Place name Originally called Colechurch Street. It was first mentioned as The Jewry in 1181 and was so-called after Jews were invited…
Place Name Named after the chickens, ducks and geese which were sold here from around the early Middle Ages. It…
Place Name Originally the eastern half of Bell Alley, which later became Great Bell Alley, that was named after a…
Place Name Named after a former 17thCentury tavern of this name. It was originally called the King’s Head (Kingshead Court)…
Place Name Named after a 17thCentury token house, a shop manufacturing and selling tokens that were sold during coin shortages and…
Place Name Named after the Worshipful Company of Founders, whose hall was previously based here. Founders were workers in brass and…
Place Name Previously Budge Row and Watling Street. This was developed in 2017 as part of a £1bn development for…
Place Name This street replaced the northern end of Bell Alley, which ran from Coleman Street across Moorgate to the…
Place Name At the northern end of this lane stood the church of St Bartholomew-by-the-Exchange (the Royal Exchange), which was…
Place Name Writing his Survey of London in 1598, William Stow came up with this explanation as to how Lothbury…