View of Ludgate Street from Ludgate Hill

And this is William Marlow (1740-1813) View of Ludgate Street from Ludgate Hill, with the West Front of St Paul's Cathedral, London which, The City of London PCF volume tells us, is at the Bank of England (this has apparently 'accumulated a sizeable collection of oil paintings through bequests, gifts, commissions or purchase'). A look at this photograph shows that in a way things haven't changed much: St Paul's is still there, and the curve of the street. Our favourite tea place, Bea's of Bloomsbury, has recently opened a branch nearby.