Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
In 1812 Fish Street Hill plunges down past the Monument, under the
clock of St Magnus the Martyr and straight onto Old London Bridge.
Turn right to Birchin Lane, which leads to Lombard Street; then turn left into Clement's
Lane. St Clement's Church is probably the church where Lydia and Wickham were married
in
Pride and Prejudice
, although St Clement Danes is also possible. However, this church
is just around the corner from where her aunt and uncle lived.
We were married, you know, at St Clement's, because Wickham's lodgings were in that parish. And it
was settled that we should all be there by eleven o'clock. My uncle and aunt and I were to go together;
and the others were to meet us at the church.
Then Lydia reveals that Mr Darcy was there also, throwing Lizzie into confusion.
From Clement's Lane bear left to the corner of Gracechurch Street, home of the Bennett
girls' Uncle and Aunt Gardiner. 'Mr Darcy may have heard of a place called Gracechurch
Street, but he would hardly think a month's ablution enough to cleanse him from its impur-
ities.'
Old London Bridge from the Southwark bank. The tower of St Magnus
the Martyr and the Monument dominate the skyline.
Cross the road and walk down Fish Street Hill past the Monument. This was the bustling
thoroughfare that ran down to London Bridge before the old bridge was demolished in
1831-3. At the bottom is Lower Thames Street and the church of St Magnus the Martyr: its
