Threadneedle Street
/ (ˌθrɛdˈniːdəl, ˈθrɛdˌniːdəl) /
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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How to use Threadneedle Street in a sentence
Now, he speaks out about what his bosses from Threadneedle Street to Downing Street got wrong.
The Week’s Best Business Longreads: Business Beast’s Picks for Dec. 23, 2012 | Matthew Zeitlin | December 23, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe biggest swindler who ever walked up Threadneedle Street can buy a peerage, always providing he is married and has no son.
The Sign of Silence | William Le QueuxHe immediately dispatched his shopman to the most affluent of all his neighbors—to her of Threadneedle Street.
Recollections of a Policeman | William Russell (aka Thomas Waters)He had got so bold that he paid such frequent visits in Threadneedle Street that the Bank clerks became familiar with his person.
Recollections of a Policeman | William Russell (aka Thomas Waters)He had got so bold that he paid such frequent visits in Threadneedle-street, that the bank clerks became familiar with his person.
He had the initiative, the knowledge, and above all the judgment that made some men call him the Napoleon of Threadneedle Street.
Boy Woodburn | Alfred Ollivant
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