Bow Street John Fielding
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# 19-20 Bow Street: A Crucible of Georgian Brilliance Standing at this corner of Bow Street in the heart of Westminster, you're positioned at one of London's most remarkable addresses—a place where the magistrate Sir John Fielding revolutionized law enforcement from his residence, establishing the ...
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19-20 Bow Street, Westminster, WC2
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Bow Street was formed about 1637. It has been the residence of many notable men, among whom were Henry Fielding (novelist), Sir John Fielding (magistrate), Grinling Gibbons (woodcarver), Charles Macklin (actor), John Radcliffe (physician), Charles Sackville Earl of Dorset (poet), William Wycherley (dramatist)