Threadneedle Street

British  

/ ˌθrɛdˈniːdəl, ˈθrɛdˌniːdəl /

noun

1. a street in the City of London famous for its banks, including the Bank of England, known as The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street

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Threadneedle Street

Rhetoric from Threadneedle Street and Europe's central bankers today can test those shifts.

From Reuters ● Mar. 23, 2023

Now it's time for the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street to enter stage right and do her routine for the cameras.

From Reuters ● Nov. 3, 2022

The Bank is flying the Progress Pride flag above its building in London's Threadneedle Street on Wednesday to recognise improvements since his appalling treatment by the state for being gay.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2021

Threadneedle Street insiders believe Libra was probably planned with too many technologists and too few economists to think about its risks to the world economy.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 18, 2019

The most striking view in the interior of the city is at the open central space whence Threadneedle Street, Cornhill, Lombard Street, King William Street, Walbrook, Cheapside, and Princes Street, radiate in seven different directions. 

From Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood by Anonymous