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SMITHFIELD &
SPITALFIELDS

THE CITY
T h a m e s
SOUTHWARK &
1 Mansion House BANKSIDE
The official home of the City Locator Map
of London’s Lord Mayor See Central London Map pp16–17
contains a small prison.
4 . Bank of England Museum
The intriguing story of England’s
E financial system is explored here.
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L O M B A R D S T Exchange
3 Royal
Q U E E N V I C T O R I A S T R E E T O O K ’ S KING WILLIAM STREET heart of London’s
Since its
foundation in
Tudor times, the

Royal Exchange

has been at the

commerce.
N L B R I T H I N Lombard Street
A W is named after Italian
E C A N N O N S W S bankers who settled
T here from Lombardy
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R in the 13th century. It is

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U E T still a banking centre.

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St Mary Woolnoth is a
characteristically powerful work by
Wren’s pupil, Nicholas Hawksmoor.
St Mary Abchurch owes
its unusually spacious feel to
the large dome designed
by Wren. The altar carving is by
Key
Grinling Gibbons.
Suggested route
2. St Stephen Walbrook
The dome here is a forerunner to that atop
0 metres 100
St Paul’s. The interior contains original
0 yards 100 features, such as this font.
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