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Old Lady of Threadneedle Streetnickname for the Bank of England. [Br. Culture: Misc.]See: FinanceLegalSeeBank of EnglandOld Lady of Threadneedle Street
Old Lady of Threadneedle StreetA nickname for the Bank of England. The term is derived from a woman named Sarah Whitehead, who, after her brother's execution for forgery, went to the Bank of England every day to ask to see him. After her death in the mid-1800s, she was buried in a field that later became the Bank's garden. She is said to haunt the Bank. |