Ward of Bishopsgate
Ward of Bishopsgate shown within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ330813
Sui generis	City of London
Administrative area	Greater London
Region	London
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	EC2
Dialling code	020
Police	City of London
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
European Parliament	London
UK Parliament	Cities of London and Westminster
London Assembly
List of places: UK • England • London

Coordinates: 51°30′54″N 0°04′56″W / 51.514903, -0.082316

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Bishopsgate is a road and ward in the east part of the City of London, extending north from Gracechurch Street to Norton Folgate^[1]. A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at subnational level represented by one or more councillors For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically Gracechurch Street is a street in the City of London, and forms part of the A10. Norton Folgate is a short length of street in London, connecting Bishopsgate with Shoreditch High Street on the northern edge of its financial district It is named after one of the original seven gates in London Wall. London Wall was the Defensive wall built by the Romans around Londinium, their strategically important port town on the River Thames in England The site of this gate is marked by a stone Bishop's Mitre, fixed high on a building, at the junction of Wormwood Street and Camomile Street with Bishopsgate. A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight The mitre (sometimes also spelled miter from the Greek μίτρα, 'headband' or 'turban' is a type of headgear now known as the traditional ceremonial head-dress of Wormwood Street is a street in the City of London which connects the London Wall thoroughfare with Bishopsgate. The ward is bounded by Worship Street in the north, where the edge of the City meets the London Boroughs of Islington and Hackney and London Wall to the south. The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. The London Borough of Islington ( is a London borough in North and Inner London. The London Borough of Hackney ( is a London borough in North-East London and forms part of Inner London. London Wall was the Defensive wall built by the Romans around Londinium, their strategically important port town on the River Thames in England It neighbours Portsoken ward and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in the east. Portsoken is a historical district in the City of London, located outside the former London Wall, on the eastern part of the City near Aldgate. The London Borough of Tower Hamlets ( is a London borough to the east of the City of London, England and north of the River Thames in East The western boundary is formed by Old Broad Street, where the ward meets Broad Street ward. Broad Street is one of the 25 wards within the City of London, a self-governing Enclave within the capital city of the United Kingdom. Over 46,000 people work in the ward, but it has a resident population of only 48^[2].

History

Originally Roman, the Bishop's Gate was rebuilt by the Hansa merchants in 1471 in exchange for the steelyard privileges. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial The Hanseatic League (also known as the Hansa) was an alliance of trading cities and their Guilds that established and maintained trade The Steelyard, from the German Stalhof, was in the Middle Ages the main trading base of the Hanseatic League in London. Its final form was erected in 1735 by the City authorities and demolished in 1760. This gate often displayed the heads of criminals on spikes. London Wall (which is no longer extant in this sector) divided the ward and road into an intramural portion called Bishopsgate Within and an extramural portion called Bishopsgate Without. The Bishopsgate thoroughfare forms part of the A10 and the section to north of the site of the original Gate is the start of Roman Ermine Street, also known as the 'Old North Road'. Ermine Street should not be confused with Ermin Street, the road from Silchester to Gloucester.

Bishopsgate-Street Ward in 1720.

The parish church for the area of Bishopsgate Without is Saint Botolph's. A parish church, in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a Parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches Botolph, Botulph or Botulf (d c 680 was an English Abbot and Saint. This is situated just to the north of the original Gate on the west side of the road.

Bishopsgate Within was originally divided into many parishs each with its own parish church: St Andrew Undershaft, St Ethelburga Bishopsgate, St Martin Outwich, St Mary Axe and St Helen's Bishopsgate, now all amalgamated under the jurisdiction of the latter. St Andrew Undershaft is a Church of England church located at St Mary Axe, in Aldgate ward of the City of London, near the Lloyd's St Ethelburga-the-Virgin within Bishopsgate is a Church of England church in the City of London, located on Bishopsgate near Liverpool Street St Martin Outwich was a medieval parish church in the City of London It was demolished in 1874 and its parish was combined with Great St Helen's, located St Mary Axe was a medieval parish in London whose name survives on the street it formerly occupied St Mary Axe St Helen's Bishopsgate is a large conservative evangelical Anglican church, in Lime Street ward, in the City of London, St Helen's is a very historic medieval church and former monastic establishment with many ancient funerary monuments and a stained glass window depicting Shakespeare - commemorating a very famous former parishioner who lived in the area in the early to mid 1590s (Wood 2003: 124). William Shakespeare ( baptised

Bishopsgate was originally the location of many coaching inns which accommodated passengers setting out on the Old North Road. This article is about coaching inns in general for individual inns see Stagecoach Inn (Disambiguation In Europe, from approximately the mid 17th These, though they survived the Great Fire of London, have now all been demolished, though the modern White Hart pub, to the north of St Botolph's, is the successor of an inn of the same name. This article is about the Great Fire of 1666 For other great fires in London see Early fires of London or Second Great Fire of London. Others included the Dolphin, the Flower Pot, the Green Dragon, the Wrestlers, the Angel and the Black Bull. This latter was a venue for the Queen's Men theatrical troupe in the 16th century (Wood 2003: 124-8). This is about Queen Elizabeth's playing company See also Queen Anne's Men. The name of an inn called the Catherine Wheel (demolished 1911) is commemorated by Catherine Wheel Alley which leads off Bishopsgate to the east (Weinreb and Hibbert 1983: 127). The 17th century facade of Sir Paul Pindar's House, demolished to make may for Liverpool Street Station in 1890, on Bishopsgate was also preserved and can now be seen in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Sir Paul Pindar (1565-1650 was a merchant and from 1611-1620 was Ambassador of King James I of England to the Ottoman Empire. Liverpool Street station, also called London Liverpool Street, is a major railway station and connected London Underground station in the north eastern The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design housing a permanent collection In the 18th century this grand residence became a tavern called Sir Paul Pindar's Head (Weinreb and Hibbert 1983: 586). Also demolished (but then re-erected in Chelsea) was the old Crosby Hall, at one time the residence of Richard III of England and Thomas More. Chelsea is an area of south-west London, England, bounded to the south by the River Thames, where its frontage runs from Chelsea Bridge along Richard III ( 2 October 1452 &ndash 22 August 1485) was King of England from 1483 until his death Sir Thomas More (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535 from 1935 Saint Thomas More, was an English Lawyer, author and statesman who in his lifetime gained Bishopsgate is the site of Liverpool Street station, the notable public house Dirty Dick's, the Bishopsgate Institute, and many offices. Liverpool Street station, also called London Liverpool Street, is a major railway station and connected London Underground station in the north eastern Opposite Liverpool Street Station, on Bishopsgate, is Dirty Dick's an historic city Pub, which takes its name from the dirty Warehouse on Leadenhall Street The Bishopsgate Institute is a cultural institute located on Bishopsgate two minutes walk from Liverpool Street station

Liverpool St

Looking north from a pedestrian bridge across Bishopsgate

On 24 April 1993 it was the site of the Bishopsgate bombing, a Provisional Irish Republican Army truck bombing, which killed journalist Ed Henty, injured over 40 people and caused £1 billion worth of damage,^[3] including the destruction of St Ethelburga's church, and serious damage to Liverpool St. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The Bishopsgate bombing occurred on 24 April 1993 when the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA detonated a Truck bomb in London's financial district The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the Tube Station. The London Underground is a Metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire Police had received a coded warning, but were still evacuating the area at the time of the explosion. The insurance payments required were so enormous, that Lloyd's of London almost went bankrupt under the strain, and there was a crisis in the London insurance market. For the film see Lloyd's of London (film. Lloyd's of London is a British Insurance market The area had already suffered damage from the Baltic Exchange bombing the year before. The Baltic Exchange is a British company that operates the premier global marketplace for Shipbrokers ship owners and charterers The company

The street is home to the main London offices of several major banks including the Royal Bank of Scotland, ABN AMRO and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. A banker or bank is a Financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money The Royal Bank of Scotland plc ( Scottish Gaelic: Banca Rìoghail na h-Alba) is one of the retail banking subsidiaries of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group ABN AMRO is a Dutch bank currently owned by RFS Holdings BV, a consortium of Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Fortis Bank Nederland, and Banco Santander Founded in 1991 the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD uses the tools of investment to help build market economies and democracies in 27 countries from central Europe

In June 2005, plans were unveiled for the Bishopsgate Tower, a huge skyscraper to be built at the northern end of the road. The Bishopsgate Tower, also known as The Pinnacle or The Helter-Skelter, is a 288-metre (945 ft 63-storey Skyscraper currently under construction in the A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable Building. There is no official definition or a precise cutoff height above which a building may clearly be classified as a skyscraper

Politics

Bishopsgate is one of 25 wards in the City of London, each electing an Alderman, to the Court of Aldermen and Commoners (the City equivalent of a Councillor) to the Court of Common Council of the City of London Corporation. A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at subnational level represented by one or more councillors For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions The Court of Aldermen is an elected body forming part of the City of London Corporation. In British law a commoner is someone who is neither the Sovereign nor a peer. A councillor or councilor ( Cllr, Coun, Clr or Cr for short is a member of a Local government council such as a The City of London Corporation (formerly known as the Corporation of London)is the municipal governing body of the City of London. The City of London Corporation (formerly known as the Corporation of London)is the municipal governing body of the City of London. Only electors who are Freemen of the City of London are eligible to stand. Freedom of the City is an honour bestowed by some municipalities in Australia, Canada, Ireland, France, Italy, New Zealand

Bishopsgate, in the heart of London's financial district. Seen here is Tower 42 formerly owned by NatWest

See also

• Fortifications of London
• City gate
• City wall
• 99 Bishopsgate
• 100 Bishopsgate
• Heron Tower at 110 Bishopsgate
• Bishopsgate Tower
• Broadgate Tower

References

• Ben Weinreb and Christopher Hibbert (1983) The London Encyclopedia. Christopher Hibbert, MC, FRSL, FRGS (born 5 March 1924 is an English writer Historian and biographer The London Encyclopaedia, first published in 1983 and revised in 1993 and 1995 is a 1007 page historical reference work on England 's capital city London
• Michael Wood (2003) In Search of Shakespeare. Michael Wood refers to Michael Wood (academic, former chair of the Princeton University English Department Michael Wood (historian London: BBC Wordwide.

External links

• Map
• Ward map from the Corporation of London
• Guide to Pubs and Bars in Bishopsgate
• Map of Early Modern London: Bishopsgate Ward - Historical Map and Encyclopedia of Shakespeare's London (Scholarly)