Threadneedle Street

/ 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

Example Sentences

Now, he speaks out about what his bosses from Threadneedle Street to Downing Street got wrong.

From The Daily Beast

The biggest swindler who ever walked up Threadneedle Street can buy a peerage, always providing he is married and has no son.

From Project Gutenberg

He immediately dispatched his shopman to the most affluent of all his neighbors—to her of Threadneedle Street.

From Project Gutenberg

He had got so bold that he paid such frequent visits in Threadneedle Street that the Bank clerks became familiar with his person.

From Project Gutenberg

He had got so bold that he paid such frequent visits in Threadneedle-street, that the bank clerks became familiar with his person.

From Project Gutenberg

He had the initiative, the knowledge, and above all the judgment that made some men call him the Napoleon of Threadneedle Street.

From Project Gutenberg