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was arrested on 14 August 1670 for delivering a sermon in the street in front of the building after having been forbidden to preach indoors. It was burnt down in 1821 but later rebuilt. Many of its members had already moved to
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as being the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner, the uncle and aunt of the five Bennet sisters. The former Swan-with-Two-Necks inn is the scene of Estella's meeting with Pip in
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It is home to a number of shops, restaurants, and offices and has an entrance to
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During its long history, the street was for a period named Gracious Street.
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The street has lent its name to the Gracechurch Shopping Centre in
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since 1972, is the street's most famous attraction.
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EC3
London Underground
Monument
Cornhill
51°30′48″N 0°05′03″W / 51.5133°N 0.0841°W / 51.5133; -0.0841
51°30′39″N 0°05′09″W / 51.5109°N 0.0859°W / 51.5109; -0.0859
City of London
London

Leadenhall Market
Leadenhall Market
Christopher Wren
Monument to the Great Fire of London
King William Street
Eastcheap
Cannon Street
Lombard Street
Fenchurch Street
Bishopsgate
A10 route
King's Lynn
Leadenhall Market
covered market
Grade II* listed structure
Fenchurch Street
London Underground
Monument
EC3V
Great Fire of London

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