Lime Street (ward)

For the street in the City of the same name, see Lime Street, London.

Lime Street is one of the 25 ancient wards of the City of London.^[1]

It is divided into four precincts; and it is worthy a remark that, though the ward includes parts of several parishes, there is not even a whole street in it. (John Noorthhouck, 1773)

Ward of Lime Street
Location within the City
Ward of Lime Street Location within Greater London
OS grid reference	TQ332812
Sui generis	City of London
Administrative area	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	EC3
Dialling code	020
Police	City of London
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Cities of London and Westminster
London Assembly	City and East
List of places UK England London 51.513°N 0.082°W / 51.513; -0.082

St Helen's Bishopsgate is located in Lime Street ward.

It takes its name from the production of lime in the vicinity during medieval times.^[2] It is bounded to the north by Camomile Street, the division with Bishopsgate ward, before travelling due south along its eastern extremity, St Mary Axe (which separates it from Aldgate ward), then south-west to the southernmost point of the ward (where Lime Street itself makes a small peninsula into Langbourn ward), cutting through Leadenhall Market and from there northwards up Gracechurch Street^[3] with the ward of Cornhill to the west. Just outside the ward boundary to the east is St Ethelburga's Bishopsgate, bombed by the IRA in 1993 and restored through generous donations,^[4] such as that provided by the Lime Street Ward Club.^[5]

A well organised^[6] ward, it has a long association with the insurance industry,^[7] with the specialist market Lloyd's of London based within its boundaries at the Lloyd's building. Three major construction projects – The Pinnacle, the Leadenhall Building and 100 Bishopsgate – are within the boundaries of the ward, and these skyscrapers will dramatically increase the number of workers in the 2010s.

Politics

Lime Street is one of 25 wards in the City of London, each electing an alderman to the Court of Aldermen and Commoners (the City equivalent of a councillor) to the Court of Common Council of the City of London Corporation. Only electors who are Freemen of the City of London are eligible to stand.

The ex Lord Mayor of London for 2017-18, Sir Charles Edward Beck Bowman, is its current alderman.^[8]

Notable buildings and sites

• St Helen's Bishopsgate
• Leadenhall Market
• 100 Bishopsgate
• St Helen's (formerly the Commercial Union building and Aviva Tower)
• Leadenhall Building
• Lloyd's building

References

1. City of London Police Profile Archived 13 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
2. A Survey of London, Vol. I. Stow, J.: London, A. Fullarton & Co., 1890
3. Historical Map
4. List of donors Archived 1 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
5. Ward Club Details Archived 6 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
6. Ward Newslatter Archived 27 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
7. The City of London: A History Borer, M. I. C.: New York, D. McKay Co., 1978 ISBN 0-09-461880-1
8. "Your Councillors". democracy.cityoflondon.gov.uk. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

External links

• Lime Street Ward The Official Ward Website
• City of London Corporation Map of Lime Street ward (2003–)
• Map of Early Modern London: Lime Street Ward – Historical Map and Encyclopedia of Shakespeare's London (Scholarly)