Sunday Snap – Newspaper Street

We went urban and gritty with the black and white photo of a city cathedral for last week's Sunday Snap. Taken from the different angle on Saint Martin's-le-Grand it was of course

St. Paul's Cathedral

There was a bumper crop of correct answers last week with Cheryl, Kara, Erica, Clare, Susan, Ruthy, Jen, Gemma, Bex, Debbie, Anthea, Stephen, Lucy and Rebecca all getting the right answer. I hope I've included all of you!

For this week I've just strolled down from St. Paul's Cathedral and along Ludgate Hill. I hope you'll forgive me for such laziness but a photo with a question each week is quite a task! The road shown ahead has for centuries been synonymous with printing and newspapers. Having a degree in Journalism I have always enjoyed going down this street spotting the buildings which once housed famous titles such as The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Express and The Daily Mail. However, since the mid 1980s all those famous names have moved out and moved on to more modern printing works. This was famously part of the News International Wapping dispute which affected The Times, The Sun and News of the World. Apart from the London office of Beano publisher D.C.Thompson there are now few signs of the street's history.

One building that lives on is the church whose steeple you can see. With its positioning it has been known as the 'Journalists' church' with funeral and memorial services for well-known and respected journalists still held there. The steeple of the church is said to be the inspiration for the tiered wedding cake. Back in 1703 a young baker by the name of Thomas Rich fell in love and proposed marriage to the daughter of his boss. He came from Lugdate Hill and when seeking a design for the couple's wedding cake he looked up and saw the steeple. The name of the church? Well, of course it is St. Bride's. This week's question is

What is the name of the street?

We were joined last week by Cheryl reflecting on her holiday. Kara was flying high. The kids have testing out the new kitchen at Jack's Paper Moon. There was a pair of very smart schoolboys over at Susan's. A stunning peacock butterfly was captured by Kirsty. Finally, Kelly was getting dressed up at a fabulous masquerade ball.

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