Carter Lane is a historic street in the

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, running slightly south of

Ludgate Hill 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. Th ...

and

St. Paul's Cathedral St Paul's Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Paul the Apostle, is an Anglican cathedral in London, England, the seat of the Bishop of London. The cathedral serves as the mother church of the Diocese of London in the Church of Engl ...

. The modern Carter Lane is shown in three sections, named Shoe Makers Row, Great Carter Lane, and Little Carter Lane, on a London map of 1746. The Rising Sun, a pub at 61 Carter Lane, is a

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building built in the early/mid-19th century. St. Paul's Cathedral School had an 1875 building located on Carter Lane, which is now a

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(36, Carter Lane). At 43 Carter Lane, a plaque commemorates the only surviving piece of correspondence either to, or from,

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, which was written from that site, then the Bell Inn, by Richard Quiney and dated 25 October 1598. The letter itself is now in the care of the

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Fanny Umphelby Fanny Umphelby (1788 – 9 April 1852) was a British author who wrote a popular primer known by the shortened title ''The Child's Guide to Knowledge, ... by a Lady''. Life Umphelby was born in Knowles's Court, Doctor's Commons, in the Parish ...

, author of The Child's Guide to Knowledge, ... by a Lady, published in 1825 was born in Knowles's Court, Carter lane in 1788.

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