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Born-digital file containing information about the ward and links to other parts of the project. 1603 transcription from Stow.
Candlewick Street Ward is west of Bridge Within Ward. Its main street is Candlewick Street (Stow 1633, sig. X3v).
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Candlewick Street Ward is west of Bridge Within Ward. Its main street is Candlewick Street (Stow 1633, sig. X3v).
The following diplomatic transcription of the opening paragraph(s) of the 1603 chapter on this ward will eventually be subsumed into the MoEML edition of the 1603
CAndlewicke ſtreete, or Candlewright ſtreete warde, beginneth at the Eaſt end of great Eaſtcheape, it paſſeth weſt through Eaſtcheape to Candlewright ſtreete, and through the ſame downe to the north ende of Suffolke lane, on the ſouth ſide, and downe that lane by the weſt ende of ſaint Laurence Churchyard, which is the fartheſt weſt part of that ward. The ſtreete of great Eaſtcheape is ſo called of the Market there kept, in the Eaſt part of the Citie, as Weſt Cheape is a Market ſo called of being in the Weſt.
The boundaries of Candlewick Street Ward, as drawn on the Agas map, are approximate. See MoEML’s page on ward boundaries.