Bread Street

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Contact Details

Tel 020 7601 2452
Email: community@cityoflondon.police.uk

Ward constable PC Roger Kelly

Snow Hill Police Station
5 Snow Hill
London
EC1A 2DP

Police Community Support Officers (PCSO)

PCSO Sarah Pringle

When and where is my next Community Surgery?

Why should I attend these meetings?

There are currently no planned community surgeries. Please return to this site at a later date for updates. If you have any questions please speak to your Safer City Wards Team on 0207 601 2452, or email community@cityoflondon.police.uk.

Overview & brief history

Bread Street Ward is an irregular shaped ward, which nestles in the very heart of the City of London. Its boundaries consist of Bread Street in the East, Newgate street in the North, Warwick Lane / Ave Maria Lane in the West, and Queen Victoria Street to the South.

This ward is primarily a business and retail area, and is dominated by Paternoster Square, which has quickly become a thriving cosmopolitan area that contains the London Stock Exchange, Goldman Sachs, as well as a host of other large business organisations. All of these premises sit hand in glove with restaurants, coffee shops, pubs and wine bars alike, as well as retail premises such as Boots the Chemist etc. The square is a very popular location for both visitors and the staff of surrounding buildings, who, during the summer months, enjoy the alfresco street entertainment, supplied by the current security agents, Broadgate Estates. This year we have seen, among other things, Elvis Presley impersonators, and street pavement artists.

There are some major developmental projects that loom close. The current main site is that of One New Change, EC4. This is currently occupied by Allen & Overy, but the building is soon to be brought down and a large business and retail premises erected in its place. Further information about this project will be supplied in future Bread Street Ward profile updates.

All of the wards within the City of London are very ancient places indeed, all of which have a story to tell. Bread Street Ward is particularly proud of one notable person who was born and raised in Bread Street. Admiral Arthur Phillips was the founder and first Governor of Australia. He was baptized in All Hallows Church, Bread Street in 1738; he entered the Royal Navy in 1755, and died on the 31st August 1814. His commitment is still remembered to this day when Australia Day is celebrated. A bust of Admiral Arthur Phillips can be found in the gardens at Watling Street, to the West of the Fidelity Investment building, 25 Cannon Street, London EC4M 5TA.

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