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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Threadneedle Street
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(London EC2) Thoroughfare at the heart of the *City. The *Bank of England moved here in 1734 and occupies a site facing the Mansion House and the Royal Exchange. It was Sheridan who first called the Bank the 'old lady of Threadneedle Street'.
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