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City of London
The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
, formerly part of the A11. It runs east from Cornhill to Aldgate, and west vice-versa. Aldgate Pump
Aldgate Pump
Aldgate Pump is an historic water pump in the City of London, at the junction of Aldgate High Street , Fenchurch Street and Leadenhall Street. The pump marks the start of the A13 road to Shoeburyness, and is a Grade II listed structure. As a well, it was mentioned during the reign of King John...
is at the junction with Aldgate. During much of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries its name was synonymous with the East India Company
East India Company
The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
which had its heaquarters there.
Notable buildings and companies
In 1879 a telephone exchange was installed at 101 Leadenhall Street by The Telephone Company Ltd. (Bell's Patents) — one of the first in London.The street was home to East India House
East India House
East India House in Leadenhall Street in the City of London in England was the headquarters of the British East India Company. It was built on the foundations of the Elizabethan mansion Craven House, the London residence of Sir William Craven, Lord Mayor of London, to designs by the merchant and...
from 1729 until its demolition in 1869; the site is now occupied by the insurance market Lloyd's of London
Lloyd's of London
Lloyd's, also known as Lloyd's of London, is a British insurance and reinsurance market. It serves as a partially mutualised marketplace where multiple financial backers, underwriters, or members, whether individuals or corporations, come together to pool and spread risk...
. The London Metal Exchange
London Metal Exchange
The London Metal Exchange is the futures exchange with the world's largest market in options, and futures contracts on base and other metals. As the LME offers contracts with daily expiry dates of up to three months from trade date, along with longer-dated contracts up to 123 months, it also...
is located at 56 Leadenhall Street.
Several companies are also headquartered on Leadenhall Street, including Xchanging
Xchanging
Xchanging PLC is an outsourcing company for business processes, with a wide range of multinational customers in 42 countries.Xchanging offer a range of "partnering" and outsourcing contract arrangements. In "partnering", Xchanging share any profit and capital benefits from productivity...
, Ace European Group, Markel Insurance Services, Verdasys's EMEA Headquarter and Allianz Global Risks.
Leadenhall Market
Leadenhall Market
Leadenhall Market is a covered market in the City of London, located at Gracechurch Street but with vehicular access also available via Whittington Avenue to the north and Lime Street to the south and east and additional pedestrian access via a number of narrow passageways.-History:The market dates...
is accessible via Whittington Avenue, a small side road off Leadenhall Street. Opposite the Lloyd's building
Lloyd's building
The Lloyd's building is the home of the insurance institution Lloyd's of London, and is located at 1, Lime Street, in the City of London, England.-Design:...
is a 48-storey skyscraper under construction, the Leadenhall Building
122 Leadenhall Street
122 Leadenhall Street is an address on Leadenhall Street in the City of London where a 225 metre tall skyscraper designed by Richard Rogers and frequently referred to as "the Cheese Grater" is currently under construction. The site is adjacent to the Lloyd's building, also designed by Rogers...
, due to be completed in 2014.
See also
- Leadenhall MarketLeadenhall MarketLeadenhall Market is a covered market in the City of London, located at Gracechurch Street but with vehicular access also available via Whittington Avenue to the north and Lime Street to the south and east and additional pedestrian access via a number of narrow passageways.-History:The market dates...
- 122 Leadenhall Street122 Leadenhall Street122 Leadenhall Street is an address on Leadenhall Street in the City of London where a 225 metre tall skyscraper designed by Richard Rogers and frequently referred to as "the Cheese Grater" is currently under construction. The site is adjacent to the Lloyd's building, also designed by Rogers...
- Lloyd's buildingLloyd's buildingThe Lloyd's building is the home of the insurance institution Lloyd's of London, and is located at 1, Lime Street, in the City of London, England.-Design:...