Lombard Street, London
| Maintained by | City of London Corporation |
|---|---|
| Length | 260 m (850 ft) |
| Addresses | 1 to 82 |
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Postal code | EC3V |
| Northwest end | Bank junction |
| Major junctions |
King William Street |
| Southeast end | Gracechurch Street |
| Other | |
| Known for | Banking |
| Status | Unclassified |
Lombard Street, London, (/ˈlɒmbəd/ or /ˈlɒmbɑːd/) is a street notable for its connections with the City of London's merchant, banking and insurance industries, stretching back to medieval times.
From Bank junction, where nine streets converge by the Bank of England, Lombard Street runs southeast for a short distance before bearing left into a more easterly direction, and terminates at a junction with Gracechurch Street and Fenchurch Street. Its overall length is 260 metres (0.16 mi).
It has often been compared with Wall Street in New York City.
Lombard Street, since the construction of King William Street, has two distinctive sections. The short section between Bank junction and the church of St Mary Woolnoth is spacious and carries two-way traffic including several bus routes, which continues along King William Street. Lombard Street bears to the east and the remainder is much narrower (retaining its medieval character) and is one-way.
At the eastern end of the street, a number of modern buildings exist on both sides, in contrast to the older buildings and architectural styles along much of its length. Built in 1990–92, the former headquarters of Barclays covers a large plot on the north corner of Lombard and Gracechurch Streets, and is the largest and tallest building in the immediate vicinity of Lombard Street, at 87 metres (285 ft) high.
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