Cheapside market area
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The Cheapside market area was a historic commercial district in the City of London, renowned as one of the city’s principal medieval marketplaces and trading streets.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic commercial district
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market street ⓘ medieval marketplace ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | within the historic boundaries of the City of London ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Great Fire of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Bank of England area
ⓘ
St Paul’s Cathedral area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
frequently mentioned in medieval and early modern literature
ⓘ
symbol of London’s mercantile life ⓘ |
| currentUse | commercial and retail street ⓘ |
| damagedIn | Great Fire of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
key node in London’s commercial network
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major centre of retail trade in medieval London ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
13th century
ⓘ
14th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ 16th century ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
principal marketplace of medieval London
ⓘ
trading street ⓘ |
| governedBy | City of London Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | Old English word "ceap" meaning "market" or "bargain" ⓘ |
| hasStreetNameOrigin | named for its function as a marketplace ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of a historically significant urban area ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
focus of civic processions and pageantry
ⓘ
one of London’s main retail and market centres ⓘ |
| knownAs | Cheapside NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of London
ⓘ
England ⓘ London NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| near |
Guildhall, London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St Mary-le-Bow church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dense concentration of shops and stalls
ⓘ
goldsmiths and jewellers ⓘ mercantile activity ⓘ trade in cloth and textiles ⓘ trade in foodstuffs ⓘ |
| partOf | historic City of London core ⓘ |
| rebuiltAfter | Great Fire of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| streetType | east–west thoroughfare ⓘ |
| transportAccess |
close to Bank Underground station
ⓘ
close to St Paul’s Underground station ⓘ |
| urbanForm | narrow medieval street pattern (historically) ⓘ |
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