And Mortlake of course, is no very long distance from Twickenham.
So it came about.

The clock of St.Christopher le Stocks struck five as the two young women entered the market.

The Bank of England as we now know it did not then exist.

St.Christopher's, hemmed in by houses, occupied the site of the future edifice, as much in appearance like a prison as a bank.

Sir Thomas Gresham's Exchange then alone dominated the open space at the entrance of the Poultry.
The market was in full swing.