Walbrook is a

City ward A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to t ...

and a minor street in its vicinity. The ward is named after a river of the same name. The ward of Walbrook contains two of the City's most notable landmarks: the

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and the Mansion House. The street runs between Cannon Street and Bank junction, though vehicular traffic can only access it via Bucklersbury, a nearby side-road off Queen Victoria Street.

City ward

A street called Walbrook runs along the lower part of the brook's course. A valley is clearly visible; this can be seen most clearly at the junction of Walbrook and Cannon Street. On the street is the church of

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, which originally stood on the west bank of the stream, but was rebuilt around 1439 on the east side. In 1666 the church was destroyed in the

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;

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built a new church there in 1672, which still stands, to replace it. The

and the Mansion House, the official residence of the Lord Mayor, are both situated in Walbrook ward, as is the historic London Stone (the latter situated on Cannon Street). Within the ward is also the Walbrook Club, a private dining club founded in 2000; this was designed by

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of Annabel's, and is set in a Queen Anne-style

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. Walbrook is one of 25 wards in the City of London, each electing an

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and Commoners (the City equivalent of a

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) to the Court of Common Council of the City of London Corporation. Only electors who are Freemen of the City of London are eligible to stand.

Politics

The ward is represented in the City of London Corporation by John Garbutt

and the Common Councilmen James Thomson (Deputy) and Peter Bennett.

References

Ackroyd, Peter. '' London: The Biography'' ( Chatto & Windus, 2000) p. 33

External links

City of London Corporation
Map of Walbrook ward (2003 —)
Walbrook Ward
The Official Ward Website {{City of London wards Wards of the City of London Streets in the City of London Landforms of the City of London Walbrook

City ward

Politics

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