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Whilst not likely to influence your investment decision, you may be interested to know a little about our rather unusual name.
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Temple Bar itself was once one of the long line of structures marking the boundary between Westminster and the City of London. |
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It originally stood at the junction of Fleet Street and The Strand. |
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Temple Bar was associated with a celebration of the Spanish Armada in 1588 and the funeral of Lord Nelson in 1806. |
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The heads of executed traitors were displayed above the central arch. |
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Temple Bar was moved to Theobald’s Park near Waltham Cross in 1878, but returned in 2004 to London’s Paternoster Square. |
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