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175: 116: 29: 205:, built around a courtyard which was open to the sky. In 1826 a rival exchange was set up by a group of discontented traders. Permission having been granted by Parliament, they established their new exchange, also in Mark Lane, immediately alongside the old; it was designed by 221:. Both exchanges continued in operation until they were amalgamated in 1926. Smith's New Exchange was demolished five years later; ten years after that, I'Anson's 1882 Corn Exchange was destroyed in 107:(which was the only market in London for corn, grain and seed); it occupied a series of properties on the east side of the southern end of the street. 471: 103:, which was opened in 1884, renamed Tower Hill in 1964, and closed three years later. For some 240 years, Mark Lane was known for the 360: 329: 171:, writing at the end of the 16th century, the name of the lane is derived from a former cattle market or "mart" once held there. 123:
At its northern end, Mark Lane originates as a two-way side-road off Fenchurch Street, leading to Dunster Court, the home of the
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The street plays host to a number of offices and restaurants. The nearest London Underground station is
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survives at the junction with Dunster Court. It is a Grade I listed building.
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Street in the City of London known for being the home of the Corn Exchange
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used Mark Lane as a setting for some of the action in his 1939 thriller,
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Near the northern end of the lane stood the medieval Church of
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Mark Lane (left) with its nearby station, on an 1888 plan.
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The Buildings of England: London 1 - The City of London
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London's Markets: From Smithfield to Portobello Road
543: 355: 330:"Front block of Fenchurch Street Station (1079149)" 324: 33:Mark Lane in 2008, viewed from Great Tower Street 606: 146:(with services towards east London and Essex). 142:) and the nearest mainline railway station is 185:In the nineteenth century 'Mark Lane' was a 446: 27: 425: 406: 173: 114: 197:dated back to 1747. It was designed by 607: 301:"Clothworkers'; Hall at Dunster Court" 496: 466: 464: 228: 412:'The Leisure Hour', 1856, quoted in 306:. Worshipful Company of Clothworkers 13: 461: 366:National Heritage List for England 335:National Heritage List for England 125:Worshipful Company of Clothworkers 14: 626: 245: 99:. It gave its name to the nearby 503:. House of Stratus. p. 23. 157:. Only the 12th or 13th century 551:"Alexander Ellice of Mark Lane" 517: 525:"Thomas Boddington of Clapton" 490: 453:Bradley & Pevsner (1997). 419: 380: 349: 318: 293: 155:St Olave's Church, Hart Street 110: 1: 615:Streets in the City of London 557:. Legacies of British Slavery 531:. Legacies of British Slavery 457:. New Haven and London: Yale. 286: 476:London Metropolitan Archives 7: 472:"Coal Exchange Company Ltd" 264: 10: 631: 426:Halliday, Stephen (2014). 271:Corn exchanges in England 72: 62: 52: 38: 26: 497:Yates, Dornford (2011). 394:. University of Victoria 199:George Dance the Elder 191:corn and grain markets 182: 120: 101:Mark Lane tube station 432:. The History Press. 179:Corn Exchange, London 177: 118: 591:51.51028°N 0.08056°W 195:London Corn Exchange 151:All Hallows Staining 587: /  414:victorianlondon.org 392:mapoflondon.uvic.ca 211:Greek Revival style 87:is a street in the 23: 596:51.51028; -0.08056 229:In popular culture 203:neoclassical style 183: 121: 93:Great Tower Street 77:Great Tower Street 21: 252:Thomas Boddington 164:According to the 82: 81: 622: 602: 601: 599: 598: 597: 592: 588: 585: 584: 583: 580: 567: 566: 564: 562: 547: 541: 540: 538: 536: 521: 515: 514: 494: 488: 487: 485: 483: 478:. City of London 468: 459: 458: 450: 444: 443: 423: 417: 410: 404: 403: 401: 399: 384: 378: 377: 375: 373: 357:Historic England 353: 347: 346: 344: 342: 326:Historic England 322: 316: 315: 313: 311: 305: 297: 258:Alexander Ellice 219:Italianate style 144:Fenchurch Street 97:Fenchurch Street 67:Fenchurch Street 31: 24: 20: 630: 629: 625: 624: 623: 621: 620: 619: 605: 604: 595: 593: 589: 586: 581: 578: 576: 574: 573: 571: 570: 560: 558: 549: 548: 544: 534: 532: 523: 522: 518: 511: 495: 491: 481: 479: 470: 469: 462: 451: 447: 440: 424: 420: 411: 407: 397: 395: 386: 385: 381: 371: 369: 354: 350: 340: 338: 323: 319: 309: 307: 303: 299: 298: 294: 289: 267: 248: 231: 193:. The original 113: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 628: 618: 617: 569: 568: 542: 516: 510:978-0755145249 509: 489: 460: 445: 439:978-0752497396 438: 418: 405: 379: 348: 317: 291: 290: 288: 285: 284: 283: 278: 273: 266: 263: 262: 261: 255: 247: 246:Notable people 244: 234:Dornford Yates 230: 227: 215:Edward I'Anson 140:District lines 112: 109: 89:City of London 80: 79: 74: 73:South end 70: 69: 64: 63:North end 60: 59: 54: 50: 49: 47:United Kingdom 40: 36: 35: 32: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 627: 616: 613: 612: 610: 603: 600: 556: 552: 546: 530: 526: 520: 512: 506: 502: 501: 493: 477: 473: 467: 465: 456: 449: 441: 435: 431: 430: 422: 415: 409: 393: 389: 383: 368: 367: 362: 358: 352: 337: 336: 331: 327: 321: 302: 296: 292: 282: 281:Thames Street 279: 277: 274: 272: 269: 268: 259: 256: 253: 250: 249: 243: 241: 240: 235: 226: 224: 220: 216: 212: 208: 204: 200: 196: 192: 189:for London's 188: 180: 176: 172: 170: 167: 162: 160: 156: 152: 147: 145: 141: 137: 133: 128: 126: 117: 108: 106: 105:corn exchange 102: 98: 94: 90: 86: 78: 75: 71: 68: 65: 61: 58: 55: 51: 48: 44: 41: 37: 30: 25: 19: 572: 559:. Retrieved 554: 545: 533:. Retrieved 528: 519: 500:Gale Warning 499: 492: 480:. Retrieved 475: 454: 448: 428: 421: 408: 396:. Retrieved 391: 382: 370:. Retrieved 364: 351: 339:. Retrieved 333: 320: 308:. Retrieved 295: 239:Gale Warning 237: 232: 207:George Smith 184: 163: 148: 129: 122: 84: 83: 18: 594: / 561:29 November 388:"Mark Lane" 166:antiquarian 111:Description 53:Postal code 579:51°30′37″N 482:8 February 287:References 159:bell tower 132:Tower Hill 555:ucl.ac.uk 535:6 January 529:ucl.ac.uk 398:5 October 372:5 October 276:Eastcheap 223:the Blitz 169:John Stow 85:Mark Lane 22:Mark Lane 609:Category 582:0°4′50″W 265:See also 91:linking 39:Location 217:in the 209:in the 201:in the 187:metonym 181:, 1808. 507:  436:  341:23 May 310:23 May 136:Circle 43:London 304:(PDF) 563:2021 537:2022 505:ISBN 484:2017 434:ISBN 400:2021 374:2021 343:2023 312:2023 138:and 95:and 57:EC3 611:: 553:. 527:. 474:. 463:^ 390:. 363:. 359:. 332:. 328:. 127:. 45:, 565:. 539:. 513:. 486:. 442:. 416:. 402:. 376:. 345:. 314:. 134:(

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London
United Kingdom
EC3
Fenchurch Street
Great Tower Street
City of London
Great Tower Street
Fenchurch Street
Mark Lane tube station
corn exchange

Worshipful Company of Clothworkers
Tower Hill
Circle
District lines
Fenchurch Street
All Hallows Staining
St Olave's Church, Hart Street
bell tower
antiquarian
John Stow

Corn Exchange, London
metonym
corn and grain markets
London Corn Exchange
George Dance the Elder
neoclassical style
George Smith

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