| Ludgate Circus | |
|---|---|
 Ludgate Circus pictured in 2006, looking north-west | |
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| Location | |
| London, United Kingdom | |
| Coordinates | 51°30′51.00″N 0°06′15.97″W / 51.5141667°N 0.1044361°W |
| Roads at junction | Ludgate Hill, Fleet Street, Farringdon Street and New Bridge Street |
| Construction | |
| Type | Intersection |
| Opened | Between 1864 and 1875 |
Ludgate Circus is a road junction in the City of London where Farringdon Street/New Bridge Street (the A201) crosses Fleet Street/Ludgate Hill. (Ludgate Hill is a gentle rise to St Paul's Cathedral.)
Fleet Street was the only direct road between the cities of London and Westminster till the Embankment was opened in 1870. The Circus crosses the River Fleet, London's largest subterranean river. The concave-arced façades of the buildings facing the Circus were constructed between 1864 and 1875 using Haytor granite from Dartmoor in Devon transported via the prototype Haytor Granite Tramway.
In Charles Dickens' Dictionary of London (1879) the area was described as "Farringdon-circus".[1]
- ^ "Victorian London – Districts- Streets – Ludgate Hill". The Dictionary of Victorian London. Retrieved 4 August 2013.