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Bartholomew Lane, EC2N

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Place Name At the northern end of this lane stood the church of St Bartholomew-by-the-Exchange (the Royal Exchange), which was…

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Austin Friars Square, EC2N

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Place Name Named after one of the many monastic orders in the City during the Middle Ages, the Augustinian or…

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Austin Friars Passage, EC2N

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Place Name Named after one of the many monastic orders in the City during the Middle Ages, the Augustinian or…

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Austin Friars, EC2N

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Throgmorton Avenue, EC2N

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Place Name The Avenue was built in 1876 and described as a “handsome new throughfare” in 1891 off of Throgmorton…

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Adam’s Court, EC2N

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Place Name Named after Sir Thomas Adams (1586 – February 24, 1667/1668) who was Lord Mayor of London during the English Civil…

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Great Winchester Street, EC2N

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Place Name Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539 the priory of the nearby Augustinian Friary was acquired by Sir…

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Threadneedle Street, EC2N

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Place Name As the home of the Bank of England it would be tempting to imagine that the name is…

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Throgmorton Street, EC2N

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Place name Named after Sir Nicholas Throckmorton (sometime around 1515 – February 12, 1571) soon after his mysterious death, it…

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Union Court, EC2N

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Place Name When it was built it connected Wormwood Street to Old Broad Street. Union was a common name for…

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