St Benet Sherehog

St Benet Sherehog was a medieval parish church built before the year 1111 in Cordwainer Ward, in what was then the wool-dealing district.

St Paul’s from the south west in 1896

A shere hog is a castrated ram after its first shearing.
The church was originally dedicated to St Osyth. Sise Lane in the parish uses an abbreviated form of the saint’s name. The historian John Stow believed that the later dedication of "Benet Sherehog" was derived from a corruption of the name of Bennet Shorne, a benefactor of the church in the reign of Edward II.

The patronage of the church belonged to the monastery of St Mary Overy until the Dissolution, when it passed to the Crown.

Matthew Griffith chaplain to Charles I was rector from 1640 until 1642, when he was removed from the post and imprisoned after preaching a sermon entitled "A Pathetical Persuasion to Pray for Publick Peace" in St Paul’s Cathedral.

St Benet’s was one of the 86 parish churches destroyed in the Great Fire of London, and it was not selected to be rebuilt when the 1670 Act of Parliament became law. The parish was united to that of St Stephen Walbrook in the same year, but continued to be represented by its own churchwarden. In 1685, a church report judged the unification a success. Nearly two hundred years later, however, this arrangement was still capable of causing tension. Some of its parish records survive, and have been collated.

The site is now occupied by No 1 Poultry

The site of the church was used as a burial-ground for the united parishes until closed by an Act of Parliament in 1853. It was excavated between 1994 and 1996, before the current office block was erected.

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Godliman Street, EC4M Godliman Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4V postal area.

Godliman Street, EC4M

Goldsmith Street, EC2V Goldsmith Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area.

Goldsmith Street, EC2V

Gracechurch Street, EC3V Gracechurch Street is in the heart of Roman Londinium - it runs directly over the site of the basilica and forum.

Gracechurch Street, EC3V

Great St Thomas Apostle, EC4R Great St Thomas A postle, a rather odd streetname, between Garlick Hill and Queen Street.

Great St Thomas Apostle, EC4R

Great St Thomas, EC4R Great St Thomas is one of the streets of London in the EC4V postal area.

Great St Thomas, EC4R

Great Swan Alley, EC2R Great Swan Alley is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area.

Great Swan Alley, EC2R

Great Winchester Street, EC2N Great Winchester Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2N postal area.

Great Winchester Street, EC2N

Gresham Street, EC2V Gresham Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area.

Gresham Street, EC2V

Grocers’ Hall Court, EC2R Grocers? Hall Court is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area.

Grocers’ Hall Court, EC2R

Groveland Court, EC4M Groveland Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4M postal area.

Groveland Court, EC4M

Guildhall Buildings, EC2V Guildhall Buildings connects Basinghall Street with the Guildhall area.

Guildhall Buildings, EC2V

Guildhall House, EC2V Guildhall House is a block on Gresham Street.

Guildhall House, EC2V

Guildhall Yard, EC2V Guildhall Yard is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area.

Guildhall Yard, EC2V

Gutter Lane, EC2V Gutter Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area.

Gutter Lane, EC2V

Habib House, EC2R Habib House is a block on Moorgate.

Habib House, EC2R

High Timber Street, EC4V High Timber Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4V postal area.

High Timber Street, EC4V

Honey Lane, EC2V Honey Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area.

Honey Lane, EC2V

Ironmonger Lane, EC2V Ironmonger Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area.

Ironmonger Lane, EC2V

King Edward Street, EC1A King Edward Street runs from Newgate Street in the south to Little Britain in the north.

King Edward Street, EC1A

King Street, EC2V King Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area.

King Street, EC2V

King William House, EC3R King William House is a block on Eastcheap.

King William House, EC3R

King William Street, EC4N The northern section of King William Street runs diagonally northwards of the Monument junction.

King William Street, EC4N

King William Street, EC4R King William Street runs from a junction with Lombard Street to Monument junction from where continues south into London Bridge.

King William Street, EC4R

King’s House, EC2V King’s House is a block on King Street.

King’s House, EC2V

King’s Arms Yard, EC2R King’s Arms Yard runs east from Moorgate Street.

King’s Arms Yard, EC2R

Lambeth Hill, EC4V Lambeth Hill is one of the streets of London in the EC4V postal area.

Lambeth Hill, EC4V

Langthorn Court, EC2N Langthorn Court is an historic courtyard in the City of London.

Langthorn Court, EC2N

Laurence Pountney Hill, EC4R Laurence Pountney Hill is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

Laurence Pountney Hill, EC4R

Laurence Pountney Lane, EC4N Laurence Pountney Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4N postal area.

Laurence Pountney Lane, EC4N

Laurence Pountney Lane, EC4R Laurence Pountney Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

Laurence Pountney Lane, EC4R

Lawrence Lane, EC2V Lawrence Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area.

Lawrence Lane, EC2V

Leadenhall Market, EC3M Leadenhall Market is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Leadenhall Market, EC3M

Leadenhall Street, EC3M Leadenhall Street is a road in the EC3N postcode area

Leadenhall Street, EC3M

Little Trinity Lane, EC4V Little Trinity Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4V postal area.

Little Trinity Lane, EC4V

Lombard Court, EC3V Lombard Court is a small street between Gracechurch Street and Clements Lane in the heart of London’s financial district.

Lombard Court, EC3V

Lombard Street, EC3V Lombard Street has a history stretching back to medieval times.

Lombard Street, EC3V

London Wall, EC2M London Wall is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area.

London Wall, EC2M

Lothbury, EC2R Lothbury is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area.

Lothbury, EC2R

Lovat Lane, EC3R Lovat Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Lovat Lane, EC3R

Love Lane, EC2V Love Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area.

Love Lane, EC2V

Mansion House Place, EC3V Mansion House Place is one of the streets of London in the EC4N postal area.

Mansion House Place, EC3V

Mansion House Place, EC4N Mansion House Place is located on Mansion House Place.

Mansion House Place, EC4N

Manson House Place, EC3V Manson House Place is one of the streets of London in the EC4N postal area.

Manson House Place, EC3V

Martin Lane, EC4N Martin Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

Martin Lane, EC4N

Mason’s Avenue, EC2V A street within the EC2V postcode

Mason’s Avenue, EC2V

Miles Lane, EC4R Miles Lane once ran north from Upper Thames Street.

Miles Lane, EC4R

Milk Street, EC2V Milk Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area.

Milk Street, EC2V

Millennium Bridge House, EC4V Millennium Bridge House is a block on High Timber Street.

Millennium Bridge House, EC4V

Mitre Court, EC2V Mitre Court is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area.

Mitre Court, EC2V

Monument Street, EC3R Monument Street is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Monument Street, EC3R

Moorgate Place, EC2R Moorgate Place is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area.

Moorgate Place, EC2R

Moorgate, EC2R Moorgate is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area.

Moorgate, EC2R

New Broad Street, EC2M New Broad Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2M postal area.

New Broad Street, EC2M

New Change, EC4M New Change is one of the streets of London in the EC4M postal area.

New Change, EC4M

Newgate Street, EC2V Newgate Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area.

Newgate Street, EC2V

Nicholas House, EC4R Nicholas House is a block on Laurence Pountney Hill.

Nicholas House, EC4R

Nicholas Lane, EC3V Nicholas Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Nicholas Lane, EC3V

Nicholas Lane, EC4N Nicholas Lane has two non-contiguous sections, separated by King William Street.

Nicholas Lane, EC4N

No 1 Poultry, EC2R No 1 Poultry is an office and retail building in London.

No 1 Poultry, EC2R

Noble Street, EC2V Noble Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area.

Noble Street, EC2V

Nomura House, EC1A Nomura House is a block on St Martin’s Le Grand.

Nomura House, EC1A

Oat Lane, EC2V Oat Lane has been marked on London maps since 1600 and before.

Oat Lane, EC2V

Ocean House, EC4R Ocean House is a block on Cousin Lane.

Ocean House, EC4R

Old Broad Street, EC2N Old Broad Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2N postal area.

Old Broad Street, EC2N

Old Change Court, EC4V Old Change Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4M postal area.

Old Change Court, EC4V

Old Change House, EC4V Old Change House is a block on Queen Victoria Street.

Old Change House, EC4V

Old Jewry, EC2R Old Jewry is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area.

Old Jewry, EC2R

Ormond House, EC4N Ormond House is a block on Queen Victoria Street.

Ormond House, EC4N

Oystergate Walk, EC4R Oystergate Walk is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

Oystergate Walk, EC4R

Pancras Lane, EC4N Pancras Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4N postal area.

Pancras Lane, EC4N

Paternoster Row, EC4M Paternoster Row is one of the streets of London in the EC4M postal area.

Paternoster Row, EC4M

Paternoster Square, EC4M Paternoster Square is one of the streets of London in the EC4M postal area.

Paternoster Square, EC4M

Paul’s Walk, EC4V Paul’s Walk runs along the north bank of the Thames.

Paul’s Walk, EC4V

Peek House, EC3 Peek House can be found on Eastcheap.

Peek House, EC3

Peek House, EC3M Peek House is a block on Eastcheap.

Peek House, EC3M

Peninsular House, EC3R Peninsular House is a block on Monument Street.

Peninsular House, EC3R

Peter’s Hill, EC4V Peter’s Hill is the northern access to the Millennium Bridge.

Peter’s Hill, EC4V

Philpot Lane, EC3M Philpot Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3M postal area.

Philpot Lane, EC3M

Plough Court, EC4R Plough Court was named for the Plough tavern which stood here.

Plough Court, EC4R

Popes Head Alley, EC3V Popes Head Alley is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Popes Head Alley, EC3V

Poultry, EC2R Poultry is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area.

Poultry, EC2R

Pountney Hill House, EC4R Pountney Hill House is a building on Laurence Pountney Hill.

Pountney Hill House, EC4R

Priest’s Court, EC2V Priest?s Court is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area.

Priest’s Court, EC2V

Princes House, EC2V Princes House is a block on Gresham Street.

Princes House, EC2V

Princes Street, EC2R Princes Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area.

Princes Street, EC2R

Providian House, EC3R A block within the EC3R postcode

Providian House, EC3R

Pudding Lane, EC3R Pudding Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

Pudding Lane, EC3R

Queen Isabella Way, EC1A Queen Isabella Way is one of the streets of London in the EC1A postal area.

Queen Isabella Way, EC1A

Queen St Place, EC4R Queen St Place is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

Queen St Place, EC4R

Queen Street Place, EC4R Queen Street Place is a location in London.

Queen Street Place, EC4R

Queen Street, EC4N Queen Street is a street in the City of London which runs between Upper Thames Street at its southern end to Cheapside in the north.

Queen Street, EC4N

Queen Street, EC4R Queen Street is a street in the City of London which runs between Upper Thames Street and Cheapside.

Queen Street, EC4R

Queen Victoria Street, EC4N Queen Victoria Street runs east by north from its intersection with New Bridge Street and Victoria Embankment.

Queen Victoria Street, EC4N

Queen Victoria Street, EC4V Queen Victoria Street was built in 1861 to provide a more efficient approach to London’s central business district

Queen Victoria Street, EC4V

Queenhithe, EC4V Queenhithe is a small and ancient ward of the City of London, situated by the River Thames and a minor street.

Queenhithe, EC4V

Regis House, EC4 Regis House is a block on King William Street.

Regis House, EC4

Regis House, EC4R Regis House is a block on King William Street.

Regis House, EC4R

Religare House, EC4N Religare House is a block on Cannon Street.

Religare House, EC4N

Riverbank House, EC4R Riverbank House is sited on Angel Lane.

Riverbank House, EC4R

Rose Street, EC4M Rose Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4M postal area.

Rose Street, EC4M

Royal Court, EC3V Royal Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Royal Court, EC3V

Royal Exchange Avenue, EC2R Royal Exchange Avenue is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Royal Exchange Avenue, EC2R

Royal Exchange Buildings, EC3V Royal Exchange Buildings is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Royal Exchange Buildings, EC3V

Royal Exchange Steps, EC2R Royal Exchange Steps is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Royal Exchange Steps, EC2R

Royal Exchange, EC3V Royal Exchange is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

Royal Exchange, EC3V

Russia Row, EC2V Russia Row is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area.

Russia Row, EC2V

Saddlers House, EC2V Saddlers House can be found on Gutter Lane.

Saddlers House, EC2V

Salisbury House, EC2M Salisbury House can be found on London Wall.

Salisbury House, EC2M

Senator House, EC4V Senator House is a block on Queen Victoria Street.

Senator House, EC4V

Ship Tavern Passage, EC3M Ship Tavern Passage is a City of London alleyway.

Ship Tavern Passage, EC3M

Sir John Lyon House, EC4V Sir John Lyon House can be found on High Timber Street.

Sir John Lyon House, EC4V

Sky Garden, EC3M Sky Garden is a location in London.

Sky Garden, EC3M

Southwark Bridge, EC4V Southwark Bridge is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area.

Southwark Bridge, EC4V

St Ann’s Lane, EC2V St Ann’s Lane was the name for the west end of Gresham Street until the 1860s.

St Ann’s Lane, EC2V

St Clement’s House, EC4N St Clement’s House is a block on Clement’s Lane.

St Clement’s House, EC4N

St Georges Lane, EC3R St Georges Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

St Georges Lane, EC3R

St Martin’s Le Grand, EC2V St Martin’s Le Grand is a street north of Newgate Street and a former liberty within the City of London

St Martin’s Le Grand, EC2V

St Mary Abchurch House, EC4N St Mary Abchurch House is a block on Cannon Street.

St Mary Abchurch House, EC4N

St Mary At Hill, EC3R St Mary At Hill is one of the streets of London in the EC3R postal area.

St Mary At Hill, EC3R

St Michaels Alley, EC3V St Michael’s Alley was the centre of the 17th century London coffee house phenomenon.

St Michaels Alley, EC3V

St Michaels Rectory, EC3V St Michaels Rectory is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

St Michaels Rectory, EC3V

St Paul’s Alley, EC4M St Paul’s Alley largely disappeared from the map when Paternoster Row was built.

St Paul’s Alley, EC4M

St Paul’s Churchyard, EC4M By the beginning of the sixteenth century, St. Paul’s Churchyard was the chief centre of the book trade, not only for London, but for the whole country.

St Paul’s Churchyard, EC4M

St Swithin’s Lane, EC4N St Swithin’s Lane runs from King William Street to Cannon Street.

St Swithin’s Lane, EC4N

Stew Lane, EC4V Stew Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4V postal area.

Stew Lane, EC4V

Stock Exchange Building, EC2N Stock Exchange Building is one of the streets of London in the EC2N postal area.

Stock Exchange Building, EC2N

Stock Exchange Tower, EC2N Stock Exchange Tower is a building on Old Broad Street.

Stock Exchange Tower, EC2N

Suffolk Lane, EC4R Suffolk Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

Suffolk Lane, EC4R

Swan Lane, EC4R Swan Lane is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

Swan Lane, EC4R

Swedbank House, EC2M Swedbank House is a block on New Broad Street.

Swedbank House, EC2M

Talbot Court, EC3V Talbot Court was next to the Talbot Inn until the Great Fire of London.

Talbot Court, EC3V

Telegraph Street, EC2R Telegraph Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area.

Telegraph Street, EC2R

The Courtyard, EC3V The Courtyard is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

The Courtyard, EC3V

The Monument Building, EC3R The Monument Building is a block on Monument Street.

The Monument Building, EC3R

The Walbrook Building, EC4N The Walbrook Building is a building on Walbrook.

The Walbrook Building, EC4N

Threadneedle Street, EC2N Threadneedle Street is one of the streets of London in the EC2R postal area.

Threadneedle Street, EC2N

Threadneedle Street, EC3V Threadneedle Street is the location of the Bank of England and Royal Exchange.

Threadneedle Street, EC3V

Three Cranes Wharf, EC4R Three Cranes Wharf is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

Three Cranes Wharf, EC4R

Three Nun Court, EC2V Three Nun Court is one of the streets of London in the EC2V postal area.

Three Nun Court, EC2V

Throgmorton Avenue, EC2N Throgmorton Avenue is one of the streets of London in the EC2N postal area.

Throgmorton Avenue, EC2N

Throgmorton Street, EC3V The name of Throgmorton Street is a corruption of the name of Nicholas Throckmorton, Elizabeth I’s ambassador to France and Scotland.

Throgmorton Street, EC3V

Tokenhouse Yard, EC2R Tokenhouse Yard marked the site of the manufacturer of tokens that were used as the copper coinage of England before the reign of James I.

Tokenhouse Yard, EC2R

Trig Lane, EC4V A street within the EC4V postcode

Trig Lane, EC4V

Upper Cheapside Passage, EC2V A street within the EC2V postcode

Upper Cheapside Passage, EC2V

Upper Thames Street, EC4R Upper Thames Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4R postal area.

Upper Thames Street, EC4R

Upper Thames Street, EC4V Upper Thames Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4V postal area.

Upper Thames Street, EC4V

Vestry House, EC1A Vestry House is a block on Greyfriars Passage.

Vestry House, EC1A

Vestry House, EC4R Residential block

Vestry House, EC4R

Walbrook, EC4N Walbrook is one of the streets of the Bank area.

Walbrook, EC4N

Warnford Court, EC2N Warnford Court is one of the streets of London in the EC2N postal area.

Warnford Court, EC2N

Watling Street, EC4M Watling Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4M postal area.

Watling Street, EC4M

Watling Street, EC4N Watling Street is one of the streets of London in the EC4N postal area.

Watling Street, EC4N

Well Court, EC4N Well Court is one of the streets of London in the EC4M postal area.

Well Court, EC4N

White Lion Court, EC2R White Lion Court is one of the streets of London in the EC3V postal area.

White Lion Court, EC2R

Whttington House, EC4R Whttington House can be found on College Hill.

Whttington House, EC4R

Windsor House, EC2V Windsor House is a block on King Street.

Windsor House, EC2V

Wood Street, EC2V Wood Street was originally the main north–south route through the Roman Fort, discovered after Second World War bombing.

Wood Street, EC2V

XL House, EC3V XL House is a block on Gracechurch Street.

XL House, EC3V

York House, EC4N York House is located on Queen Victoria Street.

York House, EC4N

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Babble City

Balls Brothers Austin Friars

Balls Brothers Ltd

Bar 20

Bedales Wine Bar

Bottlescrue

Browns

City Golf & Health Clubs

Core

Corney & Barrow, Unit 3, Stock Exch

Crosse Keys

Davy’s

Dirty Martini Monument

Jamies

Jamies St Mary At Hill

Le Paris Grill

Loose Cannon

Merchant House

Mermaid Tavern The Mermaid Tavern was a notable tavern during the Elizabethan era.

Quarter Jacks, Grange St Pauls Hotel

Reflex

Runnymede

Salotto 31

Searcy’s Champagne Bar

The Four Sisters Townhouse

The Pelt Trader, Arch 3

The Tokenhouse The Tokenhouse is named for the nearby manufacturer of tokens that were used as the copper coinage of England before the 1680s.

The Tokenhouse

The Vintry

The Walrus & The Carpenter

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As the City's boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, it is now only a tiny part of the metropolis of Greater London, though it remains a notable part of central London. It holds city status in its own right and is also a separate ceremonial county.

It is widely referred to as 'The City' (often written on maps as City and differentiated from the phrase 'the city of London') or 'the Square Mile' as it is 1.12 square miles in area. These terms are also often used as metonyms for the United Kingdom's financial services industry, which continues a notable history of being largely based in the City.

The local authority for the City, the City of London Corporation, is unique in the UK and has some unusual responsibilities for a local council, such as being the police authority. It also has responsibilities and ownerships beyond the City's boundaries. The Corporation is headed by the Lord Mayor of the City of London, an office separate from (and much older than) the Mayor of London.

The City is a major business and financial centre, ranking as the world's leading centre of global finance. Throughout the 19th century, the City was the world's primary business centre, and continues to be a major meeting point for businesses.

The City had a resident population of about 7000 in 2011 but over 300,000 people commute to it and work there, mainly in the financial services sector. The legal profession forms a major component of the northern and western sides of the City - especially in the Temple and Chancery Lane areas where the Inns of Court are located, of which two—Inner Temple and Middle Temple - fall within the City of London boundary.

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Bank station Credit: IG/steven.maddison TUM image id: 1653840363 Licence: CC BY 2.0	"Cheapside and Bow Church" engraved by W. Albutt (1837) First published in The History of London: Illustrated by Views in London and Westminster. Steel engraved print after a picture by T.H. Shepherd. Credit: W. Albutt TUM image id: 1507465321 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Georg Giese from Danzig, 34-year-old German merchant at the Steelyard, painted in London by Hans Holbein in 1532 Credit: Hans Holbein TUM image id: 1490827371 Licence:	Walbrook Wharf is an operating freight wharf located in the City of London adjacent to Cannon Street station. TUM image id: 1508582712 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Tate Modern viewed from Thames pleasure boat (2003) Credit: Christine Matthews TUM image id: 1557161613 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Southwark Cathedral Credit: IG/aleks london diary TUM image id: 1653856025 Licence:	"London Bridge from the Old Swan" by the Irish painter Hubert Pugh (1780) Shooting the tidal rapids at old London Bridge was dangerous; many passengers preferred to get off at the Old Swan, and walk. Immediately across the river in the painting is St Saviour’s Church, now Southwark Cathedral. Credit: Hubert Pugh (Bank of England Museum) TUM image id: 1623675815 Licence:	The George Inn (1889) On Borough High Street and once known as the George and Dragon, the pub is the only surviving galleried London coaching inn. Credit: National Trust TUM image id: 1669912337 Licence:	Optician built into the facade of St Ethelburga’s, Bishopsgate, c.1910 Credit: Bishopsgate Institute TUM image id: 1665401859 Licence:	The Church of All Hallows Lombard Street as seen from Ball Alley in the 1820s. All Hallows was a rare City of London church not demolished due to the Great Fire or the Blitz but to falling attendances. Taken from ’The Churches of London’ by George Godwin (1839) Credit: Robert William Billings and John Le Keux TUM image id: 1627642469 Licence:
Shepherd’s Place archway (built c. 1810), and Tenter Street (c. 1820) in 1909 TUM image id: 1492897455 Licence:	The Shard, taken from the Sky Garden on top of the ’Walkie-Talkie’ (2015) Credit: Wiki Commons/Colin TUM image id: 1644245063 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Adelaide House from above Credit: https://manchesterhistory.net/ TUM image id: 1601636552 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Shown on many older maps as Dashwood Walk, in the 17th century Alderman’s Walk was a passageway leading to the large house and gardens of Sir Frances Dashwood. The poet John Keats was christened at nearby St Botolph’s church in 1795 Credit: https://careergappers.com TUM image id: 1622637249 Licence:	Amen Court, EC4M TUM image id: 1493474208 Licence: CC BY 2.0

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Bank station
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"Cheapside and Bow Church" engraved by W. Albutt (1837) First published in The History of London: Illustrated by Views in London and Westminster. Steel engraved print after a picture by T.H. Shepherd.
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Georg Giese from Danzig, 34-year-old German merchant at the Steelyard, painted in London by Hans Holbein in 1532
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Walbrook Wharf is an operating freight wharf located in the City of London adjacent to Cannon Street station.
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"London Bridge from the Old Swan" by the Irish painter Hubert Pugh (1780) Shooting the tidal rapids at old London Bridge was dangerous; many passengers preferred to get off at the Old Swan, and walk. Immediately across the river in the painting is St Saviour’s Church, now Southwark Cathedral.
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The Church of All Hallows Lombard Street as seen from Ball Alley in the 1820s. All Hallows was a rare City of London church not demolished due to the Great Fire or the Blitz but to falling attendances. Taken from ’The Churches of London’ by George Godwin (1839)
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Adelaide House from above
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Anchor Terrace, SE1 A large symmetrical building on Southwark Bridge Road, Anchor Terrace was built in 1834 for senior employees of the nearby Anchor Brewery. The building was converted into luxury flats in the late 1990s.
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The shoemaker was a 1907 London comedy drama, a play "full of tears and laughter."
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At the south end of Philpot Lane, at its junction with Eastcheap in the City, is 23 Eastcheap, built between 1861 and 1862, as offices and warehousing for the spice-merchants Messrs.’ Hunt and Crombie. A curious feature adorns its facade - a carving of two brown mice, each of which is engaged in a struggle to wrest a large chunk of cheese from the jaws of the other.
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