Beech Street (London)

It was formerly known as Beech Lane[1] and was named after Nicholas de la Beche, a lieutenant of the Tower of London in the reign of Edward III in the 14th century.

The eastern junction marks the boundary of the city with Islington: Whitecross and Chiswell (north and east) are in Islington, while Beech and Silk (west and south) are in the city.

The majority of the street is in a pseudo-tunnel under the Barbican estate.

[3][4] This remained in effect until September 2021, and in December that year members of the City of London corporation voted for a public consultation into making the scheme permanent.

[5] Access to several of the Barbican car parks is from Beech Street.