Historic London Landmarks
Temple Bar - Texas Legation
An A-Z of historic or architecturally significant landmarks to visit in London - fascinating historic places that don't easily fit into other categories of our London Heritage Guide but are still well worth seeing.
Temple Bar is the last surviving gateway to the City of London. It used to stand across Fleet Street but is now at the entry to Paternoster Square, behind St Paul's Cathedral. The Bar dates to at least 1293, when it gave access to the area now known as 'Temple', the home of legal London.
Paternoster Square, St Paul's Churchyard London,
Greater London,
England, EC4M 8AD
Heritage Rating: 
Heritage Highlight: The last surviving city gate of old London
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of Temple Bar
Nearest: Self Catering
Beside the prestigious Berry Brothers & Rudd wine merchants in St James is the site of the Texas Legation, established in 1836 by the Republic of Texas to foster close international ties to Britain. A plaque marks the spot where the Legation rented rooms from Berry Brothers.
4 St James Street, Pickering Place London,
Greater London,
England, SW1A 1EG
Heritage Rating: 
Nearest: Self Catering
