St Martins le Grand - Sanctuary Notorious Sight

About St Martins le Grand - Sanctuary

This was the site of the largest and probably safest sanctuary in England. All Christians, except traitors, could gain sanctuary if they could get into the church grounds. The route the Tower Hill execution site passed by here, and many a prisoner managed to fight or bride their way in.
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Location of St Martins le Grand - Sanctuary

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For a tour of the area
Holborn
Nearby Tube/DLR stations
Blackfriars (distance = 544 m bearing 221°) , Mansion House (distance = 478 m bearing 130°) , St Pauls (distance = 123 m bearing 124°)
Nearby major Bus Stop
Blackfriars (distance = 473 m bearing 233°) , Holborn Viaduct (distance = 522 m bearing 325°) , Ludgate Circus (distance = 465 m bearing 233°) , St Pauls (distance = 103 m bearing 213°)

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Restaurants in the area

Club Gascon (distance = 387 m bearing 312°)

Local Pubs

Barley Mow (distance = 432 m bearing 303°) , Bishop's Finger (distance = 445 m bearing 314°) , Butchers Hook and Clever (distance = 442 m bearing 312°) , Center Page (distance = 375 m bearing 211°) , City Tup (distance = 293 m bearing 147°) , Cockpit (distance = 422 m bearing 221°) , Cockpit (distance = 416 m bearing 221°) , Hand and Shears (distance = 395 m bearing 303°) , Le Grande Marque (distance = 347 m bearing 225°) , Magpie and Stump (distance = 323 m bearing 235°) , Rising Sun (distance = 396 m bearing 220°) , Rising Sun (distance = 402 m bearing 303°) , Shaw's Bookseller (distance = 410 m bearing 219°) , Viaduct Tavern (distance = 309 m bearing 325°) , Williamsons Tavern (distance = 375 m bearing 136°) , Ye Old Watling (distance = 414 m bearing 135°) , Ye olde London (distance = 356 m bearing 229°)

Museums/Galleries in the area

Museum of London (distance = 272 m bearing 35°)

Nearby attractions

Alban Gate (distance = 371 m bearing 45°) , Bracken House (distance = 382 m bearing 124°) , Gresham Street 10 (distance = 202 m bearing 147°) , Gresham St 29 (distance = 183 m bearing 52°) , London Wall 1 (distance = 203 m bearing 39°) , Queen Victoria Street 95 (distance = 453 m bearing 124°) , St Paul's Churchyard (distance = 139 m bearing 211°) , Temple Bar (distance = 197 m bearing 219°) , Wood Street 100 (distance = 256 m bearing 53°) , Wood Street 88 (distance = 276 m bearing 51°) , Wood Street Police Station (distance = 312 m bearing 53°) , Queen Victoria Street (distance = 434 m bearing 124°) , Christchurch Newgate (distance = 96 m bearing 325°) , Church Entry (distance = 436 m bearing 224°) , St Alban Wood Street (distance = 291 m bearing 52°) , St Andrew by the Wardrobe (distance = 424 m bearing 217°) , St Anne & St Agnes (distance = 144 m bearing 45°) , St Anns Blackfriars (distance = 430 m bearing 223°) , St Augustine (distance = 278 m bearing 123°) , St Bartholomew the Great (distance = 370 m bearing 303°) , St Bartholomew The Less (distance = 305 m bearing 311°) , St Benet Pauls Wharf (distance = 448 m bearing 212°) , St Botolph without Aldersgate (distance = 142 m bearing 32°) , St Giles Cripplegate (distance = 432 m bearing 39°) , St John Zachary (distance = 169 m bearing 54°) ,

St Lawrence Jewry (distance = 390 m bearing 147°) , St Martin within Ludgate (distance = 326 m bearing 229°) , St Marys - Aldermenbery Street (distance = 339 m bearing 55°) , St Mary Aldermary (distance = 468 m bearing 134°) , St Mary-le-Bow (distance = 374 m bearing 138°) , St Mary Somerset (distance = 492 m bearing 123°) , St Mary Staining (distance = 268 m bearing 51°) , St Nicholas Cole Abbey (distance = 407 m bearing 122°) , St Olave Jewry (distance = 468 m bearing 145°) , St Olave Silver Street (distance = 267 m bearing 45°) , St Paul's Cathedral (distance = 212 m bearing 211°) , St Sepulchre (distance = 322 m bearing 324°) , St Vedasts-alias-Foster (distance = 168 m bearing 139°) ,

Guildhall (distance = 381 m bearing 147°) , Mayor, Lord - Coach (distance = 279 m bearing 36°) , Old Baily (distance = 272 m bearing 237°) , Apothecaries Hall (distance = 456 m bearing 225°) , College Of Arms (distance = 385 m bearing 211°) ,

Guildhall Art Gallery (distance = 454 m bearing 57°) , Pipers model of the City of London (distance = 466 m bearing 147°) , Priory Court (distance = 366 m bearing 225°) ,

Roman Amphitheatre (distance = 445 m bearing 57°) , St. Bartholomews Hospital (distance = 254 m bearing 311°) , Stationers Hall (distance = 283 m bearing 226°) , Smithfield (distance = 477 m bearing 308°) , Disraeli, Benjamin Earl Beaconsfield - Prime Minister (distance = 484 m bearing 144°) , Golden Boy (distance = 345 m bearing 314°) , Hill, Sir Roland (distance = 95 m bearing 314°) , John Heminge and Henry Condell - Shakespeares Actors (distance = 339 m bearing 55°) , Prodtestant Martyrs (distance = 350 m bearing 306°) , Nelson, Lord Horatio, Admiral , Viscount , Duke of Bronte (distance = 212 m bearing 211°) , Postmans Park (distance = 121 m bearing 31°) , Ann, Queen (distance = 249 m bearing 217°) , Wallace, Sir William (distance = 350 m bearing 306°) , Wellington, Duke, Arthur Wellesley - Memorial and Tomb (distance = 212 m bearing 211°) , Wesley, John (distance = 154 m bearing 123°) , WREN, Sir Christopher (1632-1723) - Memorial and Tomb (distance = 212 m bearing 211°) ,

Roof Terrace - 1 New Change (distance = 221 m bearing 131°) , Aldermanberry Square (distance = 387 m bearing 53°) , The Barbican (distance = 457 m bearing 34°) , Cleary Gardens (distance = 475 m bearing 125°) , Fredericks Place (distance = 483 m bearing 144°) , Graveland Court (distance = 382 m bearing 135°) , Ireland Yard/Playhouse Yard (distance = 440 m bearing 222°) , Paternoster Square (distance = 169 m bearing 223°) , Playhouse Yard (distance = 478 m bearing 224°) , Wardrobe Place (distance = 379 m bearing 217°)

Nearby Neighbours (Plaques)

LABOUR PARTY (distance = 473 m bearing 235°)

Notorious sights in the area

Bridwell Palace (distance = 386 m bearing 124°) , Da Vinci Code - Snow Hill Police Station (distance = 363 m bearing 323°) , Ducking stool - Bridwell (distance = 386 m bearing 124°) , Execution Site - Newgate Gallows (distance = 259 m bearing 325°) , Execution Site - Smithfield (distance = 432 m bearing 309°) , Execution Site - St Pauls Churchyard (distance = 257 m bearing 213°) , George 4 - Scandal (distance = 453 m bearing 229°) , Giltspur Street Compter (Prison) (distance = 259 m bearing 325°) , Jeffries, Judge (distance = 360 m bearing 56°) , Newgate stamped - Disaster (distance = 254 m bearing 237°) , Peasants Revolt (distance = 412 m bearing 315°) , Prision - Newgate (distance = 254 m bearing 237°) , Prison - Bridwell (distance = 386 m bearing 124°) , Prison - Fleet (distance = 453 m bearing 229°) , Prison - Ludgate (distance = 410 m bearing 235°) , St Martins le Grand - Sanctuary (distance = 0 m bearing 0°) , Tyler, Wat - plotter Execution (distance = 324 m bearing 310°)

Local Map

Map of what is in the area - using Google map