Liberty of Norton Folgate
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Norton Folgate was a liberty in Middlesex, England; adjacent to the City of London in what would become the East End of London.
Norton Folgate in 1681
Looking south along Norton Folgate street in 2005. The Gherkin (30 St Mary Axe), left, and Tower 42, right, can be seen in the background.
Plaque on Norton Folgate Almshouses, opened 1860, listing ten trustees. The buildings replaced earlier almshouses of 1728, and stand in Puma Court (formerly Red Lion Court), on the east side of Commercial Street, and therefore outside the boundaries of the Liberty.
Bishopsgate
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Bishopsgate was one of the eastern gates in London's former defensive wall. The gate's name is traditionally attributed to Earconwald, who was Bishop of London in the 7th century. It was first built in Roman times and marked the beginning of Ermine Street, the ancient road running from London to York (Eboracum). The gate was rebuilt twice in the 15th and 18th centuries, but was permanently demolished in 1760.
St Erkenwald, Saxon Prince, bishop and saint known as the "Light of London": Bishopsgate is thought to be named after him, and he is understood to have restored the gate
St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate lay immediately north of the original Bishopsgate, and of the defensive ditch around London's Wall.
The frontage of Paul Pindar's house on Bishopgate is preserved in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Looking south from Norton Folgate down Bishopsgate