In this article, we are going to explore the impact of Dowgate on contemporary society. Since its appearance on the global stage, Dowgate has aroused great interest and has generated countless debates in different areas, such as politics, culture, technology or science. In this sense, we propose to comprehensively analyze how Dowgate has transformed the way we live, think and relate to the world around us. Throughout these pages, we will examine both the positive aspects and the challenges that Dowgate presents for our society, with the aim of providing a comprehensive and enriching vision of this phenomenon.
Ward of Dowgate | |
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Location within the City | |
Location within Greater London | |
OS grid reference | TQ319812 |
Sui generis | |
Administrative area | Greater London |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LONDON |
Postcode district | EC4 |
Dialling code | 020 |
Police | City of London |
Fire | London |
Ambulance | London |
UK Parliament | |
London Assembly | |
Dowgate, also referred to as Downgate and Downegate, is a small ward in the City of London, the historic and financial centre of London, England. The ward is bounded to the east by Swan Lane and Laurence Poutney Lane, to the south by the River Thames, to the west by Cousin Lane and College Hill, and to the north by Cannon Street. It is where the "lost" Walbrook watercourse emptied into the Thames.
A number of City livery companies are quartered in the ward: the Worshipful Company of Dyers, Worshipful Company of Innholders, Worshipful Company of Skinners and Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers. There is one church, St. Michael Paternoster, where, in addition to its local and congregational causes, the Anglican Mission to Seafarers convenes and fundraises. The ward also contains Cannon Street station, which is on the site of the Steelyard (a mediaeval trading port of the Hanseatic League), and Dowgate Fire Station on Upper Thames Street, the only London Fire Brigade station within the City of London.
Dowgate is one of the 25 wards of the City of London, each electing an alderman to the Court of Aldermen and commoners (the City equivalent of a councillor) to the Court of Common Council of the City of London Corporation. Only electors who are Freemen of the City of London are eligible to stand.
A round colonnaded temple with round urns on it, a middle stage with curving corbels, more urns, round turret supporting a vane.
Betjeman, J, The City of London Churches, Andover, Pitkin, 1972 ISBN 0-85372-112-2