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Doctor Johnson's House
 
Address: Doctor Johnson's House,  17 Gough Square, City,  EC4A 3DE
Telephone: 020 7353 3745
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Doctor Johnson's House is in the London Borough of City
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Doctor Johnson's HouseJohnson's house is an early 18th-century residence with some interesting furniture and a collection of portrait prints of the man himself and his circle of friends. There is also some fine, original Virginia pine panelling and a staircase, and the garret workroom where Johnson compiled his dictionary.The first edition of Dr Johnson's Dictionary is also housed here.

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London's Alternative Autumn Museums  (Published September 2006)
Doctor Johnson's House 17 Gough Square, EC4A Samuel Johnson had an unforgettable passion for the English language and, of course, for London. In this elegant Queen Anne...  More
 
 
 

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Hunterian Museum
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Hunterian Museum

35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn,  London,  WC2A Map
8 minutes walk from Doctor Johnson's House
The Hunterian Museum within the Royal College of Surgeons boasts a host of enlightening, permanent and temporary, galleries and exhibitions. Housed in the college, the ... More
 
 
 
Sir John Soane's Museum
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Sir John Soane's Museum

13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn,  London,  WC2A Map
10 minutes walk from Doctor Johnson's House
An appealingly higgledy-piggledy treasure trove of artefacts, the extraordinary Sir John Soane's Museum elegantly located on Lincoln's Inn Fields is well worth an exploratory rummage. ... More
 
 
 
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Temple Church
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Temple Church

Inner Temple,  Fleet Street, Holborn,  London,  EC4Y Map
4 minutes walk from Doctor Johnson's House
Temple Church sits within the Inner Temple of the Inns of Court, and was originally consecrated in 1185 as the spiritual and actual home of ... More
 
 
 
Middle Temple Hall
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Middle Temple Hall

Middle Temple Lane, Holborn,  London,  EC4Y Map
6 minutes walk from Doctor Johnson's House
Middle Temple Hall, completed in 1574, is late-Gothic in style. Its attractions are a rare double-hammer beam roof, an intricately carved screen (which, although heavily ... More
 
 
 
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Crowne Plaza London The City
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Crowne Plaza London The City

19 New Bridge Street, London,  EC4V Map
6 minutes walk from Doctor Johnson's House
Rising from the very heart of the Square Mile, the listed façade of an early 20th Century building on the site of Henry VIII's Bridewell ... More
 
 
 
Club Quarters St Pauls
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Club Quarters St Pauls

24 Ludgate Hill, London,  EC4M7DR Map
7 minutes walk from Doctor Johnson's House
This neat and simple hotel gets all the basics right. The prices are sensible, the rooms are simply and attractively decorated, there's a decent little ... More
 
 
 
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11th September 2010 and 12th September 2010
Blackfriars Bridge, Victoria Embankment,  EC4V Map
8 minutes walk from Doctor Johnson's House
The Mayor's Thames Festival takes place in mid-September each year celebrating the main waterway which winds its way through the heart of the city. There's ... More
 
 
 
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St Paul's Cathedral, St Paul's Churchyard,  EC4M Map
10 minutes walk from Doctor Johnson's House
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The Natural Kitchen
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The Natural Kitchen

15-17 New Street Square, Fetter Lane, The City,  London,  EC4A Map
1 minutes walk from Doctor Johnson's House
Organic, wild and artisan food is supplied by the likes of the River Cottage at this food emporium which, is the second Natural Kitchen to ... More
 
 
 
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Nicholas James

16-18 Hatton Garden, Holborn,  London,  EC1N Map
6 minutes walk from Doctor Johnson's House
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Chilango
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Chilango

142 Fleet Street, The City,  London,  EC4A Map
2 minutes walk from Doctor Johnson's House
Don't be put off by the lunchtime queue out the door, the service is fast at Chilango Mexican restaurant on Fleet Street. You can get ... More
 
 
 
The White Swan
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The White Swan

108 Fetter Lane, Holborn,  London,  EC4A Map
2 minutes walk from Doctor Johnson's House
Tucked into a quiet corner on the edge of Lincoln's Inn Fields, The White Swan is an absolute delight. The owners, Tom and Ed Martin, ... More
 
 
 
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4-6 Staple Inn, Holborn,  London,  WC1V Map
5 minutes walk from Doctor Johnson's House
Situated in the heart of London, Career Energy – formed in March 2002 - offers comprehensive advice on careers, career change and job searching. They’ll ... More
 
 
 
Courtauld Institute of Art
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Courtauld Institute of Art

Somerset House, Covent Garden,  London,  WC2R Map
11 minutes walk from Doctor Johnson's House
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Chang's Hapkido Academy
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Chang's Hapkido Academy

Topnotch Health Club,  3 Tudor Street, The City,  London,  EC4Y Map
6 minutes walk from Doctor Johnson's House
Grandmaster Gedo Chang's Hapkido martial arts schools emphasises practical self-defence, confidence, balance and fitness. The ancient Korean martial art of Hapkido is made up of three ... More
 
 
 
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Urban Golf

12 Smithfield Street, The City,  London,  EC1A Map
7 minutes walk from Doctor Johnson's House
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Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
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Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese

145 Fleet Street, The City,  London,  EC4A Map
1 minutes walk from Doctor Johnson's House
Sprawling 17th century tavern with rabbit-warren of bars and a rich history. Steeped in history, this pub’s story stretches back through the reigns of fifteen monarchs. ... More
 
 
 
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108 Fetter Lane, Holborn,  London,  EC4A Map
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Fabric
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Fabric

77a Charterhouse Street, Clerkenwell,  London,  EC1M Map
8 minutes walk from Doctor Johnson's House
Built on the site of a Victorian meat cellar, Fabric continues to boast the most sensational line-ups in the capital. Its global reputation is founded ... More
 
 
 
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LSE Student Union

East Building,  Houghton Street, Holborn,  London,  WC2A Map
9 minutes walk from Doctor Johnson's House
Cheap, cheerful and drunken are three words that spring immediately to mind when you think of a student union - and LSE is guilty as ... More
 
 
 
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17 Gough Square, The City,  London,  EC4A Map
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145 Fleet Street, The City,  London,  EC4A Map
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