Aldgate Pump - Wikipedia
Aldgate Pump is an historic former water pump located at the junction where Aldgate High Street meets Fenchurch Street and Leadenhall Street in the City of London. The pump is considered to be the symbolic start point of the East End of London.
The Terrible Tale Of The Deadly Aldgate Pump
2021年9月29日 · The Aldgate Pump is a lesser-known but iconic London landmark. It also has a grisly and deadly tale to tell. Read on for more...
The Grizzly History of the Aldgate Pump of Death - London x …
2023年10月14日 · In the 1860s a nasty epidemic of cholera broke out from water drawn at the Aldgate Pump. Hundreds died in what would become known (rather accurately) as the Aldgate Pump Epidemic.
Aldgate Pump. Part of the Secret London series by Historic UK
At the junction of Aldgate High Street, Fenchurch Street and Leadenhall Street stands a historic water pump. The pump itself dates from 1876, standing slightly west to the site of an ancient well that stood before it.
Aldgate Pump – London, England - Atlas Obscura
2017年3月30日 · East Londoners were proud of the Aldgate Pump, the water from which was said to be calcium and mineral rich. The wolf-shaped spigot was said to commemorate the last wild wolf killed in the city.
The Aldgate Pump - HOLT
The Aldgate Pump is a landmark monument in the City of London, at the junction of Aldgate High Street (which forms the main east-west route into the City), Fenchurch Street and Leadenhall Street; it marks the point from which mileages east of London are calculated.
The Aldgate Pump - The Truth About The Pump Of Death.
A full and detailed history of the Aldgate Pump, from its first mentions in the 13th century through to its current status as a venerable London landmark.
The Aldgate Pump - Look Up London | History | Tours
2017年7月31日 · The Aldgate Pump, standing where Aldgate High Street forks left to Fenchurch Street and right to Leadenhall Street, seems innocent enough. But in the 19th century it caused Londoners to die in their hundreds and for grisly reasons.
Aldgate Pump - The Underground Map
Aldgate Pump is a historic water pump located at the junction where Aldgate meets Fenchurch Street and Leadenhall Street. The pump is notable for its long, and sometimes dark history, as well as its cultural significance as a symbolic start point of the East End of London.
London history: The chilling story behind the epidemic that killed ...
2023年2月6日 · This incident became known as the Aldgate Pump Epidemic, and led to the water pump becoming known as London’s ‘zombie’ pump. Although the water pump is no longer in use, it remains as a monument in Aldgate where thousands of people pass it by everyday without any clue about its gory history.