Lime Street is one of the 25 ancient wards of the

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''It is divided into four precincts; and it is worthy a remark that, though the ward includes parts of several parishes, there is not even a whole street in it.'' (John Noorthhouck, 1773)

It takes its name from the production of lime in the vicinity during medieval times. It is bounded to the north by Camomile Street, the division with Bishopsgate ward, before travelling due south along its eastern extremity, St Mary Axe (which separates it from

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ward), then south-west to the southernmost point of the ward (where Lime Street itself makes a small peninsula into Langbourn ward), cutting through

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and from there northwards up Gracechurch Street with the ward of Cornhill to the west. Just outside the ward boundary to the east is St Ethelburga's Bishopsgate, bombed by the IRA in 1993 and restored through generous donations, such as that provided by the Lime Street Ward Club. A well organised ward, it has a long association with the

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industry, with the specialist market

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based within its boundaries at the

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. Three major construction projects – The Pinnacle, the Leadenhall Building and 100 Bishopsgate – are within the boundaries of the ward, and these skyscrapers will dramatically increase the number of workers in the 2010s.

Politics

Lime Street is one of 25 wards in the City of London, each electing an

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to the

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and Commoners (the City equivalent of a councillor) to the

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of the

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. Only electors who are Freemen of the City of London are eligible to stand. The ex

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for 2017-18, Sir Charles Edward Beck Bowman, is its current alderman.

Notable buildings and sites

* St Helen's Bishopsgate *

* 100 Bishopsgate * St Helen's (formerly the Commercial Union building and Aviva Tower) * Leadenhall Building *

References

External links

Lime Street Ward
The Official Ward Website
City of London Corporation
Map of Lime Street ward (2003–)
Map of Early Modern London: Lime Street Ward
– Historical Map and Encyclopedia of Shakespeare's London (Scholarly) {{City of London wards Wards of the City of London