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The '''City of London''', sometimes shortened to '''City''', was an area in [[London]]. | The '''City of London''', sometimes shortened to '''City''', was an area in [[London]]. | ||
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According to [[Mr Smith|Mr. Smith]]'s map of London, City shared its western border with [[Westminster]], its north-western border with [[Camden]], its northern border with [[Islington]], its north-eastern border with [[Hackney]] and its eastern border with [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets|Tower Hamlets]]. Its southern border was the [[River Thames]], across which was the [[London Borough of Southwark]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)|Revenge of the Slitheen]]'') | According to [[Mr Smith|Mr. Smith]]'s map of London, City shared its western border with [[Westminster]], its north-western border with [[Camden]], its northern border with [[Islington]], its north-eastern border with [[Hackney]] and its eastern border with [[London Borough of Tower Hamlets|Tower Hamlets]]. Its southern border was the [[River Thames]], across which was the [[London Borough of Southwark]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)|Revenge of the Slitheen]]'') | ||
[[The Gherkin]] and surrounding buildings were foremost considered to be the City of London. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|chaptnum=3|chaptname=Everything Changes|page=71}}) [[ | [[The Gherkin]] and surrounding buildings were foremost considered to be the City of London. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|chaptnum=3|chaptname=Everything Changes|page=71}}) | ||
A [[Leadenhall Building|slanted skyscraper]] was located approximate to the Gherkin by the mid-to-late-[[2010s]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|Face the Raven (TV story)}}, [[WC]]: {{cs|The Promise (webcast)}}) however, by [[2022]], a different building was in its place, which [[UNIT United Kingdom|UNIT]] set up their [[UNIT HQ (The Power of the Doctor)|new headquarters]] inside, however this building was imploded that same year. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Power of the Doctor (TV story)}}) However, a year later, the original slanted skyscraper had returned, with UNIT's [[UNIT HQ, City of London|newer headquarters]] built next to it. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Star Beast (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Giggle (TV story)}}, etc.) The City of London also included [[St Paul's Cathedral]], the [[City of London School]] and the northernmost landfall of the [[Millennium Bridge]]. Stations in the city included [[Cannon Street tube station|Cannon Street]], [[Monument tube station|Monument]], [[Mansion House tube station|Mansion House]] and [[Blackfriars station|Blackfriars]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]'') It also contained the [[Bank of England]], the [[Royal Exchange]], a financial district and an area known as [[Cheapside]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[At Childhood's End (novel)|At Childhood's End]]'') | |||
A column at the bottom of [[King William Street]] — close to the Bank of England building in the City of London — commemorated the [[Great Fire of London]]. Its plaque read in part: | A column at the bottom of [[King William Street]] — close to the Bank of England building in the City of London — commemorated the [[Great Fire of London]]. Its plaque read in part: | ||
Revision as of 15:46, 23 January 2024
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The City of London, sometimes shortened to City, was an area in London.
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According to Mr. Smith's map of London, City shared its western border with Westminster, its north-western border with Camden, its northern border with Islington, its north-eastern border with Hackney and its eastern border with Tower Hamlets. Its southern border was the River Thames, across which was the London Borough of Southwark. (TV: Revenge of the Slitheen)
The Gherkin and surrounding buildings were foremost considered to be the City of London. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac [+]Loading...{"chaptname":"Everything Changes","page":"71","chaptnum":"3","1":"The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"})
A slanted skyscraper was located approximate to the Gherkin by the mid-to-late-2010s, (TV: Face the Raven [+]Loading...["Face the Raven (TV story)"], WC: The Promise [+]Loading...["The Promise (webcast)"]) however, by 2022, a different building was in its place, which UNIT set up their new headquarters inside, however this building was imploded that same year. (TV: The Power of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Power of the Doctor (TV story)"]) However, a year later, the original slanted skyscraper had returned, with UNIT's newer headquarters built next to it. (TV: The Star Beast [+]Loading...["The Star Beast (TV story)"], The Giggle [+]Loading...["The Giggle (TV story)"], etc.) The City of London also included St Paul's Cathedral, the City of London School and the northernmost landfall of the Millennium Bridge. Stations in the city included Cannon Street, Monument, Mansion House and Blackfriars. (TV: The Lie of the Land) It also contained the Bank of England, the Royal Exchange, a financial district and an area known as Cheapside. (PROSE: At Childhood's End)
A column at the bottom of King William Street — close to the Bank of England building in the City of London — commemorated the Great Fire of London. Its plaque read in part:
- "In the year of Christ 1666, on 2 September, at a distance eastward of this place of 202 ft, which is the height of this column, a fire broke out in the dead of night which, the wind blowing, devoured even distant buildings, and rushed devastating through every quarter with astonishing swiftness and noise..." (PROSE: Matrix)
History
The Great Fire of London began in the City (PROSE: Matrix) in a baker's shop on Pudding Lane on 2 September 1666. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Visitation) The fire raged for three days, destroying most of the medieval city of London. (PROSE: A History of Humankind)
The CyberKing stood over the City of London after rising from the River Thames. (TV: The Next Doctor)
During the "London Event", Jamie McCrimmon and Gwynfor Evans visited the Monument and Cannon Street stations in the London Underground. (TV: The Web of Fear)
The Slitheen craft flew over the City of London in 2006, swerving around St Paul's towards the neighbouring borough of Westminster. (TV: Aliens of London )
The Monks parked their pyramid in the City of London, close to St Paul's Cathedral. City was seen on a map of London used during the Monk invasion of the late 2010s. (TV: The Lie of the Land)
References
Sarah Jane Smith informed Mrs Wormwood that she had contacts in the City. They stated that the Bubble Shock! company had "dropped in from nowhere". (TV: Invasion of the Bane)
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