the Fleet Street printing district
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The Fleet Street printing district was a historic center of British newspaper and publishing activity in London, renowned for housing many of the country’s major press and printing offices.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fleet Street printing district | 0 |
| London book trade | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic district
ⓘ
media hub ⓘ printing district ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British journalism
ⓘ
media regulation debates ⓘ press freedom debates ⓘ |
| change | major newspapers moved to new printing plants in late 20th century ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalMeaning | metonym for the British press ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
composing rooms
ⓘ
editorial offices ⓘ newspaper offices ⓘ printing presses ⓘ publishing houses ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
center of British newspaper production
ⓘ
center of British printing trade ⓘ hub of national news gathering ⓘ |
| industry |
newspaper industry
ⓘ
printing industry ⓘ publishing industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
British national newspapers
ⓘ
journalism ⓘ national press offices ⓘ news agencies ⓘ newspaper publishing ⓘ printing ⓘ typography ⓘ |
| legacy |
symbol of national newspaper culture
ⓘ
symbol of traditional print journalism ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of London
ⓘ
England ⓘ Fleet Street ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ludgate Hill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Courts of Justice ⓘ Strand ⓘ |
| partOf |
British press
ⓘ
surface form:
British newspaper industry
British press ⓘ |
| peakActivity |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| status |
historic
ⓘ
largely relocated ⓘ |
| transport |
near Blackfriars station
ⓘ
near Temple underground station ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
London book trade