Wynkyn de Worde
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Wynkyn de Worde was a printer and publisher in London known for his work with William Caxton, and is recognised as the first to popularise the products of the printing press in England.
Plaque to Wynkyn de Worde, Stationers Hall, London
Fleet Street
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Fleet Street is a street in London, England. It runs west to east from Temple Bar at the boundary of the cities of London and Westminster to Ludgate Circus at the site of the London Wall and the River
Wynkyn de Worde
…de Worde's editions were illustrated. He moved his firm from Caxton's location in Westminster to London; he was the first printer to set up a site on Fleet Street (1500), which for centuries became synonymous with printing. He was also the first person to build a book stall in St Paul's Churchyard, which soon…
Fleet Street in 2008
Fleet Street road sign. The street numbering runs consecutively from west to east south-side and then east to west north-side.
Fleet Street c. 1890
A blue plaque marking the location of the Anti-Corn Law League headquarters on No. 67 Fleet Street