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Tag: City of London

Mansion House Place, EC4N

11 September 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Previously George Street. After the official house of the Lord Mayor of London, which was completed in 1752…

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Filed under: City of London, name change, Walbrook

Bucklersbury Passage, EC4N

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Place Name A public right of way, that survived new development. The name can be traced as far back as…

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Filed under: City of London, Cordwainer Ward, streets named after Lord Mayors

Bury Court, EC3A

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Place Name Recalling the Abbots of Bury St Edmunds, in Suffolk who were given a property here sometime before 1160,…

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Filed under: Aldgate, City of London, religion, streets named after religious houses

Charterhouse Street, EC1M

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Place Name Charterhouse comes from an Anglicisation of Chartreuse, from the Grande Chartreuse, the head monastery of the Carthusians in Burgundy,…

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Filed under: Bunhill, City of London, religion, streets named after religious houses

Charterhouse Buildings, EC1M

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Place Name Charterhouse comes from an Anglicisation of Chartreuse, from the Grande Chartreuse, the head monastery of the Carthusians in Burgundy,…

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Filed under: Bunhill, City of London, religion, streets named after religious houses

Ludgate Circus, EC4M

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Place Name Constructed between 1864 and 1875 at the junction of Legate Hill and Fleet Street. The former city gate…

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Filed under: City of London, Farringdon Ward Without, streets named after legends

Bridewell Place, EC4V

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Place name The church of St Bride or St Bridget in Fleet Street has the remains of an ancient spring…

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Filed under: Castle Baynard, City of London

Camomile Street, EC3A

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Place Name Like its near neighbour Wormwood Street, this is named after the wild flowers that grew in the wasteland…

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Filed under: City of London, Lime Street, streets named after plants

Billiter Square, EC3M

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Place Name Mentioned in 1708 as very small but pleasant and with good buildings, it was named after nearby Billiter…

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Filed under: Aldgate, City of London

Beech Gardens, EC2Y

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Place Name In 1285 it was referred to as Bechestrete and a few years later as Bechelane in 1333. It is thought…

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Filed under: Barbican, City of London, streets named after trees

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