Pedestrians walk past a Road Closed sign at the entrance of Austin Friars in Threadneedle Street in the City of London - the capital's financial district, on 3rd September 2018, in London England. Austin Friars, London was an Augustinian friary in the City of London from its foundation, probably in the 1260s, until its dissolution in November 1538. It covered an area of about 5.5 acres (2.2 hectares) a short distance to the north-east of the modern Bank of England and had a resident population of about 60 friars. Nowadays the site is mainly occupied by office blocks.
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