London’s Alleys: Old Seacoal Lane, EC4

Once the site of a notorious prison, this little alley just to the north of Ludgate Hill in the City of London has an interesting way of advertising its cycle parking hub.The Fleet Prison was built in 1197, sitting alongside the River Fleet, now long buried underneath Farringdon Street. Notorious for imprisoning debtors and for its poor conditions, it was destroyed during the Peasants’ Revolt in 1381 but quickly rebuilt. It was destroyed again during the Great Fire of London and rebuilt by