Cultural Impact
Gracechurch Street is mentioned in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice as being the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner, the aunt and uncle of the five Bennet sisters. The former Swan-with-Two-Necks inn is the scene of Estella's meeting with Pip in Charles Dickens' Great Expectations.
The street has lent its name to the Gracechurch Shopping Centre in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, which was named after the street by the property company based in Gracechurch Street responsible for its creation.
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