Length 0.7 mi (1.1 km) Postal code EC2 | Location London, United Kingdom Major cities London | |
Nearest train station Blackfriars
Bank
Mansion House West end New Bridge Street/Victoria Embankment East end Mansion House Street/Bank junction | ||
Queen Victoria Street, named after the British monarch who reigned from 1837 to 1901, is a street in London which runs east by north from its junction with New Bridge Street and Victoria Embankment in the Castle Baynard ward of the City of London, along a section that divides the wards of Queenhithe and Bread Street, then lastly through the middle of Cordwainer ward, until it reaches Mansion House Street at Bank junction. Beyond Bank junction, the street continues north-east as Threadneedle Street which joins Bishopsgate.
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Map of Queen Victoria St, London, UK
The road was commissioned in 1861 to streamline the approach to the central business district, and was provided for through the Metropolitan Improvement Act. Costing over £1,000,000, it remains a flagship street within the City.
The nearest London Underground stations are Blackfriars (at its western junction with New Bridge Street), Mansion House (where it crosses Cannon Street), and Bank (near its eastern end).
Queen Victoria Street formed part of the marathon course of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Notable buildings
The British and Foreign Bible Society was formerly located at No. 146 from 1868 and 1985. That address is now occupied by the Church of Scientology of London.
A blue plaque on the Faraday Building on the north side marks the previous site of the Doctors' Commons, demolished in 1867. Other notable sites on the north side of Queen Victoria Street include:
On the south side is St Benet Paul's Wharf church, at No. 135. Baynard House is also located on Queen Victoria Street.
Other streets linked to Queen Victoria Street include Puddle Dock, Cannon Street, Walbrook and Poultry.