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Extract from map of the old Anglican church parishes in the 1870s which shows shaded red the western area inside the ancient city walls, and green: other areas of the City of London; the southern projection of St Bride Fleet Street formed the medieval estate of the Bishops of Salisbury which was
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acquired by Lloyd in 1876 also had its headquarters at 12 Salisbury Square. In 1918, when both newspapers were sold to the friends of Lloyd George they had 20% of the national newspaper market.
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Between 1629 and 1666 a relatively long-lived theatre stood on its south side. The original building, repaired and altered, became Dorset House, as having been repossessed for
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JM McKewan: Lloyd George’s Acquisition of the Daily Chronicle in 1918, Journal of British Studies, Vol 22, No 1 (Autumn 1982) pp 127-144, Cambridge University Press
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would occupy these premises. The penny weekly romances aimed at the newly literate working classes published by Edward Lloyd (1815-1890) were given the name
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Detailed map of the theatre and the nascent square; the Whitefriars theatre closed before the theatre opened as a legend to the map states.
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was the main promoter of the theatre and a patron of performing arts. The grounds and outbuildings of
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Joseph Hatton: ‘The Father of the Cheap Press’ in ‘Journalistic London’ from Harper’s Magazine, 1882
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Old and New London: Volume 1. Originally published by Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London, 1878
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was one of the founding members. The debating group met at The Barley Mow pub from 1855.
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An obelisk currently stands in the middle of Salisbury Square to Alderman
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Salisbury's Square central garden and its north-west buildings in 2018
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Louis James: Print and the People 1819-51, Penguin Books, 1976
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owned by the Earls of Dorset before the industrial revolution.
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12 Salisbury Square also became the publishing address of
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Bishop of Salisbury
Elizabeth I
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Richard Sackville
Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset
Great Fire of London
Dorset Garden Theatre
Christopher Wren
Cogers
John Wilkes
Robert Waithman
Samuel Richardson
Oliver Goldsmith
Edward Lloyd
Lloyd’s Weekly Newspaper
Daily Chronicle


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