Page "Bank of England" Paragraph 4

The Bank's headquarters has been located in London's main financial district, the City of London, on Threadneedle Street, since 1734.

It is sometimes known by the metonym The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street or simply The Old Lady, a name taken from the legend of Sarah Whitehead, whose ghost is said to haunt the bank's garden.

The busy road junction outside is known as Bank junction.