Angel Court Tower, EC2R

Angel Court Tower is a block on Angel Court.

City of London
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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

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

Bank of England

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

St Ethelburga’s church St Ethelburga-the-Virgin within Bishopsgate is a church in the City of London.

St Ethelburga’s church

St Martin Pomary St Martin Pomeroy was a parish church in the Cheap ward of the City of London.

St Martin Pomary

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

NEARBY STREETS

99 Bishopsgate, EC2N 99 Bishopsgate is a commercial skyscraper located on Bishopsgate, a major thoroughfare in the City of London financial district. (City of London)

99 Bishopsgate, EC2N

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

Adams Court, EC2R

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

Alderman’s Walk, EC2M Alderman’s Walk was formerly Dashwood’s Walk, for Francis Dashwood, who lived here in the 18th century (Liverpool Street)

Alderman’s Walk, EC2M

Alleyne Park, EC2N 100 Bishopsgate is a development of two mixed-use buildings on Bishopsgate in London. (City of London)

Alleyne Park, EC2N

Angel Court Tower, EC2R Angel Court Tower is a block on Angel Court (City of London)

Angel Court Tower, EC2R

Angel Court, EC2R Angel Court is named after a long demolished inn of this name (City of London)

Angel Court, EC2R

Arab Banking Corp. House, EC2R Arab Banking Corp. House can be found on Moorgate (City of London)

Arab Banking Corp. House, EC2R

Atlas House, EC2V Atlas House is sited on King Street (City of London)

Atlas House, EC2V

Austin Friars, EC2N Austin Friars was an Augustinian friary from its foundation in the 1260s, until its dissolution in 1538 (City of London)

Austin Friars, EC2N

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

Bartholomew Lane, EC3V

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

Basildon House, EC2R

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

Bassishaw Highwalk, EC2V Bassishaw Highwalk is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Bassishaw Highwalk, EC2V

Bells Alley, EC2N Bells Alley is a road in the SW6 postcode area (City of London)

Bells Alley, EC2N

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

Bishopsgate, EC3V

Blackwell House, EC2V Blackwell House is sited on Guildhall Yard (City of London)

Blackwell House, EC2V

Boston House, EC2M Boston House is a building on New Broad Street (City of London)

Boston House, EC2M

Brewers Hall Gardens, EC2V Brewers Hall Gardens is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Brewers Hall Gardens, EC2V

Broad Street House, EC2M Broad Street House is a block on Old Broad Street (Liverpool Street)

Broad Street House, EC2M

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

Capel Court, EC2R

Cheyne House, EC2V Cheyne House is sited on Cheapside (City of London)

Cheyne House, EC2V

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

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

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

Coleman Street, EC2V

Copthall Avenue, EC2N Copthall Avenue is one of the streets of London in the EC2N postal area (City of London)

Copthall Avenue, EC2N

Copthall Avenue, EC2R Copthall Avenue is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area (City of London)

Copthall Avenue, EC2R

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

Cornhill, EC3V

Crosby Square, EC3A Crosby Square is a location in London (City of London)

Crosby Square, EC3A

Cross Key Court, EC2R After 1939, the new name for Sun Court, Great Swan Alley was Cross Key Court, EC2 (City of London)

Cross Key Court, EC2R

Crown Court, EC2V Crown Court is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Crown Court, EC2V

Dashwood House, EC2M Dashwood House is a block on Old Broad Street (Liverpool Street)

Dashwood House, EC2M

Dauntsey House, EC2V Dauntsey House can be found on Frederick’s Place (City of London)

Dauntsey House, EC2V

Drapers Gardens, EC2N Drapers Gardens is a block in Copthall Avenue (City of London)

Drapers Gardens, EC2N

Fen Court, EC3M Fen Court is a location in London (City of London)

Fen Court, EC3M

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

Finch Lane, EC3V

Finsbury Circus Gardens, EC2M Finsbury Circus Gardens is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (City of London)

Finsbury Circus Gardens, EC2M

Founders Court, EC2R Founders Court is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area (City of London)

Founders Court, EC2R

Fredericks Place, EC2V Fredericks Place is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area (City of London)

Fredericks Place, EC2V

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

Great St Helen’s, EC3A

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

Great Winchester Street, EC2N Great Winchester Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2N postal area (City of London)

Great Winchester Street, EC2N

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

Grocers’ Hall Court, EC2R

Guildhall Buildings, EC2V Guildhall Buildings connects Basinghall Street with the Guildhall area (City of London)

Guildhall Buildings, EC2V

Guildhall House, EC2V Guildhall House is a block on Gresham Street (City of London)

Guildhall House, EC2V

Guildhall Yard, EC2V Guildhall Yard is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Guildhall Yard, EC2V

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

Habib House, EC2R

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

Honey Lane, EC2V

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

Ironmonger Lane, EC2V

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

King Street, EC2V

King’s House, EC2V King’s House is a block on King Street (City of London)

King’s House, EC2V

King’s Arms Yard, EC2R King’s Arms Yard runs east from Moorgate Street (City of London)

King’s Arms Yard, EC2R

Langthorn Court, EC2N Langthorn Court is an historic courtyard in the City of London (City of London)

Langthorn Court, EC2N

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

Lawrence Lane, EC2V

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, 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

Little Winchester Street, EC2N Little Winchester Street used to run south off London Wall (City of London)

Little Winchester Street, EC2N

London Wall, EC2M London Wall is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (City of London)

London Wall, EC2M

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

Lothbury, EC2R

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

Mason’s Avenue, EC2V

Mitre Court, EC2V Mitre Court is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Mitre Court, EC2V

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 Broad Street House, EC2M New Broad Street House is a block on Old Broad Street (City of London)

New Broad Street House, EC2M

New Broad Street, EC2M New Broad Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (City of London)

New Broad Street, EC2M

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

Newgate Street, EC2V

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

Newman’s Court, EC3V

No 1 Poultry, EC2R No 1 Poultry is an office and retail building in London (City of London)

No 1 Poultry, EC2R

Old Broad Street, EC2M Old Broad Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area (City of London)

Old Broad Street, EC2M

Old Broad Street, EC2N Old Broad Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2N postal area (City of London)

Old Broad Street, EC2N

Old Jewry, EC2R Old Jewry is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area (City of London)

Old Jewry, EC2R

Popes Head Alley, EC3V Popes Head Alley is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area (City of London)

Popes Head Alley, EC3V

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

Poultry, EC2R

Princes House, EC2V Princes House is a block on Gresham Street (City of London)

Princes House, EC2V

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

Princes Street, EC2R

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

Royal Exchange Avenue, EC3V

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

Royal Exchange Buildings, EC3V

Royal Exchange Steps, EC2R Royal Exchange Steps is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area (City of London)

Royal Exchange Steps, EC2R

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

Royal Exchange, EC3V

Salisbury House, EC2M Salisbury House can be found on London Wall (City of London)

Salisbury House, EC2M

St Helen’s Place, EC3A St Helen’s Place runs east from Bishopsgate (City of London)

St Helen’s Place, EC3A

Stock Exchange Tower, EC2N Stock Exchange Tower is a building on Old Broad Street (City of London)

Stock Exchange Tower, EC2N

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

Sun Court, EC3V

Swedbank House, EC2M Swedbank House is a block on New Broad Street (City of London)

Swedbank House, EC2M

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

Telegraph Street, EC2R

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

The Courtyard, 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

Threadneedle Street, EC3V Threadneedle Street is the location of the Bank of England and Royal Exchange (City of London)

Threadneedle Street, EC3V

Three Nun Court, EC2V Three Nun Court is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area (City of London)

Three Nun Court, EC2V

Throgmorton Avenue, EC2N Throgmorton Avenue is one of the streets of London in the EC2N postal area (City of London)

Throgmorton Avenue, EC2N

Throgmorton Street, EC3V The name of Throgmorton Street is a corruption of the name of Nicholas Throckmorton, Elizabeth I’s ambassador to France and Scotland. (City of London)

Throgmorton Street, EC3V

Tokenhouse Yard, EC2R Tokenhouse Yard marked the site of the manufacturer of tokens that were used as the copper coinage of England before the reign of James I (City of London)

Tokenhouse Yard, EC2R

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

Undershaft, EC3P

Union Court, EC2N Union Court is an alleyway off of Broad Street (City of London)

Union Court, EC2N

Warnford Court, EC2N Warnford Court is one of the streets of London in the EC2N postal area (City of London)

Warnford Court, EC2N

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

White Lion Court, EC3V

Windsor House, EC2V Windsor House is a block on King Street (City of London)

Windsor House, EC2V

Wormwood Street, EC2N Wormwood Street refers to the wormwood plant which used to grow on the London Wall and in other areas of wasteland in the City (Liverpool Street)

Wormwood Street, EC2N

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