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Lime Street is one of the
25 ancient wards of the
City of London
The City of London is a city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the historic centre and constitutes, alongside Canary Wharf, the primary central business district (CBD) of London. It constituted most of London f ...
.
''It is divided into four precincts; and it is worthy a remark that, though the ward includes parts of several parishes, there is not even a whole street in it.'' (John Noorthhouck, 1773)
It takes its name from the production of
lime
Lime commonly refers to:
* Lime (fruit), a green citrus fruit
* Lime (material), inorganic materials containing calcium, usually calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide
* Lime (color), a color between yellow and green
Lime may also refer to:
Botany ...
in the vicinity during medieval times. It is bounded to the north by
Camomile Street, the division with
Bishopsgate ward, before travelling due south along its eastern extremity,
St. Mary Axe (which separates it from
Aldgate
Aldgate () was a gate in the former defensive wall around the City of London. It gives its name to Aldgate High Street, the first stretch of the A11 road, which included the site of the former gate.
The area of Aldgate, the most common use of ...
ward), then south-west to the southernmost point of the ward (where
Lime Street itself makes a small peninsula into
Langbourn ward), cutting through
Leadenhall Market and from there northwards up
Gracechurch Street
Gracechurch Street is a main road in the City of London, the historic and financial centre of London, which is designated the A1213.
It is home to a number of shops, restaurants, and offices and has an entrance to Leadenhall Market, a covered ...
with the ward of
Cornhill to the west. Just outside the ward boundary to the east is
St Ethelburga's Bishopsgate,
bombed by the IRA in 1993 and restored through generous donations, such as that provided by the Lime Street Ward Club.
A well organised ward, it has a long association with the
insurance
Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss in which, in exchange for a fee, a party agrees to compensate another party in the event of a certain loss, damage, or injury. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to hedge ...
industry, with the specialist market
Lloyd's of London
Lloyd's of London, generally known simply as Lloyd's, is an insurance and reinsurance market located in London, England. Unlike most of its competitors in the industry, it is not an insurance company; rather, Lloyd's is a corporate body gove ...
based within its boundaries at the
Lloyd's building
The Lloyd's building (sometimes known as the Inside-Out Building) is the home of the insurance institution Lloyd's of London. It is located on the former site of East India House in Lime Street, in London's main financial district, the City of ...
. Three major construction projects —
The Pinnacle, the
Leadenhall Building
122 Leadenhall Street, which is also known as the Leadenhall Building, is a skyscraper in central London. It opened in July 2014 and was designed by the Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners; it is known informally as The Cheesegrater because of it ...
and
100 Bishopsgate
100 Bishopsgate consists of two mixed-use buildings in central London. The buildings are situated on the eastern edge of the City of London financial district.
Building 1 on the site is a 40-storey tower comprising five floors of each and 32 of ...
— are within the boundaries of the ward, and these skyscrapers will dramatically increase the number of workers in the 2010s.
Politics
Lime Street is one of 25 wards in the City of London, each electing an
alderman
An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members t ...
to the
Court of Aldermen
The Court of Aldermen forms part of the senior governance of the City of London Corporation. It comprises twenty-five aldermen of the City of London, presided over by the Lord Mayor (becoming senior alderman during his year of office). The Co ...
and Commoners (the City equivalent of a councillor) to the
Court of Common Council
The Court of Common Council is the primary decision-making body of the City of London Corporation. It meets nine times per year. Most of its work is carried out by committees. Elections are held at least every four years. It is largely composed o ...
of the
City of London Corporation
The City of London Corporation, officially and legally the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London, is the municipal governing body of the City of London, the historic centre of London and the location of much of the United King ...
. Only electors who are
Freemen of the City of London
The Freedom of the City (or Borough in some parts of the UK) is an honour bestowed by a municipality upon a valued member of the community, or upon a visiting celebrity or dignitary. Arising from the medieval practice of granting respected ...
are eligible to stand.
The
Lord Mayor of London
The Lord Mayor of London is the mayor of the City of London and the leader of the City of London Corporation. Within the City, the Lord Mayor is accorded precedence over all individuals except the sovereign and retains various traditional pow ...
for 2006–07,
John Stuttard,
Ward Web Site Profile
is its current alderman.
Notable buildings and sites
* St Helen's Bishopsgate
St Helen's Bishopsgate is an Anglican church in London. It is located in Great St Helen's, off Bishopsgate.
It is the largest surviving parish church in the City of London. Several notable figures are buried there, and it contains more monumen ...
* Leadenhall Market
* 100 Bishopsgate
100 Bishopsgate consists of two mixed-use buildings in central London. The buildings are situated on the eastern edge of the City of London financial district.
Building 1 on the site is a 40-storey tower comprising five floors of each and 32 of ...
* St. Helen's (formerly the Commercial Union building and Aviva Tower)
* Leadenhall Building
122 Leadenhall Street, which is also known as the Leadenhall Building, is a skyscraper in central London. It opened in July 2014 and was designed by the Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners; it is known informally as The Cheesegrater because of it ...
* Lloyd's building
The Lloyd's building (sometimes known as the Inside-Out Building) is the home of the insurance institution Lloyd's of London. It is located on the former site of East India House in Lime Street, in London's main financial district, the City of ...
References
External links
Lime Street Ward
The Official Ward Website
City of London Corporation
Map of Lime Street ward (2003 —)
Map of Early Modern London: Lime Street Ward
- Historical Map and Encyclopedia of Shakespeare's London (Scholarly)
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