Byward Street

Byward Street

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Byward Street is a short street in the City of London which runs north-east from Great Tower Street, at No. 46 Mark Lane, to No. 15 Trinity Square, Tower Hill in Tower Ward ["A Dictionary of London", Harben, H.A: London, Herbert Jenkins, 1922] .Constructed between 1895 and 1906 through the "Met. and Dist. Railways (City Lines and Extensions) Act, 1882" [ "The City of London-a history" Borer,M.I.C. : New York,D.McKay Co, 1978 ISBN 0094618801 ] it replaced the much older "Black Swan Court", itself the successor to a Roman foundation [ [http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org.uk/search/detail.aspx?uid=82373 Roman thoroughfare] ] . Its close proximity to the Tower of London [Which has not been part of the City, since the creation of Tower Hamlets in the 19th century] and All Hallows, Barking [ [http://www.eolfhs.org.uk/parish/city.htm parish details] ] ensure a steady stream of visitors [ [http://www.londononline.co.uk/area/Byward_Street_EC3R/ Tourist hot spot] ] , for whom the local tube station or 15 bus route provide easy access to the locality [ [http://www.londonbusroutes.net/times/N015.htm Bus routes] ] .

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