Faraday Building
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The Faraday Building is in the southwest of the City of London close to St Paul's Cathedral. The land was first acquired by the General Post Office in the 1870s, for the Post Office Savings Bank.
The building's main façade of 26 ½ bays on Queen Victoria Street, also showing part of its narrower front to Godliman Street
The building's entrance
Blue plaque on the site of Tanner's Central Savings Bank extension, recording its use as Faraday Building North from 1902 to 1982.
Upper part of the 1933 building.
Doctors' Commons
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Doctors' Commons, also called the College of Civilians, was a society of lawyers practising civil law in London, namely ecclesiastical and admiralty law. Like the Inns of Court of the common lawyers,
Doctors' Commons in the early 19th century
The Prerogative Office, Doctors' Commons, in 1860
This plaque on the Faraday Building on the north side of Queen Victoria Street marks the site of the now demolished Doctors' Commons.