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were revealed from six previous churches that stood on this spot, including items such as
Roman coins, medieval stained glass, and 17th-century tobacco pipes.
Also in the crypt is a wedding dress—worn by the wife of the Fleet Street baker whose
wedding cake was inspired by St. Bride's steeple.
• A block past St. Bride's Church on Fleet Street is
The Punch Tavern,
draped with
memories of the venerable London political magazine famous for its satirical cartoons.
Peek in to see Punch and his twin wife Judy looking down on a perfectly Victorian scene.
These characters from a popular puppet show came onto the London scene 350 years
ago. The characters gave the magazine its name, and the pub became the magazine staff's
hangout. In the back room hang huge, colorful Victorian-era pastels of Punch and Judy
(good £6-15 lunches, Mon-Fri 8:00-24:00, Sat-Sun 11:00-24:00, 99 Fleet Street, tel. 020/
7353-6658). The valley between St. Bride's and St. Paul's is the...
Fleet River and Ludgate
The Fleet River—now covered over by Farringdon Road—still flows southward, crossing
underneath Fleet Street on its way to the Thames at Blackfriars Bridge. In medieval times,
