City of London

The City of London, sometimes shortened to City, was an area in London.
It appeared to be the original centre of the of the city, forming the majority of the area known as London in the mid 17th century. While much of the original city was destroyed in the Great Fire of London, it was soon rebuilt, and by the 21st century contained modern skyscrapers including The Gherkin and UNIT HQ.
== Geography ==
In 1666, (TV: ) the City of London (PROSE: , TV: ) appeared to make up the majority of London as a whole. The urban sprawl of the city was surrounded to the north-east and north-west by what appeared to be open countryside. The only bridge across the River Thames (TV: ) between the City and Southwark (TV: ) appeared to be London Bridge, (TV: , TV: ) which had existed since at least the 15th century. (AUDIO: ) Most of the medieval city of London was destroyed in the Great Fire of London. (PROSE: )
By the 21st century, City shared its western border with Westminster, its north-western border with Camden, its northern border with Islington, its north-eastern border with Hackney and its eastern border with Tower Hamlets. Its southern border was the River Thames, across which was the London Borough of Southwark. (TV: )
The Gherkin and surrounding buildings were foremost considered to be the City of London. (PROSE: )
122 Leadenhall Street was located approximate to the Gherkin by the mid-to-late-2010s, (TV: , WC: ) however, by 2022, a different building was in its place, which UNIT set up their new headquarters inside. This building was imploded that same year. (TV: ) However, a year later, the original slanted skyscraper had returned, with UNIT's newer headquarters built next to it. (TV: , , etc.)
The City of London also included St Paul's Cathedral, the City of London School and the northernmost landfall of the Millennium Bridge. Stations in the city included Cannon Street, Monument, Mansion House and Blackfriars. (TV: ) It also contained the Bank of England, the Royal Exchange, a financial district and an area known as Cheapside. (PROSE: )
A column at the bottom of King William Street — close to the Bank of England building in the City of London — commemorated the Great Fire of London. Its plaque read in part:
::"In the year of Christ 1666, on 2 September, at a distance eastward of this place of 202 ft, which is the height of this column, a fire broke out in the dead of night which, the wind blowing, devoured even distant buildings, and rushed devastating through every quarter with astonishing swiftness and noise..." (PROSE: )
== History ==
=== 17th century ===
The Great Fire of London began in the City (PROSE: ) in a baker's shop on Pudding Lane on 2 September 1666. (PROSE: ) The fire raged for three days, destroying most of the medieval city of London. (PROSE: )
=== 19th century ===
The CyberKing stood over the City of London after rising from the River Thames. (TV: )
=== 20th century ===
During the "London Event", (PROSE: ) Jamie McCrimmon and Gwynfor Evans visited the Monument and Cannon Street stations in the London Underground. (TV: )
=== 21st century ===
The Slitheen craft flew over the City of London on 6 March 2006, swerving around St Paul's towards the neighbouring borough of Westminster. (TV: )
In 2013, the helicopter transporting the Eleventh Doctor's TARDIS flew past the City. By this time, 122 Leadenhall Street had been constructed. (TV: )
Around the mid-2010s, whilst Clara Oswald hung outside the doors of the TARDIS in the skies above London when searching for the Trap Street, she was near the Shard, Tower Bridge and the City. (TV: )
The Monks parked their pyramid in the City of London, close to St Paul's Cathedral. City was seen on a map of London used during the Monk invasion of the late 2010s. (TV: )
A Charitable Earth's headquarters were located on the other side of the River Thames from the City by the late 2010s. (WC: )
By 2022, 122 Leadenhall Street was leased to Kate Stewart of UNIT for their headquarters. However, Kate and Tegan Jovanka soon had to activate the structural termination system to implode the building and entomb the Cyber-Warriors led by a cloned Ashad, during the Master's Dalek Plan. (TV: )
However, by November 2023, (PROSE: ) a new headquarters with a helipad was constructed in the approximate area of 122 Leadenhall Street, which had inexplicably returned. (TV: , )
== References ==
Sarah Jane Smith informed Mrs Wormwood that she had contacts in the City. They stated that the Bubble Shock! company had "dropped in from nowhere". (TV: )
 
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