Last Alteration: Tuesday 13 November 2007
Knightrider Street
GPS Coordinates
-00°05'55", 51°30'45"
Google Earth
London A-Z
Page 168, C2
Nicholson
Page 279, H10
Ordnance Survey
Page 251, D5
Streetmap
Knightrider Street
London, EC4
Knightrider Street is a small road that runs from Godliman Street up to St. Peter's Steps, near St. Paul's Cathedral.
How to get here:
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Underground (District/Circle)/Rail: Blackfriars - Exit the station and walk along Queen Victoria Street; turn into Godliman Lane, and Knightrider Street is on the right. +
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Bus: St. Paul's Bus Map - The location is at stop SG. Walk along St. Peter's Steps towards St. Paul's Cathedral, Knightrider Street is up the steps on the lefthand side, with the Centre Page pub on the corner. +
Access: PublicStatus: recognisableKnightrider Street
Photograph taken: 22nd October 2007 by Chuck Foster
"Inevitable road-digging!"
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The Invasion (6)
Filmed: 8 Sep 1969
The Cybermen march down the street as they invade London (episode cliffhanger).
Where to walk to next?
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St. Peter's Steps (The Invasion). St. Peter's Steps are at the top of the road, past the Centre Page pub.
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Ludgate Hill (The Invasion). Walk west along Knightrider Street and right onto Goldiman Street: at the end turn left onto St. Paul's Churchyard; this leads onto Ludgate Hill.
Additional locations as the crow flies:
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Queen Victoria Street (The Invasion): 0.04 miles.
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Distaff Lane (The Invasion): 0.06 miles.
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St. Paul's Cathedral (The Web of Fear): 0.08 miles.
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Cardinal Cap Alley (The Talons of Weng-Chiang): 0.31 miles.
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Shakespeare's Globe (The Shakespeare Code): 0.32 miles.
General Details
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At the time of filming, the Centre Page pub was called the Horn Tavern; this in itself was built on the location of the Horn Coffee House, a place mentioned in Charles Dickens' "The Pickwick Papers".
Related Stories
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The Invasion [8 Sep 1968]: The Invasion has begun!
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