MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)'s photos with the keyword: newgate

Nice old signs above ugly modern refurb.

St Sepulchre is across the street from where Newgate Prison used to stand. Traditionally, the great bell would be rung to mark the execution of a prisoner at the nearby gallows at Newgate. The clerk of St Sepulchre's was also responsible for ringing a handbell outside the condemned man's cell in Newgate Prison to inform him of his impending execution. This handbell, known as the Execution Bell, now resides in a glass case to the south of the nave. (I went inside and looked, but I couldn't find the bell.)

The first public drinking fountain in London, a gift of Sam Gurney M.P. in 1859. Erected on Holborn Hill (now Snow Hill), removed when Holborn Viaduct was constructed in 1867. Relocated to its current place in 1913. Read more about it here: www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2008/01/27/a-drinking-fountain-on-holborn-viaduct