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4 unusual facts about Temple Bar


Anne Dodd

Nathaniel and Anne set up their shop at the sign of the Peacock outside Temple Bar in late 1711, and the shop would operate successfully for nearly half a century afterward.

Sophie Gimber Kuhn

Sophie Gimber Kuhn (8 November 1838 – 1867) was an English actress from Temple Bar, London who came to the United States on a visit with her parents.

Temple Bar, London

The pedestal is decorated with statues (by Joseph Boehm) of Queen Victoria and The Prince of Wales, the last royals to enter the City through Wren's gate – an event depicted in one of the reliefs which also decorate the structure.

The Paradise of Bachelors and the Tartarus of Maids

In the first sketch, the London bachelors, all lawyers, scholars, or writers, enjoy a sumptuous meal in a cozy apartment near the Temple Bar.


Kit-Cat Club

Downes cites John Oldmixon, who knew many of those involved, and who wrote in 1735 of how some club members "before the Revolution of 1688 met frequently in the Evening at a Tavern, near Temple Bar, to unbend themselves after Business, and have a little free and cheerful Conversation in those dangerous Times".

Mili Mili World Music

Mili Mili has performed live at events in and around Southern California, including the Long Beach Carnival, Hollywood Palladium Brazilian Nights, World Beat Center Earth Day Celebration in San Diego, the MGM Grand Las Vegas, the Temple Bar, BB King's, Beverly Hills Film Festival, Hard Rock Cafe, the Irvine Global Village Festival, and the Levitt Pavilion in Los Angeles.

Moorgate

Although the City gates had ceased to have any modern function apart from decoration, it was replaced along with Ludgate, Newgate, and Temple Bar with a stone gate in 1672.

Theobalds House

These included a remodelled entrance based on Sir Christopher Wren's Temple Bar, which had been dismantled and stored in a yard at Farringdon Road.


see also

Development and preservation in Dublin

Temple Bar was used as a set for some of the exterior scenes in the film Far and Away.

J*Davey

The duo have performed in sold-out venues at the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA and the Temple Bar in Santa Monica, CA.

Temple Bar Gallery and Studios

Temple Bar Gallery + Studios is a not for profit registered charity and receives its core funding from the Arts Council of Ireland.