The Modern Road
Part of the route originally taken by the northern wall is commemorated, although now only loosely followed, by the road also named London Wall, on which the Museum of London is located. The modern road starts in the west with a roundabout at Aldersgate, then passes east past Moorgate, from which point it runs parallel to the line of the City Wall, and eventually becomes Wormwood Street before it reaches Bishopsgate. This alignment, however, is the result of rebuilding between 1957 and 1976. Prior to this, London Wall was less wide, and ran behind the line of the City Wall for its entire length, from Wormwood Street to Wood Street. The western section is now St Alphage Garden.
| Location | Coordinates |
|---|---|
| Museum of London | 51°31′03″N 0°05′49″W / 51.5175°N 0.09694°W / 51.5175; -0.09694 |
| Barbican | 51°31′08″N 0°05′35″W / 51.51889°N 0.09306°W / 51.51889; -0.09306 |
| London Wall | 51°31′04″N 0°05′43″W / 51.51778°N 0.09528°W / 51.51778; -0.09528 |
| St Alphage Garden | 51°31′05″N 0°05′33″W / 51.51806°N 0.0925°W / 51.51806; -0.0925 |
| Cooper's Row | 51°30′38″N 0°04′34″W / 51.51056°N 0.07611°W / 51.51056; -0.07611 |
| Tower Hill | 51°30′36″N 0°04′33″W / 51.51°N 0.07583°W / 51.51; -0.07583 |
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