King Henry VIII Gatehouse

Names

  • King Henry VIII Gatehouse
  • St. Bartholomew Hospital Gate

Street/Area/District

  • West Smithfield

Maps & Views

Descriptions

from Old and New London, by Walter Thornbury and Edward Walford (1873-1893)

The gate towards Smithfield, a mean structure (with the statue of Henry VIII. and the inscription, "St. Bartholomew's Hospital, founded by Rahere, A.D. 1102; re-founded by Henry VIII., 1546."), was built in 1702.