Paternoster Row
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Paternoster Row was a historic London street that served as the center of the English book trade and publishing industry until its destruction in the Blitz during World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paternoster Row canonical | 2 |
| Paternoster Lane | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former street in London
ⓘ
historic street ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | St Paul’s Churchyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British publishing history
ⓘ
English literature ⓘ bookshops ⓘ printing and stationery trades ⓘ |
| city | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | frequent reference in 19th-century literary and publishing histories ⓘ |
| dateOfDestruction | 1940 ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | German bombing raid ⓘ |
| destroyedDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedIn | The Blitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ |
| function |
distribution center for books throughout Britain
ⓘ
location of publishers’ offices and warehouses ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
principal center of the British book trade in the 18th and 19th centuries
ⓘ
principal center of the British publishing industry until World War II ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
loss of major publishing archives in its destruction
ⓘ
symbol of the British publishing trade ⓘ |
| knownFor |
center of the English book trade
ⓘ
concentration of book wholesalers ⓘ concentration of booksellers ⓘ concentration of publishers ⓘ publishing industry hub ⓘ |
| locatedIn | City of London ⓘ |
| locatedNear | St Paul’s Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | paternoster (Latin for “Our Father”) ⓘ |
| notableEvent | large-scale destruction of publishing houses during the Blitz ⓘ |
| partOf |
area around St Paul’s Churchyard
ⓘ
historic publishing district around St Paul’s Cathedral ⓘ |
| primaryIndustry |
book trade
ⓘ
book wholesaling ⓘ bookselling ⓘ publishing ⓘ |
| region | central London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Paternoster Square redevelopment area ⓘ |
| status | no longer extant as an original street ⓘ |
| streetType | commercial street ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Paternoster Lane