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A1 - Campbell, James
ED - Jenstad, Janelle
T1 - Maiden Lane (Wood Street)
T2 - The Map of Early Modern London
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PY - 2021
DA - 2021/06/30
CY - Victoria
PB - University of Victoria
LA - English
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Cripplegate Ward is east of Aldersgate Ward and Farringdon Within Ward, encompassing area both inside and outside the Wall. The ward is named after Cripplegate.
Aldersgate Ward is west of Cripplegate Ward. Both the ward and its main street are named after Aldersgate, the north gate of the city.
Farringdon Within Ward shares parts of its eastern and southern borders with the western and northern boundaries of Castle Baynard Ward. This ward is called
Wood Street ran north-south, connecting at its southernmost end with Cheapside Street and continuing northward to Little Wood Street, which led directly into Cripplegate. It crossed over Huggin Lane, Lad Lane, Maiden Lane (Wood Street), Love Lane, Addle Lane, and Silver Street, and ran parallel to Milk Street in the east and Gutter Lane in the west. Wood Street lay within Cripplegate Ward. It is labelled as Wood Streat
on the Agas map and is drawn in the correct position.
St Martin’s Lane (Bridge Within Ward) ran north-south from the boundary between Candlewick Street and Eastcheap to Thames Street and was located at the western edge of Bridge Within Ward at its boundary with Candlewick Street Ward. The street takes its name from St. Martin Orgar, located on its eastern side. It is labelled
The city of London, not to be confused with the allegorical character (
Great Distaff Street ran east-west from Friday Street to Old Change and was located in Bread Street Ward. The main structure of note along the street was Cordwainers’ Hall. It was also known as Mayden lane
and is labelled Maidenhed lane
on the Agas map (Stow 1633, sig. 2L6r). According to Distaue, not Distar
(Stow 1633, sig. 2L6r; Harben). Great Distaff Street is not to be confused with Distaff Lane, the lane which ran south out of Great Distaff Street toward Knightrider Street.
Bread Street Ward is east of Castle Baynard Ward and Farringdon Within Ward. The ward takes its name from its main street, Bread Street, ſo called of bread in olde time there ſold
(Stow 1603).
A brewhouse in Distaff Lane. Flourished in the
Distaff Lane was in Bread Street Ward. It is not to be confused with Great Distaff Street, the street which crossed the northernmost end of Distaff Lane. There is some discrepancy in the exact length of Distaff Lane between the Agas Map and the information in
Diſtaf la.) appears to run south off Great Distaff Street, labelled
Maidenhed lane, terminating before it reaches Knightrider Street.
runneth downe to Knightriders street, or olde Fishstreete(Stow 1:345). Our map truncates Distaff Lane before Knightrider Street.
St. Martin’s Lane (le Grand) ran north-south between St. Anne’s Lane and Cheapside Street and was located at the western edge of Aldersgate Ward. The street takes its name from the church of St. Martin’s le Grand located to the east of the street. This portion of the Agas map is labelled
Maiden Lane (Wood Street)
was shared between Cripplegate Ward, Aldersgate Ward, and Farringdon Within. It ran west from Wood
Street, and originated as a trackway across the Covent Garden
(Bebbington 210) to St. Martin’s Lane.
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There were as many as four streets in early modern London called Maidenhed lane
on Agas, located in Bread Street
ward, ran east-west and was actually called Great Distaff Street. According to read in record of a brewhouse, called the
Lamb in Distar lane, the
(Stow 1:351). However, Harben and others have found this to be an error as the earliest form of Distaue, not Distar
(Stow 1633, sig. 2L6r; Harben Great Distaff Lane).
Maiden Lane (Wood Street), the lane to which this page refers, was shared between Cripplegate Ward, Aldersgate Ward, and Farringdon Within. It ran west from Wood Street, to St. Martin’s Lane and originated as a trackway across the Covent Garden
(Bebbington 210).
tried to explain the name by
postulating a statue of the Virgin here; a less genteel but more probable
explanation would be midden heaps
(Bebbington 210; see also Weinreb and Hibbert 505).
Important sites located in Maiden Lane (Wood Street) were St. Michael’s Church, the Waxchandlers’ Hall on the south side of the street, and the Haberdashers’ Hall on the north side. The
confirmed by
(Stow 1:298).
Though Maiden Lane (Wood Street) was once a cul-de-sac, it was extended to link with Southampton Street in Victorian times so that the queen’s carriage would not have to turn around after leaving her at the Adelphi Theatre (Weinreb and Hibbert 505).