Hodge the Cat
Hodge the Cat is a memorial in City of London, Greater London, England which is located on Gough Square. Hodge the Cat is situated nearby to Gough Square, as well as near the museum Dr Johnson’s House.- Type: Memorial
- Address: Gough Square, London
- Inscription: “Hodge ‘a very fine cat indeed’ belonging to Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) of Gough Square. ‘Sir, when a man is tired of London he is tired of life: for there us in London all that life can afford.’ ‘The chief glory of every people arises from its authors’”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leicester Square and St Paul’s Cathedral.
Leicester Square
Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London. The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.
St Paul’s Cathedral
Church
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. St Paul’s Cathedral is situated 2,100 feet east of Hodge the Cat.
Dr Johnson’s House
Museum
Dr Johnson's House is a writer's house museum in London in the former home of the 18th-century English writer and lexicographer Samuel Johnson. The house is a Grade I listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Temple and Blackfriars.
Temple
Quarter
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Temple is an area or precinct of the City of London surrounding Temple Church. It is one of the main legal districts in London and a notable centre for English law, from the Middle Ages to the present day.
Blackfriars
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Blackfriars is in central London, specifically the south-west corner of the City of London.
West Smithfield
Neighborhood
Photo: Goodwillgames, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Smithfield, properly known as West Smithfield, is a district located in Central London, part of Farringdon Without, the most westerly ward of the City of London, England.
Hodge the Cat
- Category: historic site
- Location: City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.51505° or 51° 30′ 54″ northLongitude
-0.10767° or 0° 6′ 28″ westInception
1997Open location code
9C3XGV8R+2WOpenStreetMap ID
node 956139060OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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