Ward of Bishopsgate

Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	TQ330813
Administration
Local government:	Corporation of London
Region:	London
Nation:	England
Other
Ceremonial county:	City of London
Traditional county:	Middlesex
Post office and telephone
Post town:	LONDON
Postcode:	EC2
Dialling code:	020
Politics
UK Parliament:	Cities of London and Westminster
London Assembly:	City and East London
European Parliament:	London

Looking north from a pedestrian bridge across Bishopsgate

Bishopsgate, in the heart of London's financial district. Tower 42, the tallest building in the City, soars overhead.

Bishopsgate is a road and ward in the east of the City of London, running north from Gracechurch to Norton Folgate. It is named after a gate in the London Wall that the Romans built around Londinium to defend it. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The United Kingdom is made up of four parts - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ... Arms of the City of London as shown on Blackfriars station. ... The region (sometimes known as Government Office Region) is currently the highest tier of local government in England. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... Home Nations is a term used to refer to the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom — England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland — collectively, but as separate entities, distinct from the United Kingdom as a whole. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to administrative counties of England. ... The eastern side of the City of London viewed from St. ... The traditional counties of England are historic subdivisions of the country into around 40 regions. ... Middlesex as a traditional county before 1888. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK and Australian postal codes are known as postcodes. ... Major roads in EC2 London EC2 is the London postal district covering the area around Bishopsgate and Liverpool Street in the City of London. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... To see the list in alphabetical order see the categories UK Parliamentary constituencies and UK Parliamentary constituencies (historic). ... Cities of London and Westminster is a constituency covering the area comprising the City of London and the City of Westminster in Central London. ... Greater London is divided into a number of constituencies for London Assembly elections. ... Greater London is divided into a number of constituencies for London Assembly elections. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... London is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... Image File history File links Flag of the City of London obtained under fair use gudelines. ... Download high resolution version (800x1067, 170 KB)Bishopsgate, photo by User:Salimfadhley File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (800x1067, 170 KB)Bishopsgate, photo by User:Salimfadhley File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (849x1471, 370 KB) Bishopsgate, at the junction with Camomile Street and Wormwood Street, in the City of London, with Tower 42 and 99 Bishopsgate looming overhead. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (849x1471, 370 KB) Bishopsgate, at the junction with Camomile Street and Wormwood Street, in the City of London, with Tower 42 and 99 Bishopsgate looming overhead. ... Tower 42 International Finance Centre is the tallest building in the City of London Tower 42 is a skyscraper in London, the tallest in the City of London, at 25 Old Broad Street. ... Melbourne, Australia by night For alternate meanings see city (disambiguation) A city is an urban area, differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... The eastern side of the City of London viewed from St. ... Gracechurch Street is in the City of London, and is part of the A10. ... Looking south from Norton Folgate. ... London Wall was the defensive wall built by the Romans around Londinium, their strategically important port town on the river Thames in England. ... Londinium may refer to: Places Londinium, the ancient Roman name for London (see History of London). ...

It is the site of Liverpool Street station, the notable public house Dirty Dick's, the Bishopsgate Institute, St Ethelburga's church, and many offices. Liverpool Street station Liverpool Street station, also called London Liverpool Street, is a mainline railway station in the north eastern corner of the City of London, in the heart of the financial district, with entrances on Bishopsgate and Liverpool Street itself. ... An amusingly named pub (the Old New Inn) at Bourton-on-the-Water, in the Cotswold Hills of South West England A pub in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh, Scotland A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada... Dirty Dicks is an old pub in Bishopsgate, London, United Kingdom, a short walk from Liverpool Street station. ... St Ethelburga Bishopsgate, London St Ethelburga-the-Virgin within Bishopsgate is an Anglican church in the City of London, located on Bishopsgate near Liverpool Street station. ...

In 1993 it was the site of a Provisional IRA bomb, which killed 2 people and caused £350,000,000 worth of damage, including the destruction of St Ethelburga's church. 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) is a paramilitary group which aimed, through the use of violence, to achieve three goals: (i) British withdrawal from Ireland, (ii) the political unification of Ireland through the merger of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland , and (iii) the creation of an all...

The street is home to the main London offices of several major banks including the Royal Bank of Scotland, ABN AMRO and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The essential function of a bank is to provide services related to the storing of deposits and the extending of credit. ... The Royal Bank of Scotland LSE: RBSis one of Scotlands four national clearing banks and one of the oldest in the UK, founded in Edinburgh in 1727 by Royal Charter. ... ABN AMRO is the largest bank in the Netherlands and has operations all over the world, its history going back to 1824. ... The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) was founded in 1991 to promote private and entrepreneurial initiatives in the countries of central and eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). ...

In June 2005, plans were unveiled for the Bishopsgate Tower, a huge skyscraper to be built at the southern end of the road. The Bishopsgate Tower is a 307m, 63-storey skyscraper being planned for the centre of Londons main financial district, the City of London. ... Taipei 101, considered the worlds tallest skyscraper. ...

See also

• City gate
• City wall
• 99 Bishopsgate
• Bishopsgate Tower

The Amsterdamse Poort, the only remaining city gate of Haarlem, the Netherlands, was built in 1355. ... The defensive wall of Braşov, Romania. ... A view of the skyscraper from a pedestrian bridge crossing London Wall. ... The Bishopsgate Tower is a 307m, 63-storey skyscraper being planned for the centre of Londons main financial district, the City of London. ...

External links

• Map
• Ward map from the Corporation of London