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Encyclopedia > King William Street

King William Street is the name of a street in the City of London. It runs from a junction at the Bank of England, meeting Poultry, Lombard Street and Threadneedle Street, south-east, where it meets a junction with Gracechurch and Cannon Street. It continues south after this junction, and becomes London Bridge. The eastern side of the City of London viewed from St. ... The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom, sometimes known as The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street or The Old Lady. The Bank of England // Functions of the Bank It performs all the recognized functions of a central bank -- to maintain price stability, and subject to... Cheapside is a common English street name, meaning market-place. There are Cheapsides in Birmingham, Bristol, Derby, Halifax, Lancaster, Leicester, Luton, and Manchester. ... Lombard Street is a road in the City of London. ... Threadneedle Street is a road in the City of London, leading from an intersection with Poultry, King William Street and Lombard Street, to Bishopsgate. ... Gracechurch Street is in the City of London, and is part of the A10. ... Cannon Street is a road in the south of the City of London. ... The current London Bridge, viewed from the south-west London Bridge is a bridge over the River Thames, between the City of London and Southwark. ...


The nearest tube stations are Bank and Monument. The disused King William Street tube station was sited on this road. Bank and Monument are interlinked London Underground stations, spanning the length of King William Street in the City of London. ... King William Street was a short-lived northern terminus on the City & South London Railway (CSLR), a predecessor to the Northern Line on the London Underground. ...


King William Street is also the name of a street in Adelaide, South Australia. It is the main street of Adelaide which runs from the northern enterance of the city down to Hindmarsh Square. Adelaide is the capital city of the Australian state of South Australia. ... Motto: United for the Common Wealth Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Governor Premier Const. ...


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King William Area History (1356 words)
The King William Association has the distinction of being what may be the only neighborhood association in the enter state with three historic districts within its boundaries, including the state’s oldest district created by city ordinance and two districts recognized by the National Register of Historic Places.
The King William area was originally farmland, irrigated by acequias flowing from the San Antonio River, owned by the 1718 Mission San Antonio de Valero.
While the two oldest structures in the district are found on Cedar Street, the remainder of the street and most of Mission and the east/west streets are composed of simple frame vernacular structures.
King William Street - Part 2 (755 words)
King William Street was the northbound terminus of the City and South London railway -
World War II plans to convert the King William Street tunnels south of the river into wartime air-raid shelter use, had nine proposed entrances, although only six were subsequently built.
It still stands, albeit not for passenger use, having survived two reconstructions of the station; one for the recent arrival of the Jubilee Line extension and an earlier one for the introduction of escalators to the station in the 1960s.
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