Broad Street (ward)
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| Ward of Broad Street | |
  Ward of Broad Street shown within Greater London |
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| 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 | |
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. In mediaeval times it was divided into ten precincts[1] and contained six churches[2], of which only two, St Margaret Lothbury and All Hallows-on-the-Wall now survive[3]: St Bartholomew-by-the-Exchange was demolished in 1840, St Benet Fink in 1844, St Martin Outwich 1874 and St Peter le Poer in 1907[4].
The ward’s northern boundary along London Wall and Blomfield Street borders Coleman Street ward, before curving to the north-east along Liverpool Street, the division with Bishopsgate. From here Old Broad Street travels south-west along the border with Cornhill where it joins Throgmorton Street, its southern boundary- to the south of which are the Stock Exchange and Bank of England in Walbrook Ward. The western boundary follows a series of small courts and alleys[5] adjacent to Moorgate. A busy commercial area [6] it also contains two Livery halls (Carpenter’s [7] and Draper’s,[8]). Like many of the City Wards it has a social club for people who work in the area[9], which celebrated its 30th anniversary in March 2006[10].
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[edit] Politics
Broad Street 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. Only electors who are Freeman of the City of London are eligible to stand.
[edit] Ward Club
The Broad Street Ward Club was formed in October 1976 to provide a meeting ground for those working within the Ward. More details: [11] and a brief history of the Ward: [12].
[edit] References
- ^ Book 2, Ch. 12: Broad Street Ward, A New History of London: Including Westminster and Southwark (1773), pp. 566-76 accessed: 23 September 2007
- ^ The Dutch Church at Austin Friars was originally a monastic foundation Churches of City of London, Reynolds,H (Bodley Head 1922)
- ^ 1750 map of Broad Street & Cornhill Ward (London Ancestor) accessed: 23 September 2007
- ^ Genealogical web-site
- ^ Exact boundaries
- ^ Police overview
- ^ Livery Carpenter’s Web-site
- ^ Draper’s Information
- ^ Ward Club
- ^ Ward Newsletter
- ^ www.broadstreetwardclub.org
- ^ history.broadstreetwardclub.org
[edit] External Links
- Map of Early Modern London: Broad Street Ward - Historical Map and Encyclopedia of Shakespeare's London (Scholarly)
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