Clerkenwell and Farringdon area

A very old part London within the EC1 post code. The area is now seeing it's fortunes change as it becomes a 'trendy' sort of place to be.
Several of the buildings are 300 years old or more. Now some are being converted from office/light factory to residential. I suspect that in years to come it will go through the roof price wise.
Like so many places, the name is lost in the mists of time to most people. But Clerkenwell is named after a genuine well and it still exists. An Office building in Farringdon Lane is on the site, but the well is featured in one of the windows:-

The area is quite well serviced by buses, but the main way most people get to the area for work is by underground (tube or electric wheels) since the roads are small and very congested. The local station being Farringdon:-

One of the highlights of the area, I suppose, is Clerkenwell Green, in the centre. Perhaps once it may have been green, but now it is paved with a few trees.

However it is bordered by buildings ranging from the Old Sessions House (Court House) dating from the 1720's or thereabouts and dominating the west side of the green, to very modern. An interesting mix.
The sessions house is now the Central London Masonic Meeting House, where, by the way, my mother Lodge meets. The place is open to all to visit and does quite a business in hosting other non-Masonic meetings, seminars and courses.
Come inside and have a look around:-

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