Featured in: 9 books
Dickens held several accounts at the
Bank of England and would have
visited the Consols Office of
the building, which was
featured in The Pickwick
Papers. He also wrote a
little about banknote
forging for the journal
Household Words.St Paul’s
Cathedr al
Featured in: 13 books
Visible from many parts of the
city, St Paul’s would have been
a well-known sight to Dickens
and any Londoner of the era.
Its domination of the
London skyline
is reflected by
how often the
cathedral
and its
grounds
featured in
his work.
London
Br idge
Featured in: 9 books
This bridge as Dickens would
have known it was the John
Rennie granite bridge (replaced
in 1972 when the original
was moved to
Arizona, USA).
Famously,
Nancy meets
Rose Maylie
and Mr
Brownlow
here to try
and save
Oliver Twist.Tower of
London
Featured in: 9 books
The Tower is not only one of
London’s most famous and
historic buildings, making
it a common location in
Dickens’ books, but the
author has a modern
connection too.
Three ravens who
have lived in
the Tower have
been named
after Dickens’
pet raven, Grip.Cheapside
Featured in: 8 books
What Dickens’ own son called
“the greatest thoroughfare
in the City of London”,
Cheapside would have
been a bustling market,
which is how it got its
name. These days it’s
a financial centre.Newgate Pr ison
Featured in: 8 books
Newgate Prison was right next to the
Old Bailey courts and was the location for
public executions until 1868. Dickens
visited the prison in 1836, describing it
as the “gloomy depository of the guilt
and misery of London”.12 x^©^
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