St John’s Gate
St John's Gate, in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, now within central London, is one of the few tangible remains from Clerkenwell's monastic past. It was built in 1504 by Prior Thomas Docwra as the south entrance to the inner precinct of Clerkenwell Priory, the English headquarters of the Knights of the Order of St John.Photo: Lonpicman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: gate in Clerkenwell, London, UK
- Also known as: “St John’s Gate, Clerkenwell”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include London St Pancras International and Museum of the Order of St John.
London St Pancras International
Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
London St Pancras International is a major international rail interchange and shopping destination in London. It is the British capital's only international station, with Eurostar services connecting the city with destinations in mainland Europe.
Museum of the Order of St John
Museum
Photo: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0.
The Museum of the Order of St John in Clerkenwell, London, tells the story of the Venerable Order of Saint John from its roots as a pan-European Order of Hospitaller Knights founded in Jerusalem during the Crusades, to its present commitment to providing first aid and care in the community through the St John Ambulance Brigade and running an Ophthalmic Hospital in Jerusalem.
St Paul’s Cathedral
Church
St Paul's Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Paul in London, is an Anglican cathedral in London, England, the seat of the Bishop of London. St Paul’s Cathedral is situated 3,200 feet south of St John’s Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Farringdon and Clerkenwell.
Farringdon
Neighborhood
Farringdon is an area in the London Borough of Islington, situated immediately north of its border with the City of London. The term is used to describe the area around Farringdon station.
Clerkenwell
Suburb
Photo: Tim Tregenza, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clerkenwell is an area of central London, England. Clerkenwell was an ancient parish from the medieval period onwards, and now forms the south-western part of the London Borough of Islington.
Hatton Garden
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Hatton Garden is a shopping street and commercial area in the London Borough of Camden. The area, which is London’s principal diamond and jewellery quarter, is located in Holborn, on the fringe of London’s West End.
St John’s Gate
- Category: gate
- Location: Islington, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.522° or 51° 31′ 19″ northLongitude
-0.10275° or 0° 6′ 10″ westLevels
4Open location code
9C3XGVCW+RWOpenStreetMap ID
way 45994665OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q7593597
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Bokmål—“St John’s Gate” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣约翰门”
- Dutch: “Saint John’s Gate”
- French: “St John’s Gate, Clerkenwell”
- French: “St John’s Gate”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “St John’s Gate”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “St Johns Gate”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “St. John’s Gate”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “St. Johns Gate”
- Norwegian: “St John’s Gate”
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