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THE CITY

The capital’s financial district, the City of of the city’s churches, with his magnificent
London (or just “the City”), is built on the dome for St Paul’s Cathedral rising above
site of the original Roman settlement. them all. These and the halls of the
Much of the early City was obliterated by traditional guilds and livery companies are
the Great Fire of 1666, though hints can reminders of the City’s long history. Now
be found in its still jumbled medieval street the spires and financial institutions stand
plan, with names such as Cheapside and alongside dour postwar office blocks and
Poultry. After the fire, rebuilding was rapid: some extraordinary modern architecture,
Christopher Wren (see p51) rebuilt dozens such as the Lloyd’s building and the Gherkin.

Sights at a Glance
Historic Streets and Buildings Monuments Restaurants see pp302–4
1 Mansion House q Monument 1 Goodman Steakhouse
3 Royal Exchange Churches and Cathedrals 2 Haz Plantation Place
7 Old Bailey 2 St Stephen Walbrook 3 The Restaurant at
8 Apothecaries’ Hall 5 St Mary-le-Bow St Paul’s Cathedral
9 Fishmongers’ Hall 6 St Paul’s Cathedral pp152–5 4 Sauterelle
w Old Billingsgate 0 St Magnus the Martyr
e Sky Garden r All Hallows by the Tower
t Tower of London pp158–61 i St Helen’s Bishopsgate
y Tower Bridge o St Katharine Cree
a Lloyd’s of London
Docks
Museums and Galleries
4 Bank of England Museum u St Katharine Docks 0 metres 500
s Guildhall 0 yards 500
Historic Markets
p Leadenhall Market

Moorgate
City L O N D O N WA L L L O N D O N WA L L
Thameslink ST MARTIN'S LE GRAND WOOD ST BASI NGHAL L ST MOORGATE
OLD BAILEY N E W G AT E S T GRESHAM STR EET COLEMAN ST OLD BROA D ST BISHOPSGATE BEVIS MARKS
WOOD ST
HOUNDSDITCH
LOTHBURY
St Paul's C H E A P S I D E KING ST OLD JEWRY PRINCE'S ST THREADNEEDLE BURY ST Aldgate
FARRINGDON ST
ST
LUDGATE HILL
QUEEN ST POULTRY Bank CORNHILL CITY LEADENHALL ST
CARTER LANE
ST LIM E ST A V I N E ST
WATLING
NEW CHANGE
QUEEN VICTORIA STREET Mansion WILLIAM ST GRACECHURCH ST FENCHURCH STREET L D G AT E MINORIES
KING
CANNON STREET
CASTLE BAYWARD ST House Fenchurch Tower
NEW BRIDGE ST
Street
Blackfriars Gateway DLR
Monument EASTCHEAP Tower MINO RIES HILL
U P P E R T H A M E S Cannon
Street Hill
Blackfriars S T R E E T TOWER HILL
Bridge Millennium BYWARD ST
Bridge
Southwark LOWER THAMES ST
Bridge LOWER THAMES
ST
London TOWER BRIDGE
Bridge APPROACH
Tower
Pier
R i v e r T h a m e s
Tower
Bridge
St Katharine's
Pier
Street Finder maps 14, 15, 16
South side view of St Paul’s Cathedral with its impressive dome For keys to symbols see back flap
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