Holborn Circus is a famous
location in London
, on the
boundary between Holborn
and Smithfield
. Holborn Circus is a
roundabout.
On one
side lies the Church of St Andrew, Holborn
, an ancient Guild
Church, that survived the Great Fire of London
. However, the parochial authority decided,
nevertheless, to commission
Sir
Christopher Wren to rebuild it. Although the nave was destroyed
in
the Blitz, the reconstruction was
faithful to Wren's original.
In the middle of the circus there is a large equestrian statue of
Prince Albert by Charles Bacon (1874)
the City's official monument to him. It was presented by Charles
Oppenheim, of the Diamond Trading Company
De
Beers, whose headquarters building is on nearby Charterhouse
Street.
High Holborn
links Holborn Circus to the West
End
to the west. To the east, Holborn Viaduct
leads into the financial district of the City of London
.Charterhouse Street
and London's jewellery trade district of Hatton Garden
exit Holborn Circus to the north.
The
district of Clerkenwell
is to the north-east.
New Fetter Lane and
Shoe Lane exit to the south.
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