A weathered sign on a gray surface reads: "This structure marks the location of the historic Aidegate – where Chaucer lived from 1374-1386 – and the start of High Street 2012, the route to the Olympics at Stratford. The design of a 'Palace on Pillars' by Studio Weave is inspired by the two dream poems written by Chaucer while resident in the rooms above the gate: 'The House of Fame' and 'The Parliament of Fowls'."