Gresham Street , is a street in the City of London , it is named after Thomas Gresham and runs from St. Martin 's Le Grand near St Paul 's Cathedral in the west , past Guildhall , to Lothbury in the east . Gresham Street , in the City of London , is named after Thomas Gresham and runs from St. Martin 's Le Grand near St Paul 's Cathedral in the west , past Guildhall , to Lothbury in the east .