At the centre of Saxon London, the aldermen (elder statesmen of City wards) met in a ’bury’ (house) in a time before the Guildhall was built.
Aldermanbury Square was laid out in 1962 following significant war damage in the area as part of the London Wall Plan of 1955.
Originally more a traffic island rather than a square, re-landscaping took place in time for the Millennium enabled by the Brewers’ Company. In 2006 it was again reconfigured as part of the Street Scene Challenge initiative run by the City of London.
It is now a traffic-free public space with tree planting, lighting, seating and a water feature.
