Leadenhall Street

The western portion of Leadenhall Street pictured in 2008.

A picture of Leadenhall Street published in 1837.

Leadenhall Street is a street in the City of London, formerly part of the A11. It runs east from Cornhill to Aldgate, and west vice-versa. Aldgate Pump is at the junction with Aldgate. During much of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries its name was synonymous with the East India Company which had its heaquarters there.

The nearest London Underground station is Aldgate (Circle and Metropolitan lines) and the closest mainline railway station is Fenchurch Street.

Notable buildings and companies

In 1879 a telephone exchange was installed at 101 Leadenhall Street by The Telephone Company Ltd. (Bell's Patents) — one of the first in London.

The street was home to East India House from 1729 until its demolition in 1869; the site is now occupied by the insurance market Lloyd's of London. The London Metal Exchange is located at 56 Leadenhall Street.

Several companies are also headquartered on Leadenhall Street, including Xchanging, Ace European Group, Markel Insurance Services, Verdasys's EMEA Headquarter and Allianz Global Risks.

Leadenhall Market is accessible via Whittington Avenue, a small side road off Leadenhall Street. Opposite the Lloyd's building is a 48-storey skyscraper under construction, the Leadenhall Building, due to be completed in 2014.

See also

• Leadenhall Market
• 122 Leadenhall Street
• Lloyd's building

External links

Media related to Leadenhall Street at Wikimedia Commons