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Cullum Street, EC3M

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Place Name Named after Thomas Cullum who died in 1664 at age 77. He was a draper, alderman and, in 1646, Sheriff…

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Botolph Lane, EC3M

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Place Name Named after the 12thCentury church of St Botolph-by-Billingsgate, which stood on the south side of Thames Street. It…

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Botolph Lane, EC3R

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Place Name Named after the 12thCentury church of St Botolph-by-Billingsgate, which stood on the south side of Thames Street. It…

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Billiter Street, EC3M

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Place Name This was the lane – and later street – of the bellfounders and dates from the mid13thCentury. It…

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White Kennett Street, EC3A

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Place Name Previously Gravel Lane and later Back Gravel Lane. It commemorates Dr White Kennett (August 10, 1660 – December…

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Lime Street, EC3A

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Place Name Medieval name denoting a place of lime kilns. Lime Street was known as Limestrate sometime around 1180 and…

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Heneage Lane, EC3A

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Place Name Named after Sir Thomas Heneage (1532 – October 17, 1595), who acquired a house of the Abbot of…

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Cutler Street, EC3A

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Place Name Named after the Worshipful Company of Cutlers who were left the land, then consisting of cottages and gardens,…

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Fenchurch Street, EC3A

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Place Name It is thought to mean a church on marshy land, it is believed that a stream called the…

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Leadenhall Street, EC3A

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Place Name Named after the Leaden Hall, a large manor house that most likely had a lead roof. The building…

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