Walbrook

Ward of Walbrook
Ward of Walbrook sign
Ward of Walbrook Location within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ325810
Sui generis	City of London
Administrative area	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	EC4
Dialling code	020

Police	City of London
Fire	London
Ambulance	London

UK Parliament	Cities of London and Westminster
London Assembly	City and East
List of places UK England London 51°30′45″N 0°05′24″W / 51.51240°N 0.09°W / 51.51240; -0.09

Walbrook is a Ward of the City of London and a minor street in its vicinity. The ward is named after a river of the same name.

The ward of Walbrook contains two of the City's most notable landmarks: the Bank of England and the Mansion House. The street runs between Cannon Street and Bank junction, though vehicular traffic can only access it via Bucklersbury, a nearby side-road off Queen Victoria Street.

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A street called Walbrook runs along the lower part of the brook's course. A valley is clearly visible; this can be seen most clearly at the junction of Walbrook and Cannon Street.^[1] On the street is the church of St Stephen Walbrook, which originally stood on the west bank of the stream, but was rebuilt around 1439 on the east side. In 1666 the church was destroyed in the Great Fire of London; Christopher Wren built a new church there in 1672, which still stands, to replace it. The Bank of England and the Mansion House, the official residence of the Lord Mayor, are both situated in Walbrook ward, as is the historic London Stone (the latter situated on Cannon Street). Within the ward is also the Walbrook Club, a private dining club founded in 2000; this was designed^{[clarification needed]} by Mark Birley of Annabel's, and is set in a Queen Anne-style townhouse.^[2]

Walbrook is one of 25 wards in the City of London, each electing an Alderman and Commoners (the City equivalent of a Councillor) to the Court of Common Council of the City of London Corporation. Only electors who are Freemen of the City of London are eligible to stand.

Politics

The ward is represented in the City of London Corporation by John Garbutt Alderman and the Common Councilmen James Thomson (Deputy) and Peter Bennett.^[3]

References

^ Grid reference Finder measurement tools
^ Rankine, Kate (13 September 2003). "Business profile: Chairman with a passion for needlework". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
^ "Elected Members - Walbrook Ward". Walbrook Ward. Walbrook Ward. Retrieved 6 November 2017.

Ackroyd, Peter. London: The Biography (Chatto & Windus, 2000) p. 33

External links

City of London Corporation Map of Walbrook ward (2003 —)
Walbrook Ward The Official Ward Website

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