The Crown (Philpot Lane)
Agas MapThe Crown was a tenement off of Philpot Lane so named for its sign (Harben 186). In describing the location, Henry Harben notes that The Crown was
[e]ast out of Philpot Lane, in Billingsgate Ward(Harben 186). More specifically, The Crown seems to have been located midway between Eastcheap and Fenchurch Street.
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Carlin, Martha, and Victor Belcher.Gazetteer to the c.1270 and c.1520 Maps with Historical Notes.
The British Atlas of Historic Towns. Vol. 3. The City of London From Prehistoric Times to c.1520. Ed. Mary D. Lobel and W.H. Johns. Oxford: Oxford UP in conjunction with The Historic Towns Trust, 1989. Print. [Also available online at British Historic Towns Atlas. Gazetteer part 1. Gazetteer part 2. Gazetteer part 3.]This item is cited in the following documents:
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Harben, Henry A. A Dictionary of London. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1918. [Available digitally from British History Online: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/dictionary-of-london.]This item is cited in the following documents:
