Threadneedle Street

British

/ ˌθrɛdˈniːdəl-, ˈθrɛdˌniːdəl- /

noun

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

A 200m cordon was put in place between Threadneedle Street and London Wall, with nearby buildings evacuated as a precaution.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

In his time at the Bank's Threadneedle Street headquarters, he oversaw considerable changes in how the Bank worked.

From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2025

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

More, born in 1480, was the son of a judge of the King's Bench, and was educated at St. Anthony's School, in Threadneedle Street.

From Old and New London Volume I by Walter Thornbury

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