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office and retail building which is home to the Coq d'Argent restaurant, which includes a rooftop terrace and formal garden, and takes up what were numbers 1 to 17. Opposite, a wide alley, Grocers' Hall Court, leads to the livery hall of the
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skins over a notable poulterer's stall, thus who also served game. From the 15th to early 17th century, the lane had several taverns, but few were rebuilt after the
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The rounded-corner triangular block lining the south side of the street, which was much more divided into units, in 1877
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Block lining the north side of the street in 1877. Shows where Cheapside has its invisible eastern start, to the west.
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The thoroughfare was also known for some time as Conningshop Lane/Coneys shop lane due to the brace of three stuffed
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Curiosities of London: Exhibiting the Most Rare and Remarkable Objects of Interest in the Metropolis
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Poultry takes its name, like other roads nearby such as Milk Street and
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London Past and Present: Its History, Associations and Traditions
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are but lately departed from thence into other streets".
260:. Rebuilt after the Great Fire to the designs of Sir 292:Although short it is lined by notable buildings. 460: 282:White Cross/Whitecross Street Compter/Prison 268:wrote that, with the removal of the church, 313:. Its main entrance is on Princes Street. 305:, one of the City's original twelve great 228: 27: 445: 371: 369: 343:Quoted in Wheatley 1891, Volume 3, p.116 256:Part of north side hosted the church of 209: 417:"Midland Bank (Grade I) (1064598)" 402:Wheatley 1891, Volume 3, pp.117 and 502 461: 276:The street gave its name to a prison, 387: 366: 352: 287: 450:. Vol. 3. London: John Murray. 166:. It is an eastern continuation of 13: 422:National Heritage List for England 174:and Mansion House Street, towards 16:Short street in the City of London 14: 480: 33:Looking east down Poultry toward 221: 83: 78: 320:was the London headquarters of 405: 396: 393:Wheatley 1891, Volume 3, p.117 384:Wheatley 1891, Volume 2, p.540 378: 346: 337: 1: 469:Streets in the City of London 375:Wheatley 1891, Volume 3,p.116 331: 303:Worshipful Company of Grocers 181: 7: 446:Wheatley, Henry B. (1891). 316:The bulk of the north side 309:that ranks second in their 158:) is a short street in the 10: 485: 439: 205: 141: 131: 94: 74: 64: 50: 42: 26: 362:. D. Bogue. p. 397. 46:110 m (360 ft) 326:Grade I listed building 274: 215: 116:51.51361°N 0.0910667°W 270: 213: 75:Nearest train station 145:Mansion House Street 121:51.51361; -0.0910667 318:27–35 Poultry 311:order of precedence 112: /  23: 216: 21: 288:Notable buildings 266:Henry B. Wheatley 149: 148: 476: 451: 434: 433: 431: 429: 413:Historic England 409: 403: 400: 394: 391: 385: 382: 376: 373: 364: 363: 350: 344: 341: 307:livery companies 262:Christopher Wren 232: 225: 127: 126: 124: 123: 122: 117: 113: 110: 109: 108: 105: 87: 82: 31: 24: 20: 484: 483: 479: 478: 477: 475: 474: 473: 459: 458: 442: 437: 427: 425: 415:(5 June 1972). 411: 410: 406: 401: 397: 392: 388: 383: 379: 374: 367: 351: 347: 342: 338: 334: 290: 278:Poultry Compter 243: 242: 241: 239: 234: 233: 226: 208: 184: 154:(formerly also 120: 118: 114: 111: 106: 103: 101: 99: 98: 38: 17: 12: 11: 5: 482: 472: 471: 457: 456: 441: 438: 436: 435: 404: 395: 386: 377: 365: 345: 335: 333: 330: 289: 286: 236: 235: 227: 220: 219: 218: 217: 207: 204: 183: 180: 160:City of London 147: 146: 143: 139: 138: 133: 129: 128: 96: 92: 91: 76: 72: 71: 66: 62: 61: 59:United Kingdom 52: 48: 47: 44: 40: 39: 32: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 481: 470: 467: 466: 464: 455: 449: 444: 443: 424: 423: 418: 414: 408: 399: 390: 381: 372: 370: 361: 360: 355: 349: 340: 336: 329: 327: 323: 319: 314: 312: 308: 304: 299: 295: 285: 283: 279: 273: 269: 267: 263: 259: 258:Saint Mildred 254: 252: 248: 238: 231: 224: 212: 203: 201: 197: 193: 189: 179: 177: 176:Bank Junction 173: 169: 165: 161: 157: 153: 144: 142:East end 140: 137: 134: 132:West end 130: 125: 97: 93: 90: 86: 81: 77: 73: 70: 67: 63: 60: 56: 53: 49: 45: 41: 36: 35:Bank junction 30: 25: 19: 447: 426:. Retrieved 420: 407: 398: 389: 380: 358: 348: 339: 322:Midland Bank 315: 294:No 1 Poultry 291: 275: 271: 255: 244: 188:Bread Street 185: 155: 151: 150: 18: 454:Google Maps 354:Timbs, John 192:Old English 119: / 107:0°5′27.84″W 95:Coordinates 65:Postal code 332:References 298:postmodern 251:Great Fire 200:poulterers 170:, between 104:51°30′49″N 253:of 1666. 196:John Stow 182:Etymology 172:Old Jewry 168:Cheapside 136:Cheapside 463:Category 356:(1855). 156:Poultrey 51:Location 440:Sources 428:4 March 206:History 152:Poultry 37:in 2009 22:Poultry 164:London 55:London 43:Length 296:is a 247:coney 430:2019 324:, a 89:Bank 194:). 69:EC2 465:: 452:* 419:. 368:^ 328:. 284:. 178:. 57:, 432:.

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Bank junction
London
United Kingdom
EC2
London Underground
Docklands Light Railway
Bank
51°30′49″N 0°5′27.84″W / 51.51361°N 0.0910667°W / 51.51361; -0.0910667
Cheapside
City of London
London
Cheapside
Old Jewry
Bank Junction
Bread Street
Old English
John Stow
poulterers




coney
Great Fire
Saint Mildred
Christopher Wren
Henry B. Wheatley
Poultry Compter
White Cross/Whitecross Street Compter/Prison

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