St John’s Gate

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St John’s Gate is a historic 16th-century stone gateway in Clerkenwell, London, originally part of the Priory of the Knights of St John and now a notable architectural landmark.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grade I listed building
architectural landmark
historic gateway
architecturalStyle Tudor
associatedWith Samuel Johnson
The Gentleman’s Magazine
William Hogarth
linked to: Hogarth
builtBy Sir Thomas Docwra
category Gates in London
Grade I listed buildings in the London Borough of Islington
Tourist attractions in the London Borough of Islington
Tudor architecture in London
constructionEnd 1504
constructionStart 1504
coordinateLocation 51.521°N 0.102°W
country United Kingdom
governingBody Order of St John
hasPart central carriageway arch
flanking towers
gatehouse chambers
oriel windows
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
heritageRegister National Heritage List for England
inceptionCentury 16th century
locatedIn London Borough of Islington
location Clerkenwell
London
linked to: London, England
material stone
near Clerkenwell Green
Farringdon
linked to: Farringdon Within
notableFor Tudor stone façade
role in London’s print and literary history
surviving gatehouse of the medieval priory
openToPublic true
originalFunction gateway to the Priory of the Knights of St John
ownedBy Order of St John
partOf Priory of the Knights of St John
streetAddress St John’s Lane
use museum entrance
offices of the Order of St John
usedAs coffee house
printing house
publishing office
tavern

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Clerkenwell hasLandmark St John’s Gate
Cowcross Street hasNearbyLandmark St John’s Gate, Clerkenwell
linked to: St John’s Gate
Porta San Giovanni hasNameInEnglish Saint John Gate
linked to: St John’s Gate