Overview
Cannon Street starts at St Paul's Cathedral, and goes east, meeting Queen Victoria Street near Mansion House tube station, passing Cannon Street station, and finally meeting King William Street and Gracechurch Street near Monument tube station.
In the late 19th century Cannon Street was occupied by large wholesale warehouses, especially of cotton goods and other fabrics.
The London Stone, from which distances were measured in Roman times, was originally situated in the middle of Cannon Street. It was later set into the wall of St Swithin's Church, and now rests in a case to the side of the street.
It is the street upon which singer Marc Almond suffered a near fatal crash in 2004 whilst riding pillion on a motorcycle.
Where Queen Street crosses Cannon Street there is a pedestrian-priority "Central Plaza" area. This was part of an award-winning public realm improvement scheme undertaken in 2006.
Cannon Street formed part of the marathon course of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The women's Olympic marathon took place on 5 August and the men's Olympic marathon on 12 August. The four Paralympic marathons were held on 9 September.
Cannon Street has eight pubs (as of 2012) in and around the area which is one of the largest concentrations in the City of London.
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