At the west end of the crescent in Farringdon, Farm Collective is another fresh offering.

BBC: Exploring London��s coffee crescent

The Tube began service on 10 January 1863, covering a three-and-a-half mile journey between Paddington and Farringdon on the Metropolitan Line.

BBC: Oyster card celebrates 150th Tube anniversary

If you only have the time-- and stamina-- for one big night out, make sure it's at Fabric (77a Charterhouse Street, Farringdon).

CNN: London: Where to be seen

Railway tunnels were nothing new but this was the first time that all stations between Paddington and Farringdon were below the surface.

BBC: ��Sulphurous�� fumes and class division on Victorian Tube

Next January it will be 150 years since the first ever London Underground railway operated on the Metropolitan Railway between Paddington and Farringdon.

BBC: London Underground celebrations to mark 150 years

The shaft sunk as part of Crossrail's construction is located on the edge of Charterhouse Square in Farringdon, formerly the site of a monastery.

CNN: London rail excavation unearths suspected 'plague pit'

Historical records talk of a "no man's land" established in 1348 in the Farringdon area, where some 50, 000 plague victims were buried, according to a contemporary historian.

CNN: London rail excavation unearths suspected 'plague pit'

East Croydon-Bedford services do not run south of Farringdon.

BBC: Easter travel information

The study, carried out by property consultancy GVA for Crossrail, found properties in places such as Ealing Broadway, Southall, Hayes and Harlington, Farringdon, Whitechapel, Custom House, Woolwich and Abbey Wood could be boosted by up to 25%.

BBC: Crossrail to boost house prices 'by up to 25%'