Foresight House, EC4R

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCALITY

The Underground Map Pepys Street, EC3N Added: 20 Sep 2020 13:01 GMT	Pepys starts diary On 1 January 1659, Samuel Pepys started his famous daily diary and maintained it for ten years. The diary has become perhaps the most extensive source of information on this critical period of English history. Pepys never considered that his diary would be read by others. The original diary consisted of six volumes written in Shelton shorthand, which he had learned as an undergraduate on scholarship at Magdalene College, Cambridge. This shorthand was introduced in 1626, and was the same system Isaac Newton used when writing. Reply
Christine D Elliott Spitalfields Added: 11 Jun 2023 14:50 GMT	Spitalfields Charles Blutte came to Spitalfields from Walincourt, Picardie, France for reason of religious persecution. His brother Pierre Phillippe Blutte followed the following year. Between the two brothers they had eventually 20 children, they worked as silk weavers around the Brick Lane area. Member’s of Pierre’s family resided at 40 Thomas Street for over 100 years. Another residence associated with the Blutte family is Vine Court, Lamb Street, Spitalfields, number 16,17 & 18 Vine Court was owned by John Kindon, the father in law of Charles Blutte’s son Jean (John) who married Ann Kindon. This residence appears several times in the census records. Source: Quarto_52_Vol_LII_La_Providence Reply
Graham O’Connell Lloyds Wharf, SE1 Added: 10 Apr 2021 10:24 GMT	Lloyd & Sons, Tin Box Manufacturers (1859 - 1982) A Lloyd & Sons occupied the wharf (now known as Lloyds Wharf, Mill Street) from the mid 19th Century to the late 20th Century. Best known for making tin boxes they also produced a range of things from petrol canisters to collecting tins. They won a notorious libel case in 1915 when a local councillor criticised the working conditions which, in fairness, weren’t great. There was a major fire here in 1929 but the company survived at least until 1982 and probably a year or two after that. Reply
Sandra Field Masons Place, EC1V Added: 15 Apr 2023 16:15 GMT	Removal Order Removal order from Shoreditch to Holborn, Jane Emma Hall, Single, 21 Pregnant. Born about 21 years since in Masons place in the parish of St Lukes. Source: Sign up Reply
Bernard Miller Windsor Terrace, N1 Added: 12 Apr 2022 17:36 GMT	My mother and her sister were born at 9 Windsor Terrace My mother, Millie Haring (later Miller) and her sister Yetta Haring (later Freedman) were born here in 1922 and 1923. With their parents and older brother and sister, they lived in two rooms until they moved to Stoke Newington in 1929. She always said there were six rooms, six families, a shared sink on the first floor landing and a toilet in the backyard. Reply
jack stevens Whites Row, E1 Added: 26 Sep 2021 13:38 GMT	Mothers birth place Number 5 Whites Row which was built in around 1736 and still standing was the premises my now 93 year old mother was born in, her name at birth was Hilda Evelyne Shaw, Reply
margaret clark Thrawl Street, E1 Added: 15 Oct 2021 22:23 GMT	Margaret’s address when she married in 1938 ^, Josepine House, Stepney is the address of my mother on her marriage certificate 1938. Her name was Margaret Irene Clark. Her father Basil Clark was a warehouse grocer. Reply
Old Nichol Street, E2 Added: 6 Nov 2021 15:03 GMT	Old Nichol Street, E2 Information about my grandfather’s tobacconist shop Reply
Admin Tower Bridge, SE1 Added: 26 Aug 2022 15:19 GMT	Bus makes a leap A number 78 double-decker bus driven by Albert Gunter was forced to jump an accidentally opening Tower Bridge. He was awarded a £10 bonus. Reply
MCNALLY Blackfriars Added: 17 May 2021 09:42 GMT	Blackfriars (1959 - 1965) I lived in Upper Ground from 1959 to 1964 I was 6 years old my parents Vince and Kitty run the Pub The Angel on the corner of Upper Ground and Bodies Bridge. I remember the ceiling of the cellar was very low and almost stretched the length of Bodies Bridge. The underground trains run directly underneath the pub. If you were down in the cellar when a train was coming it was quite frightening Reply
Martin Eaton Shoreditch Added: 14 Oct 2021 03:56 GMT	Boundary Estate Sunbury, Taplow House. Reply
Johnshort Hurley Road, SE11 Added: 7 Oct 2017 21:07 GMT	Hurley Road, SE11 There were stables in the road mid way - also Danny reading had a coal delivery lorry. Reply
The Underground Map Aldgate Added: 8 Mar 2021 15:05 GMT	A plague on all your houses Aldgate station is built directly on top of a vast plague pit, where thousands of bodies are apparently buried. No-one knows quite how many. Reply
Tom Blackfriars Added: 21 May 2021 23:07 GMT	Blackfriars What is, or was, Bodies Bridge? Reply
Liverpool Street Added: 21 Apr 2021 16:21 GMT	Liverpool Street the Bishopsgate station has existed since 1840 as a passenger station, but does not appear in the site’s cartography. Evidently, the 1860 map is in fact much earlier than that date. Reply

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Sue Meyrick Road, SW11 Added: 24 Sep 2023 19:09 GMT	Meyrick Rd My family - Roe - lived in poverty at 158 Meyrick Rd in the 1920s, moving to 18 Lavender Terrace in 1935. They also lived in York Rd at one point. Alf, Nell (Ellen), plus children John, Ellen (Did), Gladys, Joyce & various lodgers. Alf worked for the railway (LMS). Reply
Michael Tyrrell Avenue, DA16 Added: 20 Sep 2023 21:10 GMT	Momentous Birth! I was born in the upstairs front room of 28 Tyrrell Avenue in August 1938. I was a breach birth and quite heavy ( poor Mum!). My parents moved to that end of terrace house from another rental in St Mary Cray where my three year older brother had been born in 1935. The estate was quite new in 1938 and all the properties were rented. My Father was a Postman. I grew up at no 28 all through WWII and later went to Little Dansington School Reply
Mike Levy Arbour Square, E1 Added: 19 Sep 2023 18:10 GMT	Bombing of Arbour Square in the Blitz On the night of September 7, 1940. Hyman Lubosky (age 35), his wife Fay (or Fanny)(age 32) and their son Martin (age 17 months) died at 11 Arbour Square. They are buried together in Rainham Jewish Cemetery. Their grave stones read: "Killed by enemy action" Reply
Lady Townshend Bridge House Added: 8 Sep 2023 16:02 GMT	Tenant at Westbourne (1807 - 1811) I think that the 3rd Marquess Townshend - at that time Lord Chartley - was a tenant living either at Westbourne Manor or at Bridge House. He undertook considerable building work there as well as creating gardens. I am trying to trace which house it was. Any ideas gratefully received Reply
Alex Britton Roding Valley Added: 30 Aug 2023 10:43 GMT	Late opening The tracks through Roding Valley were opened on 1 May 1903 by the Great Eastern Railway (GER) on its Woodford to Ilford line (the Fairlop Loop). But the station was not opened until 3 February 1936 by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER, successor to the GER). Source: Roding Valley tube station - Wikipedia Reply
Kevin Pont Roding Valley Added: 30 Aug 2023 09:52 GMT	Shhh.... Roding Valley is the quietest tube station, each year transporting the same number of passengers as Waterloo does in one day. Reply
Kevin Pont Dollis Hill Added: 30 Aug 2023 09:47 GMT	The connection with Bletchley Park The code-breaking computer used at Bletchley Park was built in Dollis Hill. Reply
Kevin Pont Hampstead Added: 29 Aug 2023 15:25 GMT	The deepest station At 58m below ground, Hampstead is as deep as Nelson’s Column is tall. Source: Hampstead tube station - Wikipedia Reply

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

All Hallows Bread Street All Hallows Bread Street was a parish church in the Bread Street ward of the City of London.

All Hallows Bread Street

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

All Hallows Staining

All Hallows, Honey Lane All Hallows, Honey Lane was parish church in the City of London.

All Hallows, Honey Lane

Bank of England The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom.

Bank of England

Holy Trinity the Less Holy Trinity the Less was a parish church, destroyed in the Great Fire of London.

Holy Trinity the Less

Hospital of St Thomas of Acre The Hospital of St Thomas of Acre was the medieval London headquarters of the Knights of Saint Thomas.

Hospital of St Thomas of Acre

London (1926) In 1926 Claude Friese-Greene shot some of the first-ever colour film footage around London, capturing everyday life.

London (1926)

Mermaid Tavern The Mermaid Tavern was a notable tavern during the Elizabethan era.

Mermaid Tavern

St Benet Sherehog St Benet Sherehog was a medieval parish church built before the year 1111 in Cordwainer Ward, in what was then the wool-dealing district.

St Benet Sherehog

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 Garlickhythe James Garlickhythe is a Church of England parish church in Vintry ward of the City of London, nicknamed "˜Wren’s lantern" owing to its profusion of windows.

St James Garlickhythe

St John the Evangelist Friday Street St John the Evangelist Friday Street was a church in Bread Street Ward of the City of London.

St John the Evangelist Friday Street

St Magnus-the-Martyr St Magnus the Martyr church is dedicated to St Magnus the Martyr, earl of Orkney, who died on 16 April 1116.

St Magnus-the-Martyr

St Mary Aldermary The Guild Church of St Mary Aldermary is an Anglican church located in Watling Street at the junction with Bow Lane, in the City of London.

St Mary Aldermary

St Mary Colechurch St Mary Colechurch was a parish church in the City of London destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666 and not rebuilt.

St Mary Colechurch

St Mary-le-Bow St Mary-le-Bow is an historic church rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1666 by Sir Christopher Wren. According to tradition a true Cockney must be born within earshot of the sound of Bow Bells.

St Mary-le-Bow

St Matthew Friday Street St. Matthew Friday Street was a church in the City of London located on Friday Street, off Cheapside.

St Matthew Friday Street

St Michael Paternoster Royal St Michael Paternoster Royal is a church in the City of London.

St Michael Paternoster Royal

St Michael Queenhithe St. Michael Queenhithe was a church in the City of London located in what is now Upper Thames Street.

St Michael Queenhithe

St Mildred, Bread Street The church of St Mildred, Bread Street, stood on the east side of Bread Street in the Bread Street Ward of the City of London.

St Mildred, Bread Street

St Thomas the Apostle St Thomas the Apostle was a parish church in Knightrider Street in the City of London.

St Thomas the Apostle

The Steelyard The Steelyard was the main trading base (kontor) of the Hanseatic League in London during 15th and 16th centuries.

The Steelyard

Walbrook Wharf Walbrook Wharf is an operating freight wharf located in the City of London adjacent to Cannon Street station.

Walbrook Wharf

NEARBY STREETS

, EC4V Queensbridge House is located on Upper Thames Street.

, EC4V

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

20 Fenchurch Street, EC3M

Abchurch Lane, EC4N Abchurch Lane was first mentioned as Abbechurche Lane in 1291.

Abchurch Lane, EC4N

Abchurch Yard, EC4N First mentioned in 1732, Abchurch Yard was built on the St Mary Abchurch churchyard.

Abchurch Yard, EC4N

Adelaide House, EC3R Adelaide House is a Grade II listed Art Deco office building in the City of London.

Adelaide House, EC3R

AIG Building, EC3M AIG Building is sited on Fenchurch Street.

AIG Building, EC3M

Aldermary House, EC4N Aldermary House is a block on Queen Street.

Aldermary House, EC4N

All Hallows Court, EC3M All Hallows Court ran on the northern side of All Hallows Lombard Street church.

All Hallows Court, EC3M

Allhallows Lane, EC4R Allhallows Lane is named after the churches of All-Hallows-the-Great and Less.

Allhallows Lane, EC4R

Allianz House, EC3V Allianz House is a block on St Benet’s Place.

Allianz House, EC3V

Anchor Terrace, SE1 Anchor Terrace is a large symmetrical building on the east side of Southwark Bridge Road, situated very close to the River Thames.

Anchor Terrace, SE1

Angel Lane, EC4R Angel Lane was formerly Angel Passage.

Angel Lane, EC4R

Arthur Street, EC4R Arthur Street was built in 1835 as part of the improved approaches to the new (1831) London Bridge.

Arthur Street, EC4R

Atlas House, EC2V Atlas House is sited on King Street.

Atlas House, EC2V

Bakers Hall Court, EC3R Bakers’ Hall Court lies at the end of Harp Street.

Bakers Hall Court, EC3R

Ball Alley, EC3M Ball Alley existed on maps between the 1750s and 1950s.

Ball Alley, EC3M

Ball Court, EC3V Ball Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Ball Court, EC3V

Bank End, SE1 Bank End was so-named because of the former earth banks built to protect the area against the Thames.

Bank End, SE1

Bankside, SE1 Bankside is named after former earthen banks built to protect the area against the Thames.

Bankside, SE1

Bartholomew Lane, EC3V Bartholomew Lane runs between the junction of Lothbury and Throgmorton Street in the north to Threadneedle Street in the south.

Bartholomew Lane, EC3V

Basing Lane, EC4M Basing Lane ran west from Bow Lane to Bread Street.

Basing Lane, EC4M

Beer Lane, EC3R Beer Lane ran from the east end of Great Tower Street to Lower Thames Street.

Beer Lane, EC3R

Bell Inn Yard, EC3M Bell Inn Yard has also been simply ’Bell Yard’ on maps.

Bell Inn Yard, EC3M

Bell Wharf Lane, EC4R Bell Wharf Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

Bell Wharf Lane, EC4R

Bengal Court, EC3V Bengal Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Bengal Court, EC3V

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

Billiter Square, EC3M

Billiter Street, EC3M Billiter Street was once home to a medieval bell foundry.

Billiter Street, EC3M

Birchin Lane, EC3V Birchin Lane was owned by a medieval gentleman called Birchervere.

Birchin Lane, EC3V

Black Raven Alley, EC4R Black Raven Alley ran south from 105 Upper Thames Street down to Swan Wharf, just to the west of London Bridge.

Black Raven Alley, EC4R

Botolph Alley, EC3R Botolph Alley is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Botolph Alley, EC3R

Botolph Lane, EC3R Botolph Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Botolph Lane, EC3R

Bow Bells House, EC4M Bow Bells House is a block on Bread Street.

Bow Bells House, EC4M

Bow Churchyard, EC2V Bow Churchyard is one of the streets of London in the EC4M postal area.

Bow Churchyard, EC2V

Bow House, EC4M Bow House is a block on Bow Churchyard.

Bow House, EC4M

Bow Lane, EC4M Bow Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4M postal area.

Bow Lane, EC4M

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.

Brabant Court, EC3M

Bread Street Hill, EC4V Bread Street Hill was the southern continuation of Bread Street, running between Old Fish Street and Thames Street.

Bread Street Hill, EC4V

Bread Street, EC4M Bread Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4M postal area.

Bread Street, EC4M

Bucklersbury House Walbrook, EC4N Bucklersbury House Walbrook is one of the streets of London in the EC4N postal area.

Bucklersbury House Walbrook, EC4N

Bucklersbury, EC4N Bucklersbury is one of the streets of London in the EC4N postal area.

Bucklersbury, EC4N

Budge Row, EC4N Budge Row lies off the north side of Cannon Street, about 80 yards west of the main line station.

Budge Row, EC4N

Bulls Head Passage, EC3M Bulls Head Passage is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Bulls Head Passage, EC3M

Bush Lane, EC4R Bush Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

Bush Lane, EC4R

Calico House, EC4M Calico House is a block on Watling Street.

Calico House, EC4M

Candlewick House, EC4N Candlewick House is a block on Cannon Street.

Candlewick House, EC4N

Cannon Bridge, EC4R Cannon Bridge is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

Cannon Bridge, EC4R

Cannon Street, EC4N Cannon Street runs nearly parallel with the River Thames, about 250 metres north of it, in the south of the City of London.

Cannon Street, EC4N

Cannon Street, EC4R Cannon Street follows the route of a riverside path that ran along the Thames.

Cannon Street, EC4R

Capel Court, EC2R On the east side of the Bank of England turn into Bartholomew Lane. Capel Court is off to the east.

Capel Court, EC2R

Capital House, EC4N Capital House is a block on King William Street.

Capital House, EC4N

Castle Court, EC3V Castle Court leads off Birchin Lane.

Castle Court, EC3V

Centennium House, EC3R A block within the EC3R postcode

Centennium House, EC3R

Change Alley, EC3V Change Alley is a thoroughfare between Lombard Street and Cornhill in London’s financial district.

Change Alley, EC3V

Cheapside, EC2V Cheapside is a street in the City of London, the historic and modern financial centre of London.

Cheapside, EC2V

Cheyne House, EC2V Cheyne House is sited on Cheapside.

Cheyne House, EC2V

City Apartments, EC4 City Apartments can be found on Cannon Street.

City Apartments, EC4

City House, EC4N City House is a block on Cannon Street.

City House, EC4N

Clements Lane, EC4N Clements Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4N postal area.

Clements Lane, EC4N

Clink Street, SE1 Clink Street is best known as the historic location of the Clink Prison.

Clink Street, SE1

Clink Wharf, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Clink Wharf, SE1

Cloak Lane, EC4N Cloak Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

Cloak Lane, EC4N

Clothworkers Hall, EC3M Clothworkers Hall is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Clothworkers Hall, EC3M

College Hill, EC4R College Hill is named after Sir Richard Whittington’s college, set up here in the early 1400s.

College Hill, EC4R

College Street, EC4R College Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

College Street, EC4R

Corbet Court, EC3V Corbet Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Corbet Court, EC3V

Cornhill, EC3V Cornhill is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Cornhill, EC3V

Cousin Lane, EC4R Cousin Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

Cousin Lane, EC4R

Cross Lane, EC3R Cross Lane connects St Dunstan’s Hill with Harp Lane.

Cross Lane, EC3R

Crown Court, EC2V Crown Court is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area.

Crown Court, EC2V

Cullum Street, EC3M Cullum Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area.

Cullum Street, EC3M

Cunard Place, EC3A Cunard Place is an alleyway off Bury Street.

Cunard Place, EC3A

Custom House Walkway, EC3R Custom House Walkway is part of the Thames Path.

Custom House Walkway, EC3R

Dark House Walk, EC3R Dark House Walk is part of the Thames Path.

Dark House Walk, EC3R

Dauntsey House, EC2V Dauntsey House can be found on Frederick’s Place.

Dauntsey House, EC2V

Dowgate Hill, EC4R Dowgate Hill is a continuation of Walbrook along the west side of Cannon Street Station, leading to Dowgate Dock.

Dowgate Hill, EC4R

Dunster Court, EC3R Dunster Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Dunster Court, EC3R

East Building, SE1 East Building is situated in the corner of London Bridge.

East Building, SE1

Eastcheap, EC3M A street within the EC3M postcode

Eastcheap, EC3M

Eastcheap, EC3R Eastcheap is the western continuation of Great Tower Street towards the Monument junction.

Eastcheap, EC3R

Equitable House, EC4 Equitable House is sited on King William Street.

Equitable House, EC4

Equitable House, EC4R Equitable House is a block on King William Street.

Equitable House, EC4R

Exchange Steps, EC3V Exchange Steps is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Exchange Steps, EC3V

Fenchurch Avenue, EC3M Hogarth Court runs from Fenchurch Avenue to Fenchurch Street.

Fenchurch Avenue, EC3M

Fenchurch Avenue, EC3M Fenchurch Avenue runs from Lime Street to Billiter Street.

Fenchurch Avenue, EC3M

Fenchurch Mews, EC3M A street within the EC3M postcode

Fenchurch Mews, EC3M

Fenchurch Street, EC3M Fenchurch Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area.

Fenchurch Street, EC3M

Finch Lane, EC3V Finch Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Finch Lane, EC3V

Fish Street Hill, EC3M Fish Street Hill is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Fish Street Hill, EC3M

Five Kings House, EC4R Five Kings House is located on Queen Street Place.

Five Kings House, EC4R

Fountain House, EC3M Fountain House is a building on Fenchurch Street.

Fountain House, EC3M

Fredericks Place, EC2V Fredericks Place is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area.

Fredericks Place, EC2V

French Ordinary Court, EC3M French Ordinary Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area.

French Ordinary Court, EC3M

Garlick Hill, EC4N Garlick Hill is one of the streets of London in the EC4V postal area.

Garlick Hill, EC4N

George Yard, EC3V George Yard is a yard off of Lombard Street.

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.

Gracechurch Street, EC3V

Grant’s Quay Wharf, EC3R Grant’s Quay Wharf is part of the Thames Path.

Grant’s Quay Wharf, EC3R

Great St Thomas Apostle, EC4R Great St Thomas A postle, a rather odd streetname, between Garlick Hill and Queen Street.

Great St Thomas Apostle, EC4R

Great St Thomas, EC4R Great St Thomas is one of the streets of London in the EC4V postal area.

Great St Thomas, EC4R

Great Tower Street, EC3R Great Tower Street, originally known just as Tower Street, forms an eastern continuation of Eastcheap.

Great Tower Street, EC3R

Grocers’ Hall Court, EC2R Grocers? Hall Court is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area.

Grocers’ Hall Court, EC2R

Hanseatic Walk, EC4R Hanseatic Walk is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

Hanseatic Walk, EC4R

Harp Lane, EC3R Harp Lane once connected Thames Street with Great Tower Street.

Harp Lane, EC3R

Hart Street, EC3R Hart Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Hart Street, EC3R

High Timber Street, EC4V High Timber Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4V postal area.

High Timber Street, EC4V

Horseshoe Wharf Apartments, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Horseshoe Wharf Apartments, SE1

Idol Lane, EC3R Idol Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Idol Lane, EC3R

King William House, EC3R King William House is a block on Eastcheap.

King William House, EC3R

King William Street, EC4N The northern section of King William Street runs diagonally northwards of the Monument junction.

King William Street, EC4N

King William Street, EC4R King William Street runs from a junction with Lombard Street to Monument junction from where continues south into London Bridge.

King William Street, EC4R

King’s House, EC2V King’s House is a block on King Street.

King’s House, EC2V

Laurence Pountney Hill, EC4R Laurence Pountney Hill is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

Laurence Pountney Hill, EC4R

Laurence Pountney Lane, EC4N Laurence Pountney Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4N postal area.

Laurence Pountney Lane, EC4N

Laurence Pountney Lane, EC4R Laurence Pountney Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

Laurence Pountney Lane, EC4R

Leadenhall Market, EC3M Leadenhall Market is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Leadenhall Market, EC3M

Leadenhall Market, EC3M Leadenhall Market is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area.

Leadenhall Market, EC3M

Leadenhall Place, EC3V Leadenhall Place is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Leadenhall Place, EC3V

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

Leadenhall Street, EC3A

Leadenhall Street, EC3M Leadenhall Street is a road in the EC3N postcode area

Leadenhall Street, EC3M

Leadenhall Street, EC3V Leadenhall Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Leadenhall Street, EC3V

Leadenhall Street, EC3V Leadenhall Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area.

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.

Lime Street, EC3M

Little Trinity Lane, EC4V Little Trinity Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4V postal area.

Little Trinity Lane, EC4V

Lloyd’s Building, EC3M Lloyd’s Building is a block on Lime Street.

Lloyd’s Building, EC3M

Lombard Court, EC3V Lombard Court is a small street between Gracechurch Street and Clements Lane in the heart of London’s financial district.

Lombard Court, EC3V

Lombard Street, EC3V Lombard Street has a history stretching back to medieval times.

Lombard Street, EC3V

London Bridge, EC4R London Bridge is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

London Bridge, EC4R

Lovat Lane, EC3R Lovat Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Lovat Lane, EC3R

Lower Thames Street, EC3R Lower Thames Street holds significant historical and architectural importance and is a major traffic route in London.

Lower Thames Street, EC3R

Mansion House Place, EC3V Mansion House Place is one of the streets of London in the EC4N postal area.

Mansion House Place, EC3V

Mansion House Place, EC4N Mansion House Place is located on Mansion House Place.

Mansion House Place, EC4N

Manson House Place, EC3V Manson House Place is one of the streets of London in the EC4N postal area.

Manson House Place, EC3V

Mark Lane, EC3R Mark Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Mark Lane, EC3R

Martin Lane, EC4N Martin Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

Martin Lane, EC4N

Miles Lane, EC4R Miles Lane once ran north from Upper Thames Street.

Miles Lane, EC4R

Mincing Lane, EC3R Mincing Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Mincing Lane, EC3R

Minerva House, SE1 Minerva House is a block on Montague Close.

Minerva House, SE1

Minster Court, EC3R Minster Court can be found on Mincing Lane

Minster Court, EC3R

Minsters Pavement, EC3A Minsters Pavement is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area.

Minsters Pavement, EC3A

Montague Close, SE1 Montague Close is a street close to London Bridge.

Montague Close, SE1

Monument Street, EC3R Monument Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Monument Street, EC3R

Munster Court, EC3R Munster Court is a road in the SW6 postcode area

Munster Court, EC3R

Nicholas House, EC4R Nicholas House is a block on Laurence Pountney Hill.

Nicholas House, EC4R

Nicholas Lane, EC3V Nicholas Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Nicholas Lane, EC3V

Nicholas Lane, EC4N Nicholas Lane has two non-contiguous sections, separated by King William Street.

Nicholas Lane, EC4N

No 1 Poultry, EC2R No 1 Poultry is an office and retail building in London.

No 1 Poultry, EC2R

Northern and Shell Building, EC3R Northern and Shell Building at 10 Lower Thames Street - the headquarters of Express newspapers.

Northern and Shell Building, EC3R

Ocean House, EC4R Ocean House is a block on Cousin Lane.

Ocean House, EC4R

Old Billingsgate Walk, EC3R Old Billingsgate Walk is part of the Thames Path.

Old Billingsgate Walk, EC3R

Old Jewry, EC2R Old Jewry is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area.

Old Jewry, EC2R

Old Theatre Court, SE1 Old Theatre Court is a block on Park Street.

Old Theatre Court, SE1

Ormond House, EC4N Ormond House is a block on Queen Victoria Street.

Ormond House, EC4N

Oystergate Walk, EC4R Oystergate Walk is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

Oystergate Walk, EC4R

Pancras Lane, EC4N Pancras Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4N postal area.

Pancras Lane, EC4N

Park Street, SE1 Park Street runs one block south of Bankside.

Park Street, SE1

Peek House, EC3 Peek House can be found on Eastcheap.

Peek House, EC3

Peek House, EC3M Peek House is a block on Eastcheap.

Peek House, EC3M

Peninsular House, EC3R Peninsular House is a block on Monument Street.

Peninsular House, EC3R

Philpot Lane, EC3M Philpot Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area.

Philpot Lane, EC3M

Plantain Gardens, EC3M A street within the EC3V postcode

Plantain Gardens, EC3M

Plantain Gardens, EC3M A street within the EC3V postcode

Plantain Gardens, EC3M

Plantation Lane, EC3M Plantation Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Plantation Lane, EC3M

Plantation Place, EC3R Plantation Place takes its name from a previous Plantation House, once the recognised centre of the tea trade.

Plantation Place, EC3R

Plough Court, EC4R Plough Court was named for the Plough tavern which stood here.

Plough Court, EC4R

Popes Head Alley, EC3V Popes Head Alley is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Popes Head Alley, EC3V

Porter Street, SE1 Porter Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area

Porter Street, SE1

Poultry, EC2R Poultry is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area.

Poultry, EC2R

Pountney Hill House, EC4R Pountney Hill House is a building on Laurence Pountney Hill.

Pountney Hill House, EC4R

Princes Street, EC2R Princes Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area.

Princes Street, EC2R

Providian House, EC3R A block within the EC3R postcode

Providian House, EC3R

Pudding Lane, EC3R Pudding Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Pudding Lane, EC3R

Queen St Place, EC4R Queen St Place is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

Queen St Place, EC4R

Queen Street Place, EC4R Queen Street Place is a location in London.

Queen Street Place, EC4R

Queen Street, EC4N Queen Street is a street in the City of London which runs between Upper Thames Street at its southern end to Cheapside in the north.

Queen Street, EC4N

Queen Street, EC4R Queen Street is a street in the City of London which runs between Upper Thames Street and Cheapside.

Queen Street, EC4R

Queen Victoria Street, EC4N Queen Victoria Street runs east by north from its intersection with New Bridge Street and Victoria Embankment.

Queen Victoria Street, EC4N

Queenhithe, EC4V Queenhithe is a small and ancient ward of the City of London, situated by the River Thames and a minor street.

Queenhithe, EC4V

Red Lion Court, SE1 Red Lion Court is a building on Park Street.

Red Lion Court, SE1

Regis House, EC4 Regis House is a block on King William Street.

Regis House, EC4

Regis House, EC4R Regis House is a block on King William Street.

Regis House, EC4R

Religare House, EC4N Religare House is a block on Cannon Street.

Religare House, EC4N

Riverbank House, EC4R Riverbank House is sited on Angel Lane.

Riverbank House, EC4R

Riverside House, SE1 Riverside House is sited on Southwark Bridge Road.

Riverside House, SE1

Riverside Walk East, EC3R Riverside Walk East runs down to the Thames from Lower Thames Street.

Riverside Walk East, EC3R

Rood Lane, EC3M Rood Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area.

Rood Lane, EC3M

Rose Alley, SE1 Rose Alley is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Rose Alley, SE1

Royal Court, EC3V Royal Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Royal Court, EC3V

Royal Exchange Avenue, EC2R Royal Exchange Avenue is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Royal Exchange Avenue, EC2R

Royal Exchange Buildings, EC3V Royal Exchange Buildings is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Royal Exchange Buildings, EC3V

Royal Exchange Steps, EC2R Royal Exchange Steps is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Royal Exchange Steps, EC2R

Royal Exchange, EC3V Royal Exchange is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Royal Exchange, EC3V

Ship Tavern Passage, EC3M Ship Tavern Passage is a City of London alleyway.

Ship Tavern Passage, EC3M

Sky Garden, EC3M Sky Garden is a location in London.

Sky Garden, EC3M

Soho Wharf, SE1 Soho Wharf is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Soho Wharf, SE1

Southwark Bridge, SE1 This is a street in the EC4R postcode area

Southwark Bridge, SE1

St Clement’s House, EC4N St Clement’s House is a block on Clement’s Lane.

St Clement’s House, EC4N

St Dunstans Hill, EC3R St Dunstans Hill is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

St Dunstans Hill, EC3R

St Georges Lane, EC3R St Georges Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

St Georges Lane, EC3R

St Magnus House, EC3 St Magnus House is a block on Lower Thames Street.

St Magnus House, EC3

St Mary Abchurch House, EC4N St Mary Abchurch House is a block on Cannon Street.

St Mary Abchurch House, EC4N

St Mary At Hill, EC3R St Mary At Hill is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

St Mary At Hill, EC3R

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

St Michaels Alley, EC3V

St Michaels Rectory, EC3V St Michaels Rectory is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

St Michaels Rectory, EC3V

St Swithin’s Lane, EC4N St Swithin’s Lane runs from King William Street to Cannon Street.

St Swithin’s Lane, EC4N

Staple Hall, EC3A Staple Hall is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area.

Staple Hall, EC3A

Stone House Court, EC3A Stone House Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area.

Stone House Court, EC3A

Suffolk Lane, EC4R Suffolk Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

Suffolk Lane, EC4R

Sugar Quay Walk, EC3N Sugar Quay Walk is part of the Thames Path near to the Tower of London.

Sugar Quay Walk, EC3N

Swan Lane, EC4R Swan Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

Swan Lane, EC4R

Talbot Court, EC3V Talbot Court was next to the Talbot Inn until the Great Fire of London.

Talbot Court, EC3V

The Courtyard, EC3V The Courtyard is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

The Courtyard, EC3V

The Leadenhall Building, EC3 The Leadenhall Building is located on Leadenhall Street.

The Leadenhall Building, EC3

The Leadenhall Building, EC3M The Leadenhall Building is a block on Leadenhall Street.

The Leadenhall Building, EC3M

The Monument Building, EC3R The Monument Building is a block on Monument Street.

The Monument Building, EC3R

The Terrace, SE1 The Terrace is a road in the SE1 postcode area

The Terrace, SE1

The Walbrook Building, EC4N The Walbrook Building is a building on Walbrook.

The Walbrook Building, EC4N

Threadneedle Street, EC2N Threadneedle Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area.

Threadneedle Street, EC2N

Threadneedle Street, EC3V Threadneedle Street is the location of the Bank of England and Royal Exchange.

Threadneedle Street, EC3V

Three Cranes Wharf, EC4R Three Cranes Wharf is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

Three Cranes Wharf, EC4R

Tower Place East, EC3R A street within the EC3R postcode

Tower Place East, EC3R

Tower Place West, EC3R Tower Place West is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Tower Place West, EC3R

Tower Place, EC3R Tower Place is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Tower Place, EC3R

Two London Bridge, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Two London Bridge, SE1

Upper Cheapside Passage, EC2V A street within the EC2V postcode

Upper Cheapside Passage, EC2V

Upper Thames Street, EC4R Upper Thames Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

Upper Thames Street, EC4R

Vestry House, EC4R Residential block

Vestry House, EC4R

Victor Wharf, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Victor Wharf, SE1

Walbrook, EC4N Walbrook is one of the streets of the Bank area.

Walbrook, EC4N

Watling Street, EC4M Watling Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4M postal area.

Watling Street, EC4M

Watling Street, EC4N Watling Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4N postal area.

Watling Street, EC4N

Well Court, EC4N Well Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4M postal area.

Well Court, EC4N

White Lion Court, EC2R White Lion Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

White Lion Court, EC2R

Whittington Avenue, EC3A Whittington Avenue is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area.

Whittington Avenue, EC3A

Whttington House, EC4R Whttington House can be found on College Hill.

Whttington House, EC4R

Willis Building, EC3M Willis Building is a block on Lime Street.

Willis Building, EC3M

Winchester Square, SE1 Winchester Square is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Winchester Square, SE1

Winchester Wharf, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Winchester Wharf, SE1

Windsor House, EC2V Windsor House is a block on King Street.

Windsor House, EC2V

Wrestlers Court, EC3A Wrestlers Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3A postal area.

Wrestlers Court, EC3A

XL House, EC3V XL House is a block on Gracechurch Street.

XL House, EC3V

York House, EC4N York House is located on Queen Victoria Street.

York House, EC4N

NEARBY PUBS

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All Bar One Monument

Balls Brothers @ Minster Court

Balls Brothers, Mark Lane

Bar 20

Bedales Wine Bar

Brokers Wine Bar

Browns

Core

Crosse Keys

Davys, 1 Plantation Place

Dirty Martini Monument

Jamies

Jamies St Mary At Hill

Loose Cannon

Merchant House

Mermaid Tavern The Mermaid Tavern was a notable tavern during the Elizabethan era.

Mermaid Tavern

Number 25

Old Swan The Old Swan Inn was one of the most well-known in the City of London.

Reflex

River Gardens The Moniker is a bar in the City of London.

River Gardens

Salotto 31

Searcy’s Champagne Bar

Sir John Hawkshaw

Steam Wine Bar

Swingers

The Anchor The Anchor is a pub on the south bank of the River Thames, close to Southwark Cathedral and London Bridge station.

The Anchor

The Banker

The Bell

The Bootlegger’s Club Ltd

The Four Sisters Townhouse

The Golden Fleece

The Green Man

The Hung Drawn & Quartered

The Pelt Trader, Arch 3

The Walrus & The Carpenter

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Wine Lodge

Ye Olde Watling

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It is widely referred to as 'The City' (often written on maps as City and differentiated from the phrase 'the city of London') or 'the Square Mile' as it is 1.12 square miles in area. These terms are also often used as metonyms for the United Kingdom's financial services industry, which continues a notable history of being largely based in the City.

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The City had a resident population of about 7000 in 2011 but over 300,000 people commute to it and work there, mainly in the financial services sector. The legal profession forms a major component of the northern and western sides of the City - especially in the Temple and Chancery Lane areas where the Inns of Court are located, of which two—Inner Temple and Middle Temple - fall within the City of London boundary.

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Bank station Credit: IG/steven.maddison TUM image id: 1653840363 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Postal area SE1 TUM image id: 1483541461 Licence: CC BY 2.0	"Cheapside and Bow Church" engraved by W. Albutt (1837) First published in The History of London: Illustrated by Views in London and Westminster. Steel engraved print after a picture by T.H. Shepherd. Credit: W. Albutt TUM image id: 1507465321 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Georg Giese from Danzig, 34-year-old German merchant at the Steelyard, painted in London by Hans Holbein in 1532 Credit: Hans Holbein TUM image id: 1490827371 Licence:	Walbrook Wharf is an operating freight wharf located in the City of London adjacent to Cannon Street station. TUM image id: 1508582712 Licence: CC BY 2.0
The Great Synagogue of London (1810) Credit: Thomas Rowlandson (1756â TUM image id: 1518368926 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Aldgate Pump (1874) Aldgate Pump is a historic water pump located at the junction where Aldgate meets Fenchurch Street and Leadenhall Street. The pump is notable for its long, and sometimes dark history, as well as its cultural significance as a symbolic start point of the East End of London. The term "East of Aldgate Pump" is used as a synonym for the East End or for East London as a whole. Credit: Wellcome Images TUM image id: 1518792844 Licence:	Bevis Marks Synagogue Credit: John Salmon TUM image id: 1519475277 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Exterior of St Katherine Cree, City of London Credit: Prioryman TUM image id: 1519729630 Licence: CC BY 2.0	St James Duke Credit: Robert William Billings and John Le Keux TUM image id: 1520552156 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Petticoat Lane in the 1920s Credit: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress) TUM image id: 1523993996 Licence:	Etching of All Hallows Staining tower, drawn in 1922 Credit: Public domain TUM image id: 1585749143 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Mark Lane station Credit: London Transport TUM image id: 1585759751 Licence:	Wagstaff Buildings, Sumner Road, Bankside, c. 1920. TUM image id: 1557142019 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Hopton Street, Borough, 1977. TUM image id: 1557142131 Licence: CC BY 2.0

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Bank station
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"Cheapside and Bow Church" engraved by W. Albutt (1837) First published in The History of London: Illustrated by Views in London and Westminster. Steel engraved print after a picture by T.H. Shepherd.
Credit: W. Albutt
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Georg Giese from Danzig, 34-year-old German merchant at the Steelyard, painted in London by Hans Holbein in 1532
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Walbrook Wharf is an operating freight wharf located in the City of London adjacent to Cannon Street station.
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Southwark Cathedral
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"London Bridge from the Old Swan" by the Irish painter Hubert Pugh (1780) Shooting the tidal rapids at old London Bridge was dangerous; many passengers preferred to get off at the Old Swan, and walk. Immediately across the river in the painting is St Saviour’s Church, now Southwark Cathedral.
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HMS Belfast (2022)
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The George Inn (1889) On Borough High Street and once known as the George and Dragon, the pub is the only surviving galleried London coaching inn.
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Optician built into the facade of St Ethelburga’s, Bishopsgate, c.1910
Credit: Bishopsgate Institute
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The Church of All Hallows Lombard Street as seen from Ball Alley in the 1820s. All Hallows was a rare City of London church not demolished due to the Great Fire or the Blitz but to falling attendances. Taken from ’The Churches of London’ by George Godwin (1839)
Credit: Robert William Billings and John Le Keux
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