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Lackington Street, EC2M

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Place name This was from 1827 called Cross Street but in 1936 changed to its present name after the eccentric…

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Brushfield Street, EC2M

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Place Name Named after Thomas Brushfield (February 16, 1798 – September 1875), originally from Derbyshire, he moved to London where he…

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Broad Street Avenue, EC2M

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Place Name A turning out of Old Broad Street, which was originally called Brode streat and later New Broad Street.…

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Blomfield Street, EC2M

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Place Name Originally, Little Moor Gate, Little Moorfield and Broker Row, it ran along the east side of old Bethlam…

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Bishopsgate, EC2M

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Place Name This road led to one of the four original gates of the City of London for more than 1500…

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Artillery Lane, EC2M

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Place Name First recorded as Artyllerye lane in 1600, this street originally led to Tasel Close Artillery Yard, a walled…

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Willow Street, EC2A

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Place Name An 18thCentury survivor, this was where willow trees grew in the marshy fields outside the City. Willow Walk,…

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Tabernacle Street, EC2A

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Place Name In 1567 this was a road which ran alongside a meadow that was home to three windmills and…

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Pindar Street, EC2A

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Place Name Named after Sir Paul Pindar (1565 – 1650), a merchant and the Ambassador of King James I of…

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Bonhill Street, EC2A

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Place Name Known as Hill Street from 1790. Renamed in 1937 after nearby Bunhill Fields, part of Finsbury Manor in…

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