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London's first bus service ran between Threadneedle Street and Paddington from 1829. Today, the street is served by bus routes 8, 11, 23, 26, 133, 242, and 388. Over 5,000 tonnes of gold bars are held by the Bank of England, both official reserves of the UK Treasury, and others, in a system of eight vaults, over two floors, under Threadneedle ...
"To the End" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur. It appears on their third studio album , Parklife (1994), and was released as a single in May 1994 by Food Records . The song describes a couple unsuccessfully trying to overcome a bad patch in a relationship, and features full orchestral accompaniment with a choric refrain in French ...
This is a comprehensive list of songs by English band Blur. Since forming in 1989, the band have released eight studio albums, three live albums, seven compilation albums, and thirty-five singles. This list does not contain live versions or remixes released by the band. Blur have officially released 255 songs, excluding alternate versions or ...
Parklife is the third studio album by the English rock band Blur, released on 25 April 1994, by Food Records.After moderate sales for their previous album Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife returned Blur to prominence in the UK, helped by its four hit singles: "Girls & Boys", "To the End", the title track and "End of a Century".
The entrance on Threadneedle Street The courtyard of Merchant Taylors Hall. The Merchant Taylors' Hall, London is the seat of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors, one of the Twelve Great Livery Companies of the City of London surviving from Mediaeval times. The Company has occupied its present site between Threadneedle Street and ...
The Eton Collection acquired a long-term lease from The Merchant Taylors’ Company and invested £21 million in the refurbishment of the historical building. Threadneedles Hotel was the first luxury hotel within the City of London's Square mile.
The street contains two of the City churches designed by Sir Christopher Wren: St. Michael, Cornhill, and St Peter upon Cornhill, reputed to occupy the oldest Christianised site in London. Both are on the site of the Roman forum of Londinium. At its other end it meets Threadneedle Street, Poultry, Lombard Street and others at Bank junction.
The firm was first located on Threadneedle Street early in the century; it moved to Ludgate Hill in the middle of the century, and then to Fleet Street from 1871 to 1890. [3] In the mid-20th century the firm published books by Enid Blyton [2] and children's classics in the Dean's Classics series. [4]