Arthur Street, EC4R
St Paul’s from the south west in 1896
Arthur Street was built in 1835 as part of the improved approaches to the new (1831) London Bridge.

The reason for the name is not known. It was, before 1911, split into East and West sections with only the west section remaining.

Bank tube station required the construction of a substantial shaft in Arthur Street to access it. This shaft, in the process of being excavated, traversed through layers of human history, leading to the discovery of Roman remains.

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