Threadneedle Street

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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Examples from the Web for threadneedle street

Historical Examples

They were not to be distinguished from the genuine paper of Threadneedle-street.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. VI, November 1850, Vol. I
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He had got so bold that he paid such frequent visits in Threadneedle-street, that the bank clerks became familiar with his person.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. VI, November 1850, Vol. I
Various

Threadneedle Street

Examples from the Web for threadneedle street

Historical Examples

They were not to be distinguished from the genuine paper of Threadneedle-street.

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