Billiter Street, EC3M

Billiter Street was once home to a medieval bell foundry.

City of London
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Billiter derives from the ancient French word for bell foundry.

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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

29 Aldgate High Street 29 Aldgate High Street is a demolished property, originally on the north side of Aldgate High Street..

29 Aldgate High Street

Aldgate Aldgate was one of the massive gates which defended the City from Roman times until 1760.

Aldgate

Aldgate bus station Aldgate Bus Station serves the Aldgate area of the City of London.

Aldgate bus station

Aldgate Holy Trinity Priory The Holy Trinity Priory, also known as Christchurch Aldgate, was a priory of Austin canons (Black Canons) founded around 1108 by Queen Matilda of England.

Aldgate Holy Trinity Priory

Aldgate Pump Aldgate Pump is a historic water pump, located at the junction where Aldgate meets Fenchurch Street and Leadenhall Street.

Aldgate Pump

All Hallows Staining All Hallows Staining was a church located at the junction of Mark Lane and Dunster Court.

All Hallows Staining

Bevis Marks Synagogue Bevis Marks Synagogue is the oldest synagogue in the United Kingdom.

Bevis Marks Synagogue

Great Synagogue of London The Great Synagogue of London was, for centuries, the centre of Ashkenazi synagogue and Jewish life in London. It was destroyed during World War II, in the Blitz.

Great Synagogue of London

Holy Trinity, Minories Holy Trinity, Minories was a Church of England parish church outside the eastern boundaries of the City of London, but within the Liberties of the Tower of London.

Holy Trinity, Minories

London Metal Exchange The London Metal Exchange (LME) is the futures exchange with the world’s largest market in options and futures contracts on base and other metals.

London Metal Exchange

Minories Minories was the western terminus of the London and Blackwall Railway.

Minories

Portsoken Portsoken is one of 25 wards in the City of London, each electing an alderman to the Court of Aldermen and commoners (the City equivalent of a councillor) elected to the Court of Common Council of the City of London Corporation.

Portsoken

St Botolph’s St Botolph’s without Aldgate, located on Aldgate High Street, has existed for over a thousand years.

St Botolph’s

St Gabriel Fenchurch St Gabriel Fenchurch (or Fen Church) was a parish church in the City of London, destroyed in the Great Fire and not rebuilt.

St Gabriel Fenchurch

St James Duke’s Place St James Duke’s Place was an Anglican parish church in the Aldgate ward of the City of London.

St James Duke’s Place

St Katharine Cree St Katharine Cree is a Church of England church on the north side of Leadenhall Street near Leadenhall Market.

St Katharine Cree

St Mary Axe St Mary Axe was a medieval parish in the City of London whose name survives as that of the street which formerly occupied it.

St Mary Axe

St Mary Axe St Mary Axe was a mediaeval church situated just north of Leadenhall Street on a site now occupied by Fitzwilliam House.

St Mary Axe

St Olave Hart Street St Olave’s Church is a Church of England church located on the corner of Hart Street and Seething Lane.

St Olave Hart Street

NEARBY STREETS

20 Fenchurch Street, EC3M 20 Fenchurch Street is a commercial skyscraper in the City of London. (City of London)

20 Fenchurch Street, EC3M

Adams Court, EC2R Adam’s Court is thought to be named for Sir Thomas Adams (City of London)

Adams Court, EC2R

AIG Building, EC3M AIG Building is sited on Fenchurch Street (City of London)

AIG Building, EC3M

Aldgate Avenue, EC3N Aldgate Avenue was off Aldgate High Street (Aldgate)

Aldgate Avenue, EC3N

Aldgate High Street, EC3N Once the route to one of the six original gates of the Wall of London, Aldgate High Street has an important place in medieval London’s history. (Aldgate)

Aldgate High Street, EC3N

Aldgate House, EC3N Aldgate House is a building adjacent to Aldgate station (Aldgate)

Aldgate House, EC3N

Aldgate Square, EC3N Aldgate Square is a location in London (City of London)

Aldgate Square, EC3N

Aldgate, EC3N Aldgate was the easternmost gateway through the London Wall leading from the City of London to Whitechapel and the East End (City of London)

Aldgate, EC3N

All Hallows Court, EC3M All Hallows Court ran on the northern side of All Hallows Lombard Street church (City of London)

All Hallows Court, EC3M

Allianz House, EC3V Allianz House is a block on St Benet’s Place (City of London)

Allianz House, EC3V

America House, EC3 America House is a block on Crosswall (Tower Gateway)

America House, EC3

America House, EC3N America House is sited on America Square (Tower Gateway)

America House, EC3N

America Square, EC3N America Square is a street and small square, built in about 1760 and dedicated to the American colonies (Tower Gateway)

America Square, EC3N

Back Alley, EC3N Back Alley is a small alleyway off of Northumberland Alley (City of London)

Back Alley, EC3N

Ball Alley, EC3M Ball Alley existed on maps between the 1750s and 1950s (City of London)

Ball Alley, EC3M

Ball Court, EC3V Ball Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area (City of London)

Ball Court, EC3V

Bell Inn Yard, EC3M Bell Inn Yard has also been simply ’Bell Yard’ on maps (City of London)

Bell Inn Yard, EC3M

Bengal Court, EC3V Bengal Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area (City of London)

Bengal Court, EC3V

Billiter Square, EC3M Billiter Square is a former square in the City of London (City of London)

Billiter Square, EC3M

Billiter Street, EC3M Billiter Street was once home to a medieval bell foundry (City of London)

Billiter Street, EC3M

Bishopsgate, EC3V Bishopsgate is named after one of the original eight gates in the London Wall. (City of London)

Bishopsgate, EC3V

Brabant Court, EC3M Brabant Court off Philpot Lane, probably marks the site of a settlement of immigrants from Brabant, a province now split between Belgium and the Netherlands (City of London)

Brabant Court, EC3M

Bulls Head Passage, EC3M Bulls Head Passage is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area (City of London)

Bulls Head Passage, EC3M

Bury House, EC3A Bury House is a building on Bury Street (City of London)

Bury House, EC3A

Bury Street, EC3A Bury Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)

Bury Street, EC3A

Carlisle Avenue, EC3N Carlisle Avenue is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area (City of London)

Carlisle Avenue, EC3N

Castle Court, EC3V Castle Court leads off Birchin Lane (City of London)

Castle Court, EC3V

Centurion House, EC3N Centurion House is a building on Jewry Street (City of London)

Centurion House, EC3N

Clark’s Place, EC3V Clark’s Place - formerly Clark’s Alley - was a courtyard in the City of London (City of London)

Clark’s Place, EC3V

Clothworkers Hall, EC3M Clothworkers Hall is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Clothworkers Hall, EC3M

Colchester Street, EC3N Before its was renamed and extended in 1923, Colchester Street was a side street near to the Tower of London (Tower Hill)

Colchester Street, EC3N

Coopers Row, EC3N Coopers Row is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area (City of London)

Coopers Row, EC3N

Corbet Court, EC3V Corbet Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area (City of London)

Corbet Court, EC3V

Cornhill, EC3V Cornhill is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area (City of London)

Cornhill, EC3V

Cree House, EC3A Cree House can be found on Creechurch Lane (City of London)

Cree House, EC3A

Creechurch Lane, EC3A Creechurch Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)

Creechurch Lane, EC3A

Crosswall, EC3N Crosswall was formerly named John Street, after King John (Tower Gateway)

Crosswall, EC3N

Crutched Friars, EC3N Crutched Friars is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area (City of London)

Crutched Friars, EC3N

Cullum Street, EC3M Cullum Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area (City of London)

Cullum Street, EC3M

Cunard Place, EC3A Cunard Place is an alleyway off Bury Street (City of London)

Cunard Place, EC3A

Dixon House, EC3A Dixon House is a block on Fenchurch Street (City of London)

Dixon House, EC3A

Duke Street, EC3A Duke Street was once a street leading northwest from Aldgate (City of London)

Duke Street, EC3A

Dukes House, EC3A Dukes House is a block on Dukes Place (City of London)

Dukes House, EC3A

Dukes Place, EC3A Duke’s Place was formerly called Duke Street (City of London)

Dukes Place, EC3A

Dunster Court, EC3R Dunster Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Dunster Court, EC3R

Eastcheap, EC3M A street within the EC3M postcode (City of London)

Eastcheap, EC3M

Eastcheap, EC3R Eastcheap is the western continuation of Great Tower Street towards the Monument junction (City of London)

Eastcheap, EC3R

Eastgate House, EC3A Eastgate House is a block on Dukes Place (City of London)

Eastgate House, EC3A

Fenchurch Avenue, EC3M Fenchurch Avenue runs from Lime Street to Billiter Street (City of London)

Fenchurch Avenue, EC3M

Fenchurch Buildings, EC3A Fenchurch Buildings is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area (City of London)

Fenchurch Buildings, EC3A

Fenchurch Mews, EC3M A street within the EC3M postcode (City of London)

Fenchurch Mews, EC3M

Fenchurch Place, EC3M Fenchurch Place is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area (City of London)

Fenchurch Place, EC3M

Fenchurch Street, EC3R Fenchurch Street links Gracechurch Street and Aldgate (City of London)

Fenchurch Street, EC3R

Finch Lane, EC3V Finch Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area (City of London)

Finch Lane, EC3V

Fountain House, EC3M Fountain House is a building on Fenchurch Street (City of London)

Fountain House, EC3M

French Horn Yard, EC3N French Horn Yard is a former courtyard (Tower Hill)

French Horn Yard, EC3N

French Ordinary Court, EC3M French Ordinary Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area (City of London)

French Ordinary Court, EC3M

George Yard, EC3V George Yard is a yard off of Lombard Street (City of London)

George Yard, EC3V

Gracechurch Street, EC3V Gracechurch Street is in the heart of Roman Londinium - it runs directly over the site of the basilica and forum (City of London)

Gracechurch Street, EC3V

Great St Helen’s, EC3A This is a street in the EC3A postcode area (City of London)

Great St Helen’s, EC3A

Hart Street, Hart Street is an old East End street (City of London)

Hart Street,

Hart Street, EC3R Hart Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Hart Street, EC3R

Haydon Street, EC3N Haydon Street heads east from the Minories. (Aldgate)

Haydon Street, EC3N

Heneage Lane, EC3A Heneage Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)

Heneage Lane, EC3A

Hogarth Court, EC3M Hogarth Court runs from Fenchurch Avenue to Fenchurch Street (City of London)

Hogarth Court, EC3M

Holland House, EC3A Holland House is a block on Bury Street (City of London)

Holland House, EC3A

Ibex House, EC3N Residential block (Tower Gateway)

Ibex House, EC3N

India Street, EC3N India Street, formerly George Street, was renamed in 1913 when the surrounding area consisted of the tea warehouses of the East and West India Docks Company. (City of London)

India Street, EC3N

Irongate House, EC3A Irongate House is a block on Dukes Place (City of London)

Irongate House, EC3A

James Court, EC3A James Court is an old East End street (City of London)

James Court, EC3A

Jewry Street, EC3N Jewry Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area (City of London)

Jewry Street, EC3N

John Street, John Street is an old East End street (Tower Gateway)

John Street,

Landmark House, EC3A Landmark House is a block on Leadenhall Street (City of London)

Landmark House, EC3A

Leadenhall Avenue, EC3M Leadenhall Avenue was built on the first site of Leadenhall Market (City of London)

Leadenhall Avenue, EC3M

Leadenhall Market, EC3M Leadenhall Market is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area (City of London)

Leadenhall Market, EC3M

Leadenhall Place, EC3V Leadenhall Place is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area (City of London)

Leadenhall Place, EC3V

Leadenhall Street, EC3A Leadenhall Street - historic home to both the East India Company and Lloyd’s of London. (Clerkenwell)

Leadenhall Street, EC3A

Leadenhall Street, EC3M Leadenhall Street is a road in the EC3N postcode area (City of London)

Leadenhall Street, EC3M

Leadenhall Street, EC3V Leadenhall Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area (City of London)

Leadenhall Street, EC3V

Leadenhall Street, EC3V Leadenhall Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area (City of London)

Leadenhall Street, EC3V

Lime Street, EC3M The name Lime Street comes from the lime burners who once sold lime from there for use in construction (City of London)

Lime Street, EC3M

Lloyd’s Avenue, EC3N A street within the EC3N postcode (City of London)

Lloyd’s Avenue, EC3N

Lloyd’s Building, EC3M Lloyd’s Building is a block on Lime Street (City of London)

Lloyd’s Building, EC3M

Lloyds Avenue, EC3N Lloyds Avenue is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area (City of London)

Lloyds Avenue, EC3N

London Street, EC3M London Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

London Street, EC3M

Mark Lane, EC3R Mark Lane links Great Tower Street and Fenchurch Street (City of London)

Mark Lane, EC3R

Mincing Lane, EC3R Mincing Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Mincing Lane, EC3R

Minories, EC3N Minories is one of the old streets of the City of London (Aldgate)

Minories, EC3N

Minster Court, EC3R Minster Court can be found on Mincing Lane (City of London)

Minster Court, EC3R

Minsters Pavement, EC3A Minsters Pavement is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)

Minsters Pavement, EC3A

Mitre Avenue, EC3A Mitre Avenue is one of the streets of London in the E17 postal area (City of London)

Mitre Avenue, EC3A

Mitre House, EC3A Mitre House is a block on Mitre Street (City of London)

Mitre House, EC3A

Mitre Square, EC3A Mitre Square is a small square in the City of London. (City of London)

Mitre Square, EC3A

Mitre Street, EC3A Mitre Street connects Creechurch Lane with the Aldgate (City of London)

Mitre Street, EC3A

Munster Court, EC3R Munster Court is a road in the SW6 postcode area (City of London)

Munster Court, EC3R

New Baltic House, EC3M New Baltic House is a block on Fenchurch Street (City of London)

New Baltic House, EC3M

New London Street, EC3R New London Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

New London Street, EC3R

Newman’s Court, EC3V Newman’s Court is an old courtyard situated off Cornhill (City of London)

Newman’s Court, EC3V

NMB House, EC3A NMB House is a block on Bevis Marks (City of London)

NMB House, EC3A

Philpot Lane, EC3M Philpot Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area (City of London)

Philpot Lane, EC3M

Plantain Gardens, EC3M A street within the EC3V postcode (City of London)

Plantain Gardens, EC3M

Plantain Gardens, EC3M A street within the EC3V postcode (City of London)

Plantain Gardens, EC3M

Plantation Lane, EC3M Plantation Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area (City of London)

Plantation Lane, EC3M

Plantation Place, EC3R Plantation Place takes its name from a previous Plantation House, once the recognised centre of the tea trade (City of London)

Plantation Place, EC3R

Plough Court, EC4R Plough Court was named for the Plough tavern which stood here (City of London)

Plough Court, EC4R

Portsoken Street, EC3N Portsoken Street is one of the streets of London in the E1 postal area (Tower Gateway)

Portsoken Street, EC3N

Railway Place, Railway Place is an old East End street (City of London)

Railway Place,

Rangoon Street, EC3N The East and West India Docks Company’s eastern trade gave its name to Rangoon Street (City of London)

Rangoon Street, EC3N

Rood Lane, EC3M Rood Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area (City of London)

Rood Lane, EC3M

Royal Court, EC3V Royal Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area (City of London)

Royal Court, EC3V

Royal Exchange Avenue, EC3V Royal Exchange Avenue connects Finch Lane with the Royal Exchange (City of London)

Royal Exchange Avenue, EC3V

Saracen’s Head Yard, EC3N Saracen’s Head Yard was to the south of Aldgate (City of London)

Saracen’s Head Yard, EC3N

Ship Tavern Passage, EC3M Ship Tavern Passage is a City of London alleyway (City of London)

Ship Tavern Passage, EC3M

Sky Garden, EC3M Sky Garden is a location in London (City of London)

Sky Garden, EC3M

St Botolph Street, EC3A St Botolph Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (Aldgate)

St Botolph Street, EC3A

St Clare House, EC3N St Clare House is sited on Minories (Aldgate)

St Clare House, EC3N

St Clare Street, EC3N St Clare Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area (Aldgate)

St Clare Street, EC3N

St James’s Passage, EC3N St James’s Passage was formerly known as Church Passage (City of London)

St James’s Passage, EC3N

St James’s Place, EC3A St James’s Place was an open square, formerly Broad Court, which held a daily market that sold fruits of various kinds. (City of London)

St James’s Place, EC3A

St Michaels Alley, EC3V St Michael’s Alley was the centre of the 17th century London coffee house phenomenon (City of London)

St Michaels Alley, EC3V

St Michaels Rectory, EC3V St Michaels Rectory is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area (City of London)

St Michaels Rectory, EC3V

St. Mary’s Grove, EC3A Jeffrey’s Square disappeared under the St Mary Axe development (City of London)

St. Mary’s Grove, EC3A

Staple Hall, EC3A Staple Hall is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)

Staple Hall, EC3A

Stone House Court, EC3A Stone House Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)

Stone House Court, EC3A

Sugarloaf Court, EC3A Sugarloaf Court leads south off Leadenhall Street (City of London)

Sugarloaf Court, EC3A

Sun Court, EC3V Sun Court is an old courtyard of Cornhill (City of London)

Sun Court, EC3V

Talbot Court, EC3V Talbot Court was next to the Talbot Inn until the Great Fire of London (City of London)

Talbot Court, EC3V

The Leadenhall Building, EC3 The Leadenhall Building is located on Leadenhall Street (City of London)

The Leadenhall Building, EC3

The Leadenhall Building, EC3M The Leadenhall Building is a block on Leadenhall Street (City of London)

The Leadenhall Building, EC3M

Threadneedle Street, EC2N Threadneedle Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area (City of London)

Threadneedle Street, EC2N

Undershaft, EC3P Undershaft is a road in the EC3P postcode area (City of London)

Undershaft, EC3P

Vine Street, EC3N Vine Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3N postal area (City of London)

Vine Street, EC3N

Walsingham House, EC3N Walsingham House is a block on Seething Lane (Tower Hill)

Walsingham House, EC3N

White Lion Court, EC3V White Lion Court is an old courtyard situated off Cornhill (City of London)

White Lion Court, EC3V

Whittington Avenue, EC3M Whittington Avenue leads south from Leadenhall Street (City of London)

Whittington Avenue, EC3M

Willis Building, EC3M Willis Building is a block on Lime Street (City of London)

Willis Building, EC3M

Wrestlers Court, EC3A Wrestlers Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area (City of London)

Wrestlers Court, EC3A

XL House, EC3V XL House is a block on Gracechurch Street (City of London)

XL House, EC3V

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