Broad Street is one of the
25 ancient wards of the
City of London
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.
History
In medieval times it was divided into ten precincts and contained six churches, of which only two,
St Margaret Lothbury
St Margaret Lothbury is a Church of England parish church on Lothbury in the City of London; it spans the boundary between Coleman Street Ward and Broad Street Ward. Recorded since the 12th century, the church was destroyed in the Great Fire of ...
and
All Hallows-on-the-Wall now survive:
St Bartholomew-by-the-Exchange was demolished in 1840,
St Benet Fink in 1844,
St Martin Outwich in 1874 and
St Peter le Poer in 1907.

The ward's northern boundary along
London Wall
The London Wall is a defensive wall first built by the Ancient Rome, Romans around the strategically important port town of Londinium in AD 200, as well as the name of a #modern, modern street in the City of London, England.
Roman London was ...
and Blomfield Street borders
Coleman Street ward, before curving to the north-east along Liverpool Street, the division with
Bishopsgate
Bishopsgate was one of the eastern gates in London's former defensive wall. The gate's name is traditionally attributed to Earconwald, who was Bishop of London in the 7th century. It was first built in Roman times and marked the beginning o ...
. From here, Old Broad Street runs south-west along the border with
Cornhill where it joins
Throgmorton Street
Throgmorton Street is a road in the City of London that runs between Lothbury in the west and Old Broad Street in the east. Throgmorton Avenue runs from the north side of Throgmorton Street to London Wall.
History
It is named after Nicholas ...
, its southern boundary—to the south of which is the
Bank of England
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in
Walbrook
Walbrook is a Ward of the City of London and a minor street in its vicinity. The ward is named after a River Walbrook, river of the same name.
The ward of Walbrook contains two of the City's most notable landmarks: the Bank of England and the ...
ward. The western boundary follows a series of small courts and alleys adjacent to
Moorgate and then runs up Copthall Avenue. A busy commercial area it also contains two
livery halls of the
Worshipful Company of Carpenters
The Worshipful Company of Carpenters is a livery company of the City of London. The Carpenters were traditionally different from a fellow wood-crafting company, the Worshipful Company of Joiners and Ceilers, in that carpenters utilised nails whi ...
and
Worshipful Company of Drapers
The Worshipful Company of Drapers is one of the 111 Livery Company, livery companies of the City of London, formally styled The Master and Wardens and Brethren and Sisters of the Guild or Fraternity of the Virgin Mary, Blessed Mary the Virgin o ...
on the private Throgmorton Avenue which they jointly own. Like many of the City wards it has a social club for people who work in the area, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in March 2006.
Ward Newsletter
At the top of Old Broad Street, adjacent to Liverpool Street station
Liverpool Street station, also known as London Liverpool Street, is a major central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in the north-eastern corner of the City of London, in the ward of Bishopsgate Without. It i ...
, was Broad Street station which closed in 1986—the only major terminus station in London to have permanently closed.
Politics
Broad Street is one of 25 wards in the City of London
The City of London, also known as ''the City'', is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county and Districts of England, local government district with City status in the United Kingdom, city status in England. It is the Old town, his ...
, each electing an alderman
An alderman is a member of a Municipal government, municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law with similar officials existing in the Netherlands (wethouder) and Belgium (schepen). The term may be titular, denotin ...
to the Court of Aldermen and commoners (the City equivalent of a councillor
A councillor, alternatively councilman, councilwoman, councilperson, or council member, is someone who sits on, votes in, or is a member of, a council. This is typically an elected representative of an electoral district in a municipal or re ...
) to the Court of Common Council
The Court of Common Council is the primary decision-making body of the City of London Corporation. It meets nine times per year. Most of its work is carried out by committees. City of London Corporation elections , Elections are held at least eve ...
of the City of London Corporation
The City of London Corporation, officially and legally the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London, is the local authority of the City of London, the historic centre of London and the location of much of the United Kingdom's f ...
. Only electors who are Freemen of the City of London are eligible to stand.
Elected representatives
* Alderman: Michael Mainelli
* Deputy: Christopher Hayward
* Common Council: Shahnan Bakth, Antony Manchester
References
External links
Broad Street Ward
The Official Ward Website
City of London Corporation
Map of City of London Wards (2003 —)
Broad Street Ward Club
- a Social Club based in the City of London
- Historical Map and Encyclopedia of Shakespeare's London (Scholarly)
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