The old lady of threadneedle street, is a nickname for the bank of england?
Who is this old lady?
Bank of England'The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street' is the nickname of the Bank of England which stands in the heart of the City of London.
Was there really an old lady of Threadneedle Street and what had she to do with Banking?
There was indeed an old ladyโฆSarah Whitehead was her name.
Sarah had a brother called Philip, a disgruntled former employee of the bank, who was found guilty of forgery in 1811, and executed for his crime.
Poor Sarah was so shocked she became 'unhinged' and every day for the next 25 years she went to the Bank and asked to see her brother.
When she died she was buried in the old churchyard that later became the Bank's garden, and her ghost has been seen on many occasions in the past.