by Dorothee Schröder In the City of London there are two streets that share a similar name: Jewry Street and Old Jewry. Jewry Street is a short continuation of Crutched
Author: Dorothee Schröder

Ironmonger LaneIronmonger Lane
by Dorothee Schröder Ironmonger Lane is a short, narrow one-way street in the City of London, running between Cheapside in the south and Gresham Street in the north. Its history

HoundsditchHoundsditch
by Dorothee Schröder Houndsditch is a street in the far eastern part of the City of London, running through Portsoken Ward and Bishopsgate Without Ward, which partly overlap with the

Garlick HillGarlick Hill
by Dorothee Schröder Garlick Hill is a short street (156 metres) in the City of London, running from the junction of Cannon Street and Queen Victoria Street in the north

Fleet StreetFleet Street
by Dorothee Schröder Fleet Street is one of the most famous streets in the City of London.It runs from Temple Bar in the west to Ludgate Circus in the east,

EastcheapEastcheap
by Dorothee Schröder Located in the City’s Bridge ward, Eastcheap is a street with a long and storied past. Its name first appeared on an Anglo-Saxon penny of King Harold

Distaff LaneDistaff Lane
by Dorothee Schröder Belonging to Bread Street Ward, Little Distaff Lane was originally located where Cannon Street now runs.After the post–World War II redevelopment, it became known simply as Distaff

CornhillCornhill
by Dorothee Schröder Cornhill is both a ward and a street in the City of London, running from Bank Junction to Leadenhall Street.Alongside Tower Hill and Ludgate Hill, Cornhill is

BishopsgateBishopsgate
by Dorothee Schröder The City of London stands on the site of the former Roman settlement of Londinium.In Roman times, it was enclosed by a defensive wall with seven gates,

Aldgate High StreetAldgate High Street
by Dorothee Schröder Aldgate High Street got its name from one of the gates of the old London Wall dating back to Roman times. There are different explanations of what