General Letter Office

General Letter Office is a memorial in City of London, Greater London, England. General Letter Office is situated nearby to the metro station Bank and Monument stations, as well as near Bank of England War Memorial.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mansion House and Royal Exchange.

Mansion House

Public building

Photo: Michael Gwyther-Jones, CC BY 2.0.

The Mansion House is the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London. It is a Grade I listed building. Designed by George Dance in the Palladian style, it was built primarily in the 1740s.

Royal Exchange

Shopping center

Photo: Rev Stan, CC BY 2.0.

The Royal Exchange in London was founded in the 16th century by the merchant Sir Thomas Gresham on the suggestion of his factor Richard Clough to act as a centre of commerce for the City of London. Royal Exchange is situated 460 feet east of General Letter Office.

London Bridge

Photo: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5.

The name "London Bridge" refers to several historic crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London since Roman times. London Bridge is situated 2,100 feet south of General Letter Office.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barbican Estate and Aldgate.

Barbican Estate

Quarter

Photo: Riodamascus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Barbican Estate, or Barbican, is a residential complex of around 2,000 flats, maisonettes and houses in central London, England, within the City of London.

Aldgate

Quarter

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Aldgate was a gate in the former defensive wall around the City of London. The gate gave its name to Aldgate High Street, the first stretch of the A11 road, that takes that name as it passes through the ancient, extramural Portsoken Ward of the City of London.

General Letter Office

Type: Memorial
Category: historic site
Location: City of London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.51362° or 51° 30′ 49″ north

Longitude

-0.08921° or 0° 5′ 21″ west

Open location code

9C3XGW76+C8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6296646086

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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