Paternoster Square, Nr St. Pauls, London

Paternoster Square is set in an ancient quarter of the City of London under the shadow of St. Paul’s Cathedral. In later medieval times the Paternoster area was known for the sale of religious artifacts and memorabilia; Paternoster itself derives from the prayers of medieval monks singing the 'Our Father' or pater noster, indicating the influence of the Cathedral on the area. Today Paternoster is a mixed use development of over 1 million sq ft which includes the new home of the London Stock Exchange.  

A variation on our Handmade Multi on the Red-side was used in tandem with Stone to great effect in the construction of Paternoster Lodge, with our Handmade Dark Multi being incorporated in to Freestanding Walls flanking the Lodge amongst other more modern buildings within the development. 

The use of our handmade bricks laid in a Flemish Bond with traditional details such as flat gauged arches, stone quoins and rebated ashlar blocks blends well in its historical setting adjacent to the re-erected Temple Bar, an ancient City gateway rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren between 1669 and 1672 which stood across Fleet Street.

The Temple Bar was removed in 1878 in order to widen the road, relocated and eventually erected as the gateway to Theobalds Park in Hertfordshire, but fell into disrepair until it was recited by the Temple Bar Trust and now stands as an entrance to Paternoster Square between Juxon House and the striking Pasternoster Lodge.

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