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 ...

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 Bank of England and the

Mansion House A mansion is a large dwelling house. The word itself derives through Old French from the Latin word ''mansio'' "dwelling", an abstract noun derived from the verb ''manere'' "to dwell". The English word ''manse'' originally defined a property la ...

. The street runs between

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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

. On the street is the church of

St Stephen Walbrook St Stephen Walbrook is a church in the City of London, part of the Church of England's Diocese of London. The present domed building was erected to the designs of Sir Christopher Wren following the destruction of its medieval predecessor in the ...

, 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 Bank of England and the

, the official residence of the Lord Mayor, are both situated in Walbrook ward, as is the historic

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(the latter situated on Cannon Street). Within the ward is also the

Walbrook Club The Walbrook Club is a social and business dining club near the Bank of England and the Mansion House located in the Ward of Walbrook in London. The Club is set in a Queen Anne-style townhouse at the end of a private court next door to the U ...

, a private dining club founded in 2000; this was designed by

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Annabel's Annabel's is a private members club at 46 Berkeley Square in Mayfair, London. It was opened at 44 Berkeley Square in 1963 by Mark Birley and named for his wife Lady Annabel Vane-Tempest-Stewart. It was founded in the basement of the Clermon ...

, and is set in a

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townhouse A townhouse, townhome, town house, or town home, is a type of terraced housing. A modern townhouse is often one with a small footprint on multiple floors. In a different British usage, the term originally referred to any type of city residence ...

. Walbrook is one of 25

ward Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward * Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a priso ...

s in the City of London, each electing an

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and

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(the City equivalent of a

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) to the

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of the

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. Only electors who are

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are eligible to stand.

Politics

The ward is represented in the City of London Corporation by

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

References

Ackroyd, Peter. '' London: The Biography'' (

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, 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 Walbrook is a City ward 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 Bank of England and the Mansion House. The street runs ...

City ward

Politics

See also

References

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