Fleet
Street
Named after the river
Fleet, which now runs under Farringdon St, Fleet St is
associated with news hounds, and its association with
printing began in 1500 with pioneer Wynkyn de Worde who
printed nearly 800 books from his offices near Shoe Lane.
Throughout the 1500s publishing flourished in the street,
and in 1702 the first newspaper was printed. Until a few
years ago the street was dominated by 100s of national and
provincial papers. Most of the major national papers were
located here. Since the digital printing revolution, most
have moved, and only Reuters remains. However, the street,
its alleyways and courtyards still resonate to its historic
literary tradition, and the many great names who live and
worked here.
Chancery
Lane
Central line
St. Paul's
