Monkwell House, EC2Y

Monkwell House is a building on Barbican Highwalk.

City of London
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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Moorgate Moorgate was one of the gates in the London Wall but was one of the later gates of London, dating from the early 15th century.

Moorgate

Old Dick Whittington The Dick Whittington Inn at 24 Cloth Fair was a sixteenth century building and once part of a row of medieval buildings lining the street.

Old Dick Whittington

St Bartholomew’s Hospital St Bartholomew’s Hospital, also known simply as Barts and later more formally as The Royal Hospital of St Bartholomew, is a hospital located at Smithfield in the City of London and founded in 1123.

St Bartholomew’s Hospital

NEARBY STREETS

Addle Street, EC2V Addle Street, there from ancient times, was a victim of the bulldozer after the Second World War (City of London)

Addle Street, EC2V

Albion Way, EC1A Albion Way is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Albion Way, EC1A

Alder Castle House, EC2V Alder Castle House can be found on Noble Street (City of London)

Alder Castle House, EC2V

Aldermanbury Square, EC2V At the centre of Saxon London, the aldermen (elder statesmen of City wards) met in a ’bury’ (house) in a time before the Guildhall was built (City of London)

Aldermanbury Square, EC2V

Aldermanbury, EC2V Aldermanbury is the Saxon name for ’Eldermen’ (elder statesmen) and ’bury’ (house) (City of London)

Aldermanbury, EC2V

Aldersgate Street, EC1A Aldersgate Street is located on the west side of the Barbican Estate (Barbican)

Aldersgate Street, EC1A

Alto House, EC1A Alto House is located on Newbury Street (City of London)

Alto House, EC1A

Andrewes Highwalk, EC2Y Andrewes Highwalk is named for Lancelot Andrewes, rector of the nearby St Giles-without-Cripplegate Church (Barbican)

Andrewes Highwalk, EC2Y

Andrewes House, EC2Y Andrewes House is a block on Fore Street (Barbican)

Andrewes House, EC2Y

Angel Street, EC1A Angel Street runs between King Edward Street in the west and St Martin’s Le Grand in the east (City of London)

Angel Street, EC1A

Bartholomew Close, EC1A Bartholomew Close is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Bartholomew Close, EC1A

Bartholomew Passage, EC1A Bartholomew Passage is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Bartholomew Passage, EC1A

Bartholomew Place, EC1A Bartholomew Place is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Bartholomew Place, EC1A

Basinghall Avenue, EC2V Basinghall Avenue is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Basinghall Avenue, EC2V

Basinghall Street, EC2V Basinghall Street joins Gresham Street to the south (City of London)

Basinghall Street, EC2V

Bastion Highwalk, EC2Y Bastion Highwalk is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (Barbican)

Bastion Highwalk, EC2Y

Brandon Mews, EC2Y Brandon Mews is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (Barbican)

Brandon Mews, EC2Y

Bull and Mouth Street, EC2V Bull and Mouth Street ran between King Edward Street and St Martin’s Le Grand (City of London)

Bull and Mouth Street, EC2V

Churchyard Path, EC1A Churchyard Path runs up to the church of St Bartholomew (City of London)

Churchyard Path, EC1A

City Greenyard, EC2Y City Greenyard - or simply Green Yard - was swept away to build the Barbican area (Barbican)

City Greenyard, EC2Y

City Place House, EC2V City Place House is a block on Basinghall Street (City of London)

City Place House, EC2V

City Tower, EC2V City Tower is a block on Unnamed Road (City of London)

City Tower, EC2V

Cloth Court, EC1M Cloth Court is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (Barbican)

Cloth Court, EC1M

Cloth Fair, EC1A Cloth Fair stands where the original Bartholomew Fair was held in medieval times. (City of London)

Cloth Fair, EC1A

Cloth Street, EC1M Cloth Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (Barbican)

Cloth Street, EC1M

Coach & Horses Yard, EC1A Coach & Horses Yard lay behind the Coach & Horses pub at 71 Bartholomew Close (City of London)

Coach & Horses Yard, EC1A

Coleman Street, EC2V Coleman Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Coleman Street, EC2V

Compter Passage, EC2V Compter Passage is a location in London (City of London)

Compter Passage, EC2V

Duke Street, EC1A Duke Street ran off Smithfield, becoming part of Little Britain in 1885 (City of London)

Duke Street, EC1A

East Passage, EC1A East Passage is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

East Passage, EC1A

Elephant Yard, EC2Y Elephant Yard was the coaching yard which used to belong to the Elephant Inn, demolished in the 1840s (Barbican)

Elephant Yard, EC2Y

Ferroners House, EC2Y Ferroners House (Barbican)

Ferroners House, EC2Y

Fore Street Avenue, EC2Y Fore Street Avenue is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (Barbican)

Fore Street Avenue, EC2Y

Fore Street, EC2Y Located near the Barbican Centre in the City of London, Fore Street stretches from Wood Street to Fore Street Avenue, with Moor Lane joining its northern side. (Barbican)

Fore Street, EC2Y

Gilbert Bridge, EC2Y Gilbert Bridge is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (Barbican)

Gilbert Bridge, EC2Y

Gilbert House, EC2Y Gilbert House is a block on Gilbert Bridge (Barbican)

Gilbert House, EC2Y

Great Swan Alley, EC2R Great Swan Alley is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area (City of London)

Great Swan Alley, EC2R

Habib House, EC2R Habib House is a block on Moorgate (City of London)

Habib House, EC2R

Half Moon Court, EC1A Halfmoon Court is the southern most of five passages leading eastward from Kinghorn Street (City of London)

Half Moon Court, EC1A

Jewin Crescent, EC2Y Jewin Crescent - as The Crescent - existed from the end of the eighteenth century (Barbican)

Jewin Crescent, EC2Y

Jewin Street, EC2Y Jewin Street was a street was lined with warehouses by firms related to the garment trade, including drapery, button, straw hat and sewing machine importers and furriers. (Barbican)

Jewin Street, EC2Y

King Edward Street, EC1A King Edward Street runs from Newgate Street in the south to Little Britain in the north (City of London)

King Edward Street, EC1A

Kinghorn Street, EC1A Kinghorn Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Kinghorn Street, EC1A

Little Britain, EC1A Little Britain is a street in the City of London running from St Martin’s Le Grand in the east to West Smithfield. (City of London)

Little Britain, EC1A

London Wall, EC2Y London Wall is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (City of London)

London Wall, EC2Y

Long Lane, EC1A Long Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Long Lane, EC1A

Love Lane, EC2V Love Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Love Lane, EC2V

Mason’s Avenue, EC2V A street within the EC2V postcode (City of London)

Mason’s Avenue, EC2V

Middle Street, EC1A Middle Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Middle Street, EC1A

Middlesex Passage, EC1A Middlesex Passage is a location in London (City of London)

Middlesex Passage, EC1A

Monkwell House, EC2Y Monkwell House is a building on Barbican Highwalk (City of London)

Monkwell House, EC2Y

Monkwell Square, EC2Y Monkwell Square is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (Barbican)

Monkwell Square, EC2Y

Moor House, EC2Y Moor House is a block on Fore Street Avenue (City of London)

Moor House, EC2Y

Moor Place, EC2M Moor Place is the successor street to Short Street (City of London)

Moor Place, EC2M

Moorfields Highwalk, EC2Y Moorfields Highwalk is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (Barbican)

Moorfields Highwalk, EC2Y

Moorfields, EC2M Moorfields is the successor street to Little Moorfields which dated from the mid eighteenth century (City of London)

Moorfields, EC2M

Moorgate Place, EC2R Moorgate Place is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area (City of London)

Moorgate Place, EC2R

Moorgate, EC2R Moorgate takes its name from a gate in the wall around London and is a rather late-built street within the City of London (City of London)

Moorgate, EC2R

New Union Street, EC2Y New Union Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (City of London)

New Union Street, EC2Y

Newbury Street, EC1A Newbury Street is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Newbury Street, EC1A

Noble Street, EC2V Noble Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Noble Street, EC2V

Nomura House, EC1A Nomura House is a block on St Martin’s Le Grand (City of London)

Nomura House, EC1A

Oat Lane, EC2V Oat Lane has been marked on London maps since 1600 and before (City of London)

Oat Lane, EC2V

One Ropemaker Street, EC2Y One Ropemaker Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (City of London)

One Ropemaker Street, EC2Y

Preachers Court, EC1M Mountjoy House is a building on Monkwell Square (Barbican)

Preachers Court, EC1M

Queen Isabella Way, EC1A Queen Isabella Way is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area (City of London)

Queen Isabella Way, EC1A

Rising Sun Court, EC1A Since 1939, Rising Sun Court has been extended to Long Lane. (City of London)

Rising Sun Court, EC1A

Roman House, EC2Y Roman House is a building on St Alphage Garden (Barbican)

Roman House, EC2Y

Ropemaker Street, EC2M Ropemaker Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (Moorgate)

Ropemaker Street, EC2M

Seddon Highwalk, EC2Y Seddon Highwalk is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (Barbican)

Seddon Highwalk, EC2Y

Seddon House, EC2Y Seddon House is a block on Aldersgate Street (Barbican)

Seddon House, EC2Y

Silver Street, EC2V Silver Street was the location of a house in which William Shakespeare lived during his time in London (City of London)

Silver Street, EC2V

Speed House, EC2Y Speed House is a block on Speed Highwalk (Barbican)

Speed House, EC2Y

St Alphage Garden, EC2Y St Alphage Garden is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (City of London)

St Alphage Garden, EC2Y

St Alphage Highwalk, EC2V St Alphage Highwalk is part of the Barbican (City of London)

St Alphage Highwalk, EC2V

St Ann’s Lane, EC2V St Ann’s Lane was the name for the west end of Gresham Street until the 1860s (City of London)

St Ann’s Lane, EC2V

St Giles Terrace, EC2Y St Giles Terrace lies alongside St Giles Cripplegate church (Barbican)

St Giles Terrace, EC2Y

St Martin’s Le Grand, EC2V St Martin’s Le Grand is a street north of Newgate Street and a former liberty within the City of London (City of London)

St Martin’s Le Grand, EC2V

Sun Court, EC1A In 1939, Sun Court became Rising Sun Court (City of London)

Sun Court, EC1A

The Postern, EC2Y The Postern is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (Barbican)

The Postern, EC2Y

Thomas More Highwalk, EC2Y Thomas More Highwalk is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (Barbican)

Thomas More Highwalk, EC2Y

Thomas More House, EC2Y Thomas More House is a block on Shaftesbury Place (Barbican)

Thomas More House, EC2Y

Vestry House, EC1A Vestry House is a block on Greyfriars Passage (City of London)

Vestry House, EC1A

Wallside, EC2Y Wallside is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (Barbican)

Wallside, EC2Y

Well Street, EC2Y Well Street ran from Jewin Street to Nicholl Square, taking its name from Crowder’s Well which, according to Stow, featured a pristine pool of water west of the parsonage (Barbican)

Well Street, EC2Y

Willoughby Highwalk, EC2Y Willoughby Highwalk is one of the streets of London in the EC2Y postal area (Barbican)

Willoughby Highwalk, EC2Y

Willoughby House, EC2Y Willoughby House is a building on Willoughby Highwalk (Barbican)

Willoughby House, EC2Y

Wood Street, EC2V Wood Street was originally the main north–south route through the Roman Fort, discovered after Second World War bombing. (City of London)

Wood Street, EC2V

Wood Street, EC2Y The northern section Wood Street lies between London Wall and the Barbican (Barbican)

Wood Street, EC2Y

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