 Queen Victoria Street in 1989 | |
 Interactive map of Queen Victoria Street | |
| Length | 0.7 mi (1.1 km) |
|---|---|
| Location | London,United Kingdom |
| Postal code | EC2 |
| Nearest train station |   Blackfriars BankMansion House |
| West end | New Bridge Street/Victoria Embankment |
| East end | Mansion House Street/Bank Junction |
Victoria Street named in honour ofthe British monarch who reigned from 1837 to 1901, is a street in London that runs east by north from its junction with New Bridge Street andVictoria Embankment in theCastle Baynard ward of theCity of London, along a section that divides the wards ofQueenhithe andBread Street, then lastly through the middle ofCordwainer ward, until it reaches Mansion House Street atBank junction. Beyond Bank junction, the street continues north-east asThreadneedle Street which joinsBishopsgate. Other streets linked to Queen Victoria Street includePuddle Dock,Cannon Street,Walbrook andPoultry.
The road was commissioned in 1861[1] to streamline the approach to the central business district, and was provided for through the Metropolitan Improvement Act.[2] Costing over £1,000,000, it remains a major street within the City.[3] Its construction demolished New Pye Street, named after Sir Robert Pye.
The nearbyLondon Underground stations areBlackfriars (at its western junction with New Bridge Street),Mansion House (where it crosses Cannon Street), andBank (near its eastern end).
Queen Victoria Street formed part of themarathon course of the2012 Olympic andParalympic Games.[4][5]
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