Editing Paternoster Square (section)

==1980s and 1990s==
In the late 1980s, many tenants moved to other London sites, resulting in a number of premises being left vacant. That prompted landlords and the City of London to welcome proposals to redevelop the area. In 1990, architect [[John Simpson (architect)|John Simpson]] developed a scheme, sponsored by a newspaper competition and championed by the [[Charles III|Prince of Wales]]. It featured [[classical architecture|classically inspired]] architecture, which would have been sympathetic with the nearby cathedral.<ref name="prince">{{cite news|author=Giles Worsley |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2003/11/05/bapat05.xml&sSheet=/arts/2003/11/05/ixartright.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051031070108/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2003/11/05/bapat05.xml&sSheet=/arts/2003/11/05/ixartright.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 October 2005 |title=Peace descends on St Paul's |publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date= 5 November 2003|accessdate=13 September 2011 |location=London}}</ref>

In 1996, permission was granted for a master plan by [[William Whitfield (architect)|Sir William Whitfield]], which was finally built. The development was implemented by developers, [[Stanhope plc]] and [[Mitsubishi Estate]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.commercialnewsmedia.com/archives/109996|title=Work starts on Mitsubishi and Stanhope's Warwick Court refurb|date=15 March 2021|newspaper=Commercial News Media |access-date=15 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://historicengland.org.uk/content/docs/get-involved/translating-good-growth-london-historic-environment-120717-pdf|title=Translating Good Growth for London's Historic Environment|page=45|publisher=Historic England| access-date=15 May 2024}}</ref> By October 2003, the redeveloped square was complete, lined with buildings by Whitfield's firm among others. Among the first new tenants was the [[London Stock Exchange]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2001/apr/08/theobserver.observerbusiness4|title=Relief in City as London Stock Exchange chooses Paternoster Square|date=8 April 2001|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=15 May 2024}}</ref>