Holla Holborn

The name Holborn originates from the name of an underground river Holebourne, a branch of the current underground River Fleet. The tributary was a major route for goods from the Thames into the City and the area was referred to as ‘Holeburnstreete’ in 1249. Most of the buildings here have remained and survived from before the Great Fire of 1666, including the remarkable Staple Inn’s timber-framed façade.



Holborn is an ethnic hub of the legal profession. The historic legal centers, the Inns of Court, were situated here to denote the law as an arbitrator in the fight for power between Westminster and the city. The surroundings and the atmosphere of Holborn are still obtained from the four existing Inns: Gray’s Inn, Lincoln’s Inn, Inner Temple and Middle Temple. The passageways and courtyards of these Inns are a quite pool as compared to the eventful capital. The opulent neo-Gothic Royal Courts of Justice, civil courts are observed in the Strand and Chancery Lane is home to the Law society. The Royal Courts of Justice have a huge impact to terrify and scare even the innocent ones. This legendry court consists of 1,000 rooms and huge corridors, extending up to three and a half miles. Also, being the squadron of London’s Lawyers, Holborn is a workplace for many elite people who were financially sound spilling over the city, lawyers and a few journalists’ dawdlers of Fleet Street.

During 19th century, Holborn was struck with poverty like the rest of East London. Even though the area was attacked by a bomb blast during the Second World War, a number of historic buildings and magnificent architecture survived through the destructive times and escaped enormous destruction. At that moment, Holborn was popular for a quite a different subject– it was the house of London’s most talked about gay brothel. Molly house of Mother Clap was invaded in 1726 and she was sent to the stocks for aiding in sodomy.

Some of the world renowned writers who have resided in Holborn are Zadie Smith and Charles Dickens. Holborn has a limited green area, but during the afternoon, it is all occupied by the lawyers. Public members are permitted in the courtrooms of the Royal Courts of Justice, till the time they demonstrate an acceptable behavior.


Holborn Tube station


One of the underground stations in London, Holborn tube station is located on the Piccadilly Line between Russell square and Covent Garden. It is built at the High Holborn and Kingsway junction.

The station was designed and created by the Great Northern, Piccadily and Brompton Railway on 15 December 1906 with the name Holborn. A new road, cutting south from High Holborn named as Kingsway passed through an area of cleared slums to Strand. In spite of the fact that it was built by separate companies routes were planned and stations were located underground so that services could be interchanged. The junction connecting the High Holborn and the newly made Kingsway was a more prominent position for a station than that decided by the CLR.
The inauguration of the GNP&BR branch from Strand to Holborn station was postponed until November 30, 1907 by construction and design of the subway. Then there was a proposal to enhance the tunnels and make them larger under High Holborn to create new platforms at Holborn station and to abandon British Museum station. This proposal was included in a private bill presented to the parliament in November 1913.

Like a number of other central underground stations, Holborn station underwent a refurbishment in the early 1930s. The frontages at the station were designed and renovated by Charles Holden. A new spacious ticket hall was built and the lifts were removed and an access to four escalators was provided. These are the second largest escalators on the underground. There are a number of local attractions like museums, landmarks, etc in and around the Holborn tube station and for travelers, there are a number of restaurants and hotels that seriously would make a change in your concept of food and accommodation.