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Cheapside

American  
[cheep-sahyd] / ˈtʃipˌsaɪd /

noun

  1. a district and thoroughfare in London, England.


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Almost 500 firefighters were called in to tackle the Cheapside Street fire in the Anderston area on the evening of 28 March 1960.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2024

The statue of Breckinridge, erected in 1887, was originally located in the center of what was then Cheapside Park, which is adjacent to the courthouse.

From Washington Times • Aug. 23, 2017

The fragment was then taken to the British parliament and Becket’s birthplace in Cheapside.

From Reuters • May 24, 2016

A gold pendant reliquary from the Cheapside Hoard – one of the pieces to be shown at the Museum of London from this autumn.

From The Guardian • Jun. 4, 2013

Afternoon sounds came into the room: people passing along the street to and from the shops in Cheapside or Poultry Lane; carters carrying goods to the wharves on the Thames, Belinsgate, or Queen Hythe.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli