Ludgate Hill is a street and surrounding area, on a small hill in the City of London, England. The street passes through the former site of Ludgate, a city gate that was demolished – along with a gaol attached to it – in 1760.
Ludgate Hill looking east from the foot of Fleet Street, 1970
Ludgate Hill in 2006
Ludgate was the westernmost gate in London Wall. Of Roman origin, it was rebuilt several times and finally demolished in 1760. The name survives in Ludgate Hill, an eastward continuation of Fleet Street, Ludgate Circus and Ludgate Square.
Lud Gate and surrounding area in the sixteenth century (as imagined in 1895)
Ludgate in flames in 1666. Oil painting by anonymous artist, circa 1670.