Zone 1 (18 November 1876)

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Zone 1 (1 February 1875)

Walks from this station

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Zone 1 (23 December 1865)

Walks from this station

]]> This bowling green is home to the City of London Bowling Club, which is the only bowling green and club within the City of London; the lush lawns in the centre of Finsbury Circus were first laid out as bowling greens in 1904, though the club wasn't founded until 1924 and the grounds weren't officially opened until 26 June 1926

]]> The third busiest railway station in London after Waterloo and Victoria, Liverpool Street was opened in 1874 by the Great Eastern Railway on the site of the first Bethlem Royal Hospital (better known as Bedlam); Liverpool Street has the dubious distinction of being the first place in London to be hit by German Gotha bomber aircraft during the First World War, and during the Second World War a bomb that landed in nearby Bishopsgate shattered the glass roof

]]> This was the site of the infamous mental hospital from 1675 to 1815, when visitors would go to Bedlam to stare at the inmates, paying a penny for the privilege of peering into their cells; visitors were even allowed to take in long sticks to poke them with to get a reaction, and in 1814, 96,000 such visits were permitted

]]> The first church on this site might date from before 1066, though the first recorded mention of the church was in 1115; it was rebuilt in the 16th century and again in 1741-1744, and the 18th-century church organ is the oldest in the UK (there are organs with older pipes and cases, but not in their original configuration)

]]> The distinctive 40-floor skyscraper at 30 St Mary Axe was built in 2001-4 on the site of the old Baltic Exchange, which was damaged beyond repair by an IRA bomb in 1992; designed by Norman Foster, the Gherkin is the most polite nickname for the uniquely shaped skyscraper, though those with a penchant for Carry On catchphrases might prefer the Towering Innuendo or the Crystal Phallus

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Aldgate station

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Aldgate station

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Liverpool Street station

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Finsbury Circus

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Moorgate station

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