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Blackfriars is derived from the site of the Dominican monastery that owed its name (Black Friars) to the loose black habit worn by the monks. The monastery was dissolved in 1583 and abandoned after the construction of a theatre in 1576. Thirty years later, James Burbage founded, also inside the cloister, another theatre that was destroyed in 1655, where the later works of Shakespeare as well as plays by Beaumont and Fletcher were presented.
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Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide71 m - Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 5DE
- The Green Guide228 m - 40 Ludgate Hill, London EC4 7DE
- The Green Guide232 m - 130 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4BT
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Where to sleepnearby
- From £119Leonardo Royal London St Paul’s223 m - 10 Godliman Street, London EC4V 5AJ
- From £83Club Quarters Hotel St Paul's, London231 m - 24 Ludgate Hill, London EC4M 7DR
- From £69Locke at Broken Wharf393 m - 2 Broken Wharf Broken Quay House, London EC4V 3DT
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Where to eatnearby
- El Vino BlackfriarsAround£20137 m - 30 New Bridge Street, London EC4V 6BJ
- The GleanAround£30145 m - 15 Black Friars Lane, London EC4V 6ER
- Leaf and CaneAround£25173 m - 19 New Bridge Street, London EC4V 6DB
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