针线街











针线街


针线街（Threadneedle Street）是伦敦市的一条街，起自家禽街（Poultry）、康希尔、威廉王街和朗伯德街的交叉路口，止于主教門。


这条街以英格兰银行的所在地而著称；该银行自从1734年起就位于此处，常被称为“针线街的老小姐”。伦敦证券交易所也曾位于针线街，直到2004年迁往主祷文广场。波罗的海交易所于1744年在这条街上的「弗吉尼亚和波罗的海咖啡馆」成立。


除了英格兰银行以及波罗的海交易所之外，这条街还有许多商店、银行、餐馆和办公楼。


最近的伦敦地铁站是银行站。



词源


针线街名称的来源不能确定，但可能是起源于“三针街”（Three Needle Street，自1598年起），因为有描绘三根针的招牌。另一个说法是，孩子们常在那里玩“穿针引线”游戏。1598年之前，它是宽街（现在的老宽街）的一部分。[1]


这条街的名字也可能是其旧名摸屄巷的委婉说法，原因很简单，因为这是妓女出没的著名地点[2]。


英国乐队布勒有一首歌题为《针线街》，这首歌的歌词提到了股票。



参考文献





  1. ^ Brewer, E. C. (1989) Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable; 14th ed. London: Cassell; p. 1097


  2. ^ Quinn, Tom. London's Strangest Tales: Extraordinary But True Stories. London: Anova Books. 2008: 31/304. ISBN 1-86105-976-0. 




  • Threadneedle Street, Old and New London: Volume 1 (1878), pp. 531-544

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