City of London Corporation City of London Corporation The City of London Corporation, officially and legally the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London, is the municipal governing body of the City of London, the historic centre of London and the location of much of the United Kingdom's financial sector. In 2006 the name was changed from Corporation of London to avoid confusion with the wider London local government, the Greater London Authority. The Corporation is probably the world's oldest continuously-elected local government authority. Both businesses and residents of the City, or "Square Mile", are entitled to vote in elections, and
Central Bank of London Ltd. Central Bank's headquarters in Cornhill. This bank eventually became the 'Midland Bank' and then was finally acquired by HSBC in 1992. Central Bank of London Ltd. The Central Bank of London Ltd. was a British joint stock bank, based in London, England. The bank was established in 1863 as the 'East London Bank', with its offices located in Cornhill in the City of London. Its early business was closely related to the East End trades, and so branches were soon opened at Southwark, Shoreditch and Whitechapel. Deposits had reached £495,000 by 1865, and by 1870 the bank was renamed the