Royal Commission on the Amalgamation of the City and County of London the ancient City of London had been prominent political topics since the 1830s. Recommendations by royal commissions given in 1837, 1854 and 1867 had largely been left unimplemented. The Local Government Act 1888 had set up a County of London which surrounded, but did not include, the square-mile and main business district of the City of London. London was therefore governed by the Corporation of London at its core and the London County Council for its metropolitan area. When the first London County Council was elected, the Progressive Party, closely allied to the parliamentary Liberals, took control. The first chairman
Monument Square, London east side of Fish Street Hill, extending to Pudding Lane. In Billingsgate Ward and Bridge Ward Within. First mention : O.S. 1894-6. Former name: "Monument Yard" (O. and M. 1677-O.S. 1880). It has now been absorbed into Monument Street, viz. about 1911. The Monument occupied the centre of the Square, which was erected on the site whereon previously stood the church of St. Margaret, Fish Street Hill. Monument Square, London Monument Square is a public square in the City of London, England, next to the Monument (the Monument to the Great Fire of London). It is to be created as