
Threadneedle Street
'Threadneedle Street' is a road in the
City of London, leading from an intersection with Poultry,
Cornhill,
King William Street and
Lombard Street, to
Bishopsgate.
It is famous as the site of the
Bank of England, often called 'the old lady of Threadneedle Street' and has been at the same location since
1734. Until
2004 the
London Stock Exchange was situated on this street.
The
Baltic Exchange was founded in the ''Virginia and Baltick Coffee House'' in Threadneedle Street in
1744.
"Threadneedle Street" is also the name of a
B-side by the
British band
Blur.

Threadneedle Street from the air