Sugarloaf Alley
Sugarloaf Alley ran north-south from Leadenhall Street to Fenchurch
Street, on the west side of Bricklayers’ Hall. Stow indicates that
it was called
Sprinckle alliebut had been renamed Sugarloaf Alley after a shop sign (
now named Sugar-loafe Alley, of the like signe[Stow; BHO]. Sugar was usually sold in solid loaves.
Sugarloaf Alley is not visible on the Agas map. The alley, which
should not be confused with Sugarloaf Court in Cripplegate Ward, was built
over in 1734 (Harben; BHO).
References
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Citation
Harben, Henry A. A Dictionary of London. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1918.This item is cited in the following documents:
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Citation
Stow, John. A Survey of London. Reprinted from the Text of 1603. Ed. Charles Lethbridge Kingsford. 2 vols. Oxford: Clarendon, 1908. Remediated by British History Online.This item is cited in the following documents: