America Square

The Crescent was built at the expense of Sir Benjamin Hammet, who is commemorated by the name of another street in the area.

He was a partner in the City bank of William Esdaile and was also alderman for the ward of Portsoken.

[2] Today, America Square is occupied by offices, restaurants and a gymnasium.

The nearest London Underground stations are Tower Hill (to the south) and Aldgate (to the north), and the nearest Docklands Light Railway station is Tower Gateway, on Minories.

Also nearby is Fenchurch Street station, a mainline railway terminus with services towards east London and south Essex.