Newgate

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Newgate was a gate in the west of London Wall round the City of London. It was between Ludgate and Aldersgate and served as a prison. The Old Bailey currently stands on its site.

Newgate Street is just north of St Paul's Cathedral. To the west it leads into the Holborn Viaduct, and to the east it becomes Cheapside.

[edit] See also

• Newgate Prison
• City gate
• City wall
• Paternoster Square

[edit] External links

• An 18th Century map showing the location of the gate (bottom right corner of map)

• Map and aerial photo of Newgate from Multimap.com
• Other map and aerial photo sources