Clare Market
Clare Market is a historic area in central
The historic district includes large parts of the London School of Economics (LSE) and several academic buildings on the site bear the area's name. The name of the area is also commemorated in the name of the oldest student journal in the UK, the Clare Market Review, which is published by the LSE. The former Director of the London School of Economics, Ralf Dahrendorf, Lord Dahrendorf, chose the official title "Baron Dahrendorf, of Clare Market in the City of Westminster" when he was made a life peer in 1993.
History
Clare Market was originally centred on a small market building constructed by Lord Clare in c. 1657, but the retail area spread through a maze of narrow interconnecting streets lined by butchers' shops and greengrocers. Butchers would slaughter sheep and cattle for sale. An area was set aside for
The area was not affected by the
London School of Economics
Parts of the London School of Economics now occupy the site, and the name of the area is commemorated in an academic journal published by the university, titled Clare Market Review, which has evolved into an academic journal for the social sciences.
One former Director of the LSE, Ralf Dahrendorf, chose the official title "Baron Dahrendorf of Clare Market" when he was made a life peer in 1993. This tradition of honouring Clare Market has stuck and become popular over time with LSE alumni. One of the main buildings at the centre of the LSE Campus was called the Clare Market Building, reflecting the school's links to the historic district. However the building was demolished in 2015, replaced by the Centre Building which opened in June 2019. The Royal Courts of Justice and King's College London are also located near the London School of Economics.
See also
- London School of Economics
- King's College London
- University College London
- University of London
- Covent Gardens
- Westminster
References
- ^ A shop in Clare Market slum, Westminster – photograph
- ^ Perdue, David. "Charles Dickens London Map". The Charles Dickens Page. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
External links
- Victorian London
- "The Strand (northern tributaries): Drury Lane and Clare Market", Old and New London: Volume 3 (1878), pp. 36–44