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Walbrook is a City ward and a minor street in its vicinity. The ward is named after a river of the same name.

Ward of Walbrook

Ward of Walbrook sign
Ward of Walbrook
Location within Greater London
OS grid referenceTQ325810
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  • City of London
Administrative areaGreater London
Region
  • London
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLONDON
Postcode districtEC4
Dialling code020
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51.51240°N 0.09°W / 51.51240; -0.09

The ward of Walbrook contains two of the City's most notable landmarks: the Bank of England 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


Location within the City
Location within the City

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.[1] On the street is the church of St Stephen Walbrook, 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 Great Fire of London; Christopher Wren built a new church there in 1672, which still stands, to replace it. The Bank of England 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[clarification needed] by Mark Birley of Annabel's, and is set in a Queen Anne-style townhouse.[2]

Walbrook is one of 25 wards in the City of London, each electing an Alderman and Commoners (the City equivalent of a Councillor) 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 Alderman and the Common Councilmen James Thomson (Deputy) and Peter Bennett.[3]


See also



References


  1. Grid reference Finder measurement tools
  2. Rankine, Kate (13 September 2003). "Business profile: Chairman with a passion for needlework". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  3. "Elected Members - Walbrook Ward". Walbrook Ward. Walbrook Ward. Retrieved 6 November 2017.

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




На других языках


[de] Walbrook

Walbrook ist der Name einer Straße und eines – heute unterirdisch verlaufenden – Baches in London. Beide liegen in der City of London, dem historischen Zentrum der Stadt.
- [en] Walbrook

[ru] Уолбрук

Уолбрук (англ. Walbrook) — название притока реки Темзы, протекающей сейчас под Лондоном по подземному руслу, а также улицы в Лондоне.



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