Cowcross Street
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Cowcross Street by Stephen Richards as part of the Geograph project.
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Cowcross Street
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 3 Apr 2010
Cars have long since replaced the cattle which used to be driven along here to Smithfield Market. That stopped in 1855. The road is lined mainly with late-Victorian former warehouses and workshops, now mostly converted into offices or shops. Looming at the end is Lauderdale Tower in the Barbican.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.520043
Longitude
-0.103192