London’s Alleys: Founders’ Court, EC2

This alley behind the Bank of England is likely one of the oldest alleys in the City of London, with an alignment that can be traced back to at least medieval times, when it was a gap between rows of houses.By the 1670s, the area was sufficiently developed that the alley had become the short dead end alley that it is today.
The alley is marked as Founders Hall in William Morgan’s map of 1682 and is named after the Livery Hall that used to stand on the corner. The Worshipful Company of Foun