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T1 - Basing Lane
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Basing Lane, also known as the whether ment for the Kings
bakehouse, or of bakers dwelling there, and baking bread to serue the market
in Bredstreete, where the bread was sold, I know not
(Stow).
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Bow Lane ran north-south between Cheapside Street and Old Fish Street in the ward of Cordwainer Street. At Watling Street, it became Cordwainer Street, and at Old Fish Street it became Garlick Hill. Garlick Hill-Bow Lane was built in the 890s to provide access from the port of Queenhithe to the great market of Cheapside Street (Sheppard 70–71).
Bread Street ran north-south from the Standard (Cheapside) to Knightrider Street, crossing Watling Street. It lay wholly in the ward of Bread Street, to which it gave its name.
For information about the Red Lion, a modern map marking the site where the it once stood, and a walking tour that will take you to the site, visit the
Watling Street ran east-west between St. Sythes Lane in Cordwainer Street Ward and Old Change in Bread Street Ward. It is visible on the Agas map under the label Watlinge ſtreat
.
Noble Street
(Stow 1598, sig. O4v). This should not lead to confusion with Noble Street in Aldersgate Ward. There is an etymological explanation for this crossover of names. According to Ekwall, the name Watling
ultimately derives from an Old English word meaning king’s son
(Ekwall 81-82). Watling Street remains distinct from the Noble Street in Aldersgate Ward.
Cordwainer Street Ward is east of Bread Street Ward. The ward takes its name from its main street, Cordwainer Street, so named of
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).
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Basing Lane, also known as the whether ment for the Kings
bakehouse, or of bakers dwelling there, and baking bread to serue the market
in Bredstreete, where the bread was sold, I know not
(Stow).
A significant landmark on Basing Lane
was the hostelry called Gerrard’s Hall of a Gyant sayd to haue dwelled
there
(Stow). In the hall of the
building, partly subdivided by vsed in the warres to runne withall
,
but then points out that the name is likely a corruption of Gysors Hall,
from John Gisors (Mayor in 1245) and his descendants who owned the hall.
Out of this Gisors hall, at the first
building thereof, were made diuers arched doors, yet to be seene, which
seeme not sufficient for any great monster, or other then men of common
stature to passe through
(Stow). Of
the pole and ladder, he suggests that the pole in the hall might be vsed of
old time (as then the custome was in euery parish) to be set vp in the
Summer as May-Pole, before the principall house in the Parrish or Streete,
and to stand in the hall before the scrine, decked with holme & Iuy, all
the feast of Christmas. The ladder serued for the decking of the may-pole,
and roofe of the hall
(Stow).