Karl Marx and inventor of Machine Guns Hiram Maxim were even been lived in and near Clerkenwell. All these have increased the value and noteworthiness of this place. flats for sale in clerklenwell

Even today you can find Clerkenwell’s ancient industrial workshops and warehouses. But the only change you will notice is the advancement, designer showrooms and media agencies that are mostly hosting the industry here now. The Diamond business has been flourished in this place and Clerkenwell has become the hub for Diamond traders.

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