Fleet Street

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Fleet Street (2008) with St Paul's Cathedral in the background

Fleet Street around 1910

Fleet Street is a street in the City of London , England . At its western end is the border point to the City of Westminster , Temple Bar , where Fleet Street becomes the beach . The street is named after the River Fleet , which was channeled underground.

Fleet Street has traditionally been home to the British press since the 18th century . The first daily newspaper in England, the Daily Courant , had its editorial office in a building on Fleet Street from 1702. Many other newspapers and news agencies joined in over the next almost 300 years. This only changed when the media entrepreneur Rupert Murdoch began moving his press group to Wapping in 1986 . Today, mainly lawyers' offices and court offices have moved into the buildings. Although most of the major daily newspapers and news outlets have since moved, Fleet Street is still used as a synonym for the British press.

Web links

Commons : Fleet Street  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Peter Nonnenmacher: Fleet Street is now owned by bankers and lawyers. In: Tages-Anzeiger of August 29, 2016.

Coordinates: 51 ° 30 ′ 51 ″  N , 0 ° 6 ′ 32 ″  W.