Coleman Street
| Ward of Coleman Street | |
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 Location within the City |
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 Ward of Coleman Street
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| Ward of Coleman Street shown within Greater London | |
| OS grid reference | TQ328815 |
| Sui generis | |
| Administrative area | Greater London |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | EC4 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | City of London |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| EU Parliament | London |
| UK Parliament | |
| London Assembly | |
Coleman Street is one of the 25 ancient wards of the City of London. It gives its name to a road linking Gresham Street with London Wall.
Coleman Street borders six other wards and occupies an irregular shape of land bounded to the north by Chiswell Street and Eldon Street; to the east by Blomfield Street, Copthall Avenue and a section of Moorgate; to the south by Lothbury and Gresham Street; and to the west by Basinghall Street, Coleman Street itself, Moor Lane and Silk Street.
Historically, it takes its name from the profession of charcoal burners who occupied the area in medieval times. A very busy ward, it has its own long established ward club and newsletter. Despite the bustle of business, the ward also contains the City’s "finest oasis of calm",Finsbury Circus, an elliptical square with its own bowling club, is located within the ward, as is Moorgate station.Warren Stormes Hale, Lord Mayor of London in 1864, was the ward's most notable civic dignitary.
Coleman 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 are eligible to stand.
Coleman Street is a one-way road that runs from Gresham Street to London Wall. The church of St. Stephen Coleman Street, used to stand at the southern end of the street, on the western side, until it was completely destroyed in the Blitz and was not rebuilt. At the northern end of the street stands the livery hall of the Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers, and the pineapple-shaped headquarters of Legal & General.
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