Throgmorton Street is a road in the
City of London
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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 Throckmorton,
Throgmorton Street: The Drapers' Company.
British History Online. Retrieved 5 May 2017. chief banker of England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I
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and the head of an ancient Warwickshire
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family.
The London Stock Exchange
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occupied the southern side of Throgmorton Street from 1972 to 2004. It was also once the location of the Austin Friars home of Thomas Cromwell
Thomas Cromwell (; – 28 July 1540) was an English statesman and lawyer who served as List of English chief ministers, chief minister to King Henry VIII from 1534 to 1540, when he was beheaded on orders of the king, who later blamed false cha ...
, King Henry VIII
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's chief minister.
Transport
The nearest London Underground
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The Undergro ...
station is Bank
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, which can be reached via Princes Street, a short distance to the south from Throgmorton Street's western end. The nearest mainline railway station is Liverpool Street.
Throgmorton Avenue
Throgmorton Avenue runs from Throgmorton Street to 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 ...
: it is a private road belonging to the Drapers' livery company and Carpenters' livery company with gates at each end; there is also pedestrian access from Copthall Avenue and Austin Friars. The gates to London Wall are controlled by the Carpenters' Company and are open between about 7 am and 7 pm on working weekdays. The livery halls of both companies can be accessed from the avenue, as can Drapers' Gardens; the Drapers occasionally use their hall's grander entrance on Throgmorton Street.
See also
* List of eponymous roads in London
References
External links
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Streets in the City of London
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