Farringdon Within

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Contact Details

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

Ward constable PC Steve Wright
Ward constable PC Phil Rudrum
Ward constable PC Mike Bostock

Snow Hill Police Station
5 Snow Hill
London
EC1A 2DP

Police Community Support Officers (PCSO)

PCSO Laura Osborne-Smith	PCSO Nicola Copeland	PCSO Tarkin Dervish
PCSO Mohammed Ali	PCSO Salma Yaqub

Overview & brief history

Farringdon Within (North) boundaries consist of Long Lane in the North and Newgate Street in the South. Farringdon Within (South) is an irregular shaped ward which nestles in the very heart of the City of London. Its boundaries consist of Warwick Lane / Ave Maria Lane and St Andrews Hill in the East, Newgate Street in the North, St Andrews Hill, St Bride Street and New Bridge Street in the West, and Queen Victoria Street to the South.

Farringdon Within Ward (North) is dominated by St Bartholomew's Hospital. This site is undergoing major redevelopment which will continue for several years. There are two homeless projects on the ward, and small clusters of residential units. Major financial businesses include Nomura and Merrill Lynch. Social services and a doctor's surgery can be found in Half Moon Court.

Farringdon Within (South) is primarily a business and retail area, and is dominated by iconic sites such as the Central Criminal Court in Old Bailey,which always attracts many tourists and media alike. Other key areas on the ward are the main thoroughfares of Ludgate Hill and New Bridge Street, which are thriving cosmopolitan areas with many major financial businesses and well known retail stores. All of these premises sit hand in glove with restaurants, coffee shops, pubs and wine bars, all offering exceptional service and high quality places of entertainment.

There are some major developmental projects always under way in the city, and Farringdon Within ward is currently seeing a major new office premises being built on New Bridge Street.

All of the wards within the City of London are very ancient places indeed with stories to tell. Farringdon Within ward is particularly proud of being home to the Old Bailey (Central Criminal Court), the most famous court in the United Kingdom. This has been the site of many of the greatest and most controversial criminal trials in our country's history.

It is anticipated that when a decision is made about Cross Rail, this could impact on the ward.

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