Lime Street (ward)
It is divided into four precincts; and it is worthy a remark that, though the ward includes parts of several parishes, there is not even a whole street in it. John Noorthhouck,1773[1]
Lime Street is a very small[2] ward, one of 25 within the City of London, a self-governing enclave within the capital city of the United Kingdom. It takes its name from the production of lime in the vicinity during mediaeval times[3]. It is bounded to the north by Camomile Street, the division with Bishopsgate ward, before travelling due south along its eastern extremity,St Mary Axe(which separates it from Aldgate Ward), then south-west to the southernmost point of the ward (where Lime Street itself makes a small peninsula into Langbourn ward), cutting through Leadenhall Market and from there northwards up Gracechurch Street [4]with the ward of Cornhill to the west. Just outside the ward boundary to the east is St Ethelburga's Bishopsgate, bombed by the IRA in 1993 and restored through generous donations[5], such as that provided by the Lime Street Ward Club[6]. A well organised [7] ward with a long association with the insurance industry[8], the current[9] Lord Mayor John Stuttard, [10] is its Alderman.
References
- ^ British Library Classification
- ^ City of London Police Profile
- ^ A Survey of London, Vol I Stow,J : London, A.Fullarton & Co,1890
- ^ Historical Map
- ^ List of donors
- ^ Ward Club Details
- ^ Ward Newslatter
- ^ The City of London-a history Borer,M.I.C. : New York,D.McKay Co, 1978 ISBN 0094618801
- ^ Term ends Friday 9th November, 2007
- ^ Ward Web Site Profile
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