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Threadneedle Street is a road in the City of London
City of London

The City of London is a geographically small city status in the United Kingdom within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which, along with Westminster, the modern conurbation grew....
, leading from an intersection with Poultry, Cornhill, King William Street
King William Street (London)

King William Street is the name of a street in the City of London, England. It runs from a junction at the Bank of England, meeting Cheapside, Lombard Street, London and Threadneedle Street, south-east, where it meets a junction with Gracechurch and Cannon Street....
 and Lombard Street
Lombard Street, London

Lombard Street is a street in the City of London.It runs north-west from the corner of the Bank of England, where it meets a major junction including Cheapside, King William Street , and Threadneedle Street, and runs south-east to Gracechurch Street....
, to Bishopsgate
Bishopsgate

Bishopsgate is a road and Wards of the United Kingdom in the east part of the City of London, extending north from Gracechurch Street to Norton Folgate....
.

It derived its name from the Merchant Taylors Company, whose Hall still stands at Number 30, and is famous as the site of the Bank of England
Bank of England

The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and is the model on which most modern, large central banks have been based. Since 1946 it has been a Nationalisation institution....
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Threadneedle Street
Threadneedle Street is a road in the City of London
City of London

The City of London is a geographically small city status in the United Kingdom within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which, along with Westminster, the modern conurbation grew....
, leading from an intersection with Poultry, Cornhill, King William Street
King William Street (London)

King William Street is the name of a street in the City of London, England. It runs from a junction at the Bank of England, meeting Cheapside, Lombard Street, London and Threadneedle Street, south-east, where it meets a junction with Gracechurch and Cannon Street....
 and Lombard Street
Lombard Street, London

Lombard Street is a street in the City of London.It runs north-west from the corner of the Bank of England, where it meets a major junction including Cheapside, King William Street , and Threadneedle Street, and runs south-east to Gracechurch Street....
, to Bishopsgate
Bishopsgate

Bishopsgate is a road and Wards of the United Kingdom in the east part of the City of London, extending north from Gracechurch Street to Norton Folgate....
.

It derived its name from the Merchant Taylors Company, whose Hall still stands at Number 30, and is famous as the site of the Bank of England
Bank of England

The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and is the model on which most modern, large central banks have been based. Since 1946 it has been a Nationalisation institution....
. The bank itself is often called 'the old lady of Threadneedle Street' and has been at its current location since 1734. Until 2004 the London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange

The London Stock Exchange or LSE is a stock exchange located in London, United Kingdom. Founded in 1801, it is one of the largest stock exchanges in the world, with many overseas listings as well as British companies....
 was situated on this street.

The Baltic Exchange
Baltic Exchange

The Baltic Exchange is the world's only independent source of maritime market information for the Financial market and settlement of physical and Derivative contracts....
 was founded in the Virginia and Baltick Coffee House in Threadneedle Street in 1744.

The British band Blur have a song entitled 'Threadneedle Street', which was a b-side to their single 'To The End
To the End

"To the End" is a song by United Kingdom Rock music Musical ensemble Blur and is featured on their third album, Parklife. This album was produced by Stephen Street, except for this particular song, produced by Stephen Hague....
'. The songs lyrics make reference to stocks and shares.