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Bishopsgate
Bishopsgate meaning
A street and ward in the City of London, England (OS grid ref TQ3381). | A small village near Englefield Green, Runnymede borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9872). | A community in the County of Brant, Ontario, Canada.
Example sentences (9)
And the first chocolate house - advertised as being "run by a Frenchman" - in London opened in 1657 in Queen's Head Alley, near Bishopsgate.
On 4 March 1824, Sir William Hillary’s vision for a service dedicated to saving lives at sea became a reality in Bishopsgate’s trendy London Tavern.
The office-led development stands on the corner of Bishopsgate and Leadenhall Street, and is designed by Wilkinson Eyre.
Most tables look towards east London, stretching from Bishopsgate to the Olympic Park, Canary Wharf and Tower Bridge.
It managed to get lost and rather than halting in the market place it continued through Tombland and straight down Bishopsgate Street towards the rebel army.
Outside the Great Hospital in Bishopsgate Street, Sheffield fell from his horse into a ditch.
Seeing things going the rebels' way, Sheffield took command of a body of cavalry and charged the rebels across the cathedral precinct, past St Martin at Place Church and into Bishopsgate Street.
The City also took in the other "City bars" which were situated just beyond the old walled area, such as at Holborn, Aldersgate, Bishopsgate and Aldgate.
There were rebellions and mutinies following the debates, and in 1649, the Bishopsgate mutiny resulted in the execution of Leveller Robert Lockyer by firing squad.