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London Wall was a long street running along the inside of the northern part of the City Wall. It ran east-west from the north end of Broad Street to Cripplegate (Prockter and Taylor 43). The modern London Wall street is a major traffic thoroughfare now. It follows roughly the route of the former wall, from Old Broad Street to the Museum of London (whose address is 150 London Wall).
Old Fish Street Hill ran north-south between Old Fish Street and Thames
Street. old
Fishstreete hill
and Saint Mary Mounthaunt Lane
.
The Old Bailey ran along the outside of the London Wall near
Newgate (Stow 1598, sig. U8v). It is labelled on the Agas map as Olde baily
.
Castle Baynard Ward is west of Queenhithe Ward and Bread Street Ward. The ward is named after Baynard’s Castle, one of its main ornaments.
Located on the banks of the Thames, Baynard’s Castle was built sometime
in the by
(Weinreb and Hibbert 129). The castle passed to
who by forfeyture for
fellonie, lost his Baronie of little Dunmow
(Stow 1:61). From the time it was built, Baynard’s Castle was the headquarters of London’s
army until the reign of
when it was handed over to the Dominican Friars,
the Blackfriars whose name is still commemorated along that part of the
waterfront
(Hibbert 10).
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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Ball Alley was a small alley that ran south from London Wall to the gardens of the Leathersellers’ Hall.
Ballardes Lane is marked on the Carey Street
,
as it is still called today (Carlin and Belcher).
According to Harben, the first mention of this Carey Street
is from
On the Agas map there are nine rectangular and square pike gardens, or artificial fishponds, located in the liberty of Southwark among the bear and bullbaiting arenas. These nine pike gardens, however, give only an approximate indication of the size, shape, and location of early modern London’s three major aquaculture operations—the Winchester House Pike Garden, the King’s (or Queen’s) Pike Garden, and the Great Pike Garden—each of which dates to the Middle Ages. These fishponds relied on two separate types of holding areas: the vivarium, or breeding pond, and the servatorium, or holding pond. To catch and sort fish, workers drained the shallow ponds through diversion conduits equipped with gates and sluices. Freshwater fish cultivated in estate gardens were considered a luxury dish well into the eighteenth century, especially the pike, an aggressive predator that was admired and feared in
Described by Weinreb as redolent of squalor and vice
(Weinreb 39), London’s Bankside district in Southwark was known for its taverns, brothels and playhouses in the early modern period. However, in approximately
Bank End was a small neighbourhood at the eastern end of Bankside, not far from the Clink. Its principal building was the Castle (also known as the Castle upon the Hope), an inn and brothel accessible from the river by a wharf.
Bartholomew Lane was in Broad Street Ward and ran north-south from the junction of Throgmorton Street and Lothbury to Threadneedle Street. Bartholomew Lane is visible on the Agas map running
southeast on the west side of St. Bartholomew by the
Exchange. It is labelled bar eelmew
la
.
Barbican was a historically significant street that ran east-west, connecting Aldersgate Street in the west with Redcross Street and Golden Lane in the east. Barbican was more then halfe
contained by Cripplegate Ward, with the rest lying within Aldersgate Ward (Stow 1:291). The street is labeled on the Agas map as Barbican
.
Barbican Tower was a watchtower or barbican to the northeast of the London Wall.
According to
Running southeast from Bishopsgate Street to Aldgate Street outside the city wall,
Houndsditch Street passed through Bishopsgate Ward and Portsoken Ward.
It was first paved in (within the limits of Hounds-ditch)
dwell many a good and honest Citizen
(Stow 1633, sig. M1v).
Lion Tower, also called the Barbican and the Bulwark, was a defensive structure located near the southwest corner of the Tower of London (Carlin and Belcher; Historical Towns Trust). The tower was built in the
Barbican Manor was a manor on Barbican Street.
There is a Barbican
label on the Agas map, but it is unclear whether it refers to the street or
the manor. The position of the feature on the Agas map near the Barbican
label corresponds to the manor’s
position on the
The Barge was a tenement building located in Cheap Ward. The structure was the remains of a medieval manor house.
Chick Lane ran north-south from Tower Hill into Tower
Street. on the east of Barking
church
(Stow). It is likely that Chick Lane also featured the diuers houses lately builded, and other
incrochmentes
found directly above the lane on the west side of Tower Hill (Stow).
A chapel located just north of All Hallows Barking. some haue written that his heart was buried there vnder the high altar
(Stow 130).
The church of All Hallows Barking is in Tower Street Ward on the southeast corner of Seething Lane and on the north side of Tower Street. fayre parish Church
.
Branching off from the south side of Tooley Street, Bermondsey Street (sometimes referred to as Barnaby Street) ran north-south towards Bermondsey Abbey (Stow 1598, sig. Z3v-Z4r). Bermondsey Street is depicted just east of Battle Bridge on the Agas map, although it is mislabeled
According to
Temple Bar was one of the principle entrances to the city of London, dividing the Strand to the west and Fleet Street to the east. It was an ancient right of way and toll gate. Walter Thornbury dates the wooden gate structure shown in the Agas Map to the early Tudor period, and describes a number of historical pageants that processed through it, including the funeral procession of
The Aldgate Bars were posts that marked the eastern
limits of the City of London. They were located at the western end of Whitechapel and the eastern end of Aldgate Street.
Smithfield was an open, grassy area located outside the Wall. Because of its location close to the city centre, Smithfield was used as a site for markets, tournaments, and public executions. From
Bartholomew’s Lane (West Smithfield) is listed in Carlin and Belcher
and is marked on the corresponding
The Fair sat [u]pon [a] portion of the ground now known as Smithfield (that is, smooth field), bordering upon the marsh, great elm trees grew, and it was known as The Elms. The king’s market perhaps was held among the trees; but on the marsh the Priory was founded, around which was held the fair
(Morley 9). According to Sugden:
[i]ts frequenters were called [Bartholomew] Birds
According to
Carlin and Belcher observe that the namesake of Bassett’s Inn is
Bassinghall Ward is west of Coleman Street Ward. The ward and its main street Basinghall Street are named after Basing Hall (Stow 1633, sig. 2C5r).
According to
We are awaiting further confirmation of this street’s position.
Arundel House (c.
In terms of the history of the site, Victor Belcher and Martha Carlin note that
Bath Inn was built in inherited by
(Carlin and Belcher 74). As such,
the site was known as
Running parallel to Dowgate Street, Grantam Lane spanned north to south from Thames Street to the Thames.
Brewer’s Lane
(Harben).
Located in Queenhithe, Ratten Lane spanned south from Timberhithe Street to the Thames.
Battle Bridge connected St. Olave Street with the road to Bermondsey and Horsleydown (Nichols 252).
Little Tower Hill was a common northeast of the Tower of London, between East Smithfield and the Minories.
According to greatly diminished by building of
tenements and garden plots
by certaine
faire Almes houses, strongly builded of Bricke and timber, and couered with
slate for the poore
(Stow).
Bear Inn (Basinghall Street) was on Basinghall Street. It is not marked on the
Agas map but is next to the Girdler’s Hall on the
According to the Cock or Bear Alley
(Harben).
The Bear Garden was never a garden, but rather a polygonal bearbaiting arena whose exact locations across time are not known (Mackinder and Blatherwick 18). Labelled on the Agas map as The Bearebayting
, the Bear Garden would have been one of several permanent structures—wooden arenas, dog kennels, bear pens—dedicated to the popular spectacle of bearbaiting in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Beer Lane ran north-south from Tower Street to Thames
Street in Tower Street Ward. many faire
houses
(Stow).
Previously called the New Inn or Beaumontes Inn, this house once belonged to the Earls of Huntington. The Huntington house marks the eastern corner of Castle Baynard Ward.
Bevis Marks was a street south of the City Wall that ran east-west from Shoemaker Row to the north end of St. Mary Axe Street. It was in Aldgate Ward. Bevis Marks was continued by Duke’s Place.
Although its name evokes the pandemonium of the archetypal madhouse, Bethlehem (Bethlem, Bedlam) Hospital was not always an asylum. As Priorie of Cannons with brethren and
sisters
, founded in one of the Sheriffes of London
(Stow 1:164). We know from
The Cockpit, also known as the Phoenix, was an indoor commercial playhouse planned and built by the theatre entrepreneur and actor in Drury Lane
, but G. E. Bentley offers a more precise description:
(Bentley vi 49). Herbert Berry adds that the playhouse was three-eights of a mile west of the western boundary of the City of London at Temple Bar
(Berry 624), and Frances Teague notes that it was on the east side of Drury Lane
and that [t]he site was long preserved by the name of Cockpit Alley, afterwards Pitt Court
(Teague 243).
Billingsgate (Bylynges gate or Belins Gate), a water-gate and harbour located on the north side
of the Thames between London Bridge
and the Tower of London, was
London’s principal dock in
Billingsgate Ward is west of Tower Street Ward. The ward is named after Billingsgate, a water-gate and harbour on the Thames.
For information about the Bell Savage Inn, a modern map marking the site where the it once stood, and a walking tour that will take you to the site, visit the
Bell Alley ran west from Bishopsgate Street without the Wall (Harben 61).
The location previously referred to as Mill Alley is now known as Great Bell Alley. Eilert Ekwall contends that the name after Wm. Mills, who lived there in the 16th century
(Harben 270). Former names include Great Bell Alley extended from Coleman Street across Moorgate to Little Bell Alley and beyond to the eastern boundary of the ward
(Harben 270).
For information about the Bell Inn, Gracechurch Street, a modern map marking the site where the it once stood, and a walking tour that will take you to the site, visit
Bell Yard, Temple Bar ran north-south between Fleet Street in the south and what is now Carey Street in the north. It was to the north of Temple Church and Temple Bar, to the west of St. Dunstan in the West, and to the east of St. Clement Danes. According to Harben, the name derived from the tenement called
(Harben 65).le Belle
Billiter Lane ran north-west from
Fenchurch to Leadenhall, entirely in Aldgate Ward. Nearby landmarks included Blanch Appleton facing the opening of
Billiter Lane on the south side
of Fenchurch and Ironmongers’ Hall to the west of Billiter Lane on the north side of Fenchurch. Nearby churches were St. Catherine Cree on Leadenhall and All Hallows Staining adjacent to the Clothworkers’ Hall) and St. Katharine Coleman on Fenchurch. On the Agas map, Billiter Lane is labelled Bylleter la.
Benbridges Inn was a large house on
the northwest corner of Lime Street.
The Inn appears to be named after Ricardus de Pembrugge, a Knight and owner
of a large piece of land in Lime Street
Ward in 1376 (Harben; BHO). In 1454 the draper Ralph Holland bestowed the large
messuage to the Master and Wardens of the Fraternity of Tailors and Linen
Armourers of St John the Baptist (Harben; BHO). Soon thereafter they set up a fayre large frame of timber
for a large house and built three other tenement buildings adjoining it
(Stow).
Birchin Lane was a short street running north-south between Cornhill Street and Lombard Street. The north end of Birchin Lane lay in Cornhill Ward, and the south end in Langbourne Ward.
Warwick Inn was located on Warwick Lane in Farringdon Within Ward. It was built by an Earl of Warwick about the
According to
St. Martin’s Lane (Strand) was located in Westminster and ran north-south between Tottenham Ct. Road and the westernmost end of the Strand by Charing Cross. It is not to be confused with St. Martin’s Lane (le Grand) or St. Martin’s Lane (Bridge Within Ward).
St. Mary Spital was an Augustinian Priory and
Hospital on the east side of Bishopsgate Street.
The Priory dates from 1197. The old precinct of St.
Mary Spital is visible on the Agas map. The church itself was
demolished after the Dissolution of the Monasteries in
Established in held by [the]
(Carlin and Belcher 67-8). Lastly, in
(Carlin and Belcher 68).
Love Lane (Thames Street) was situated
within Billingsgate Ward (or Belingsgate
) (Hughson 91). Billingsgate Ward is two wards to the west of the Tower of London. The Agas map shows
that the lane goes from north to south—up to St. Andrew Hubbard and down to Thames Street. It runs parallel to the streets St. Mary-at-Hill Street and Botolph Lane.
Billingsgate Market was a market near the docks of Billingsgate that dates back at least to
As noted by Ekwall, [t]he name Thames Street was applied to the whole length of the street, but there were several alternative names for sections of it
(Ekwall 28)—one of which is Billingsgate Street, in Billingsgate Ward, also sometimes referred to as
(Ekwall 28).
Bishop’s Palace was located on the north-west side of St. Paul’s Church. It was bordered on the north by Paternoster Row and on the west by Ave Maria Lane. Agas coordinates are based on coordinates provided by Harben and supplemented by
Rochester House was a manor in Southwark that was given to the Bishop of Rochester in the eighth century (Lysons). Rochester House is not to be confused with Bromley Palace or Rochester Palace in the town of Bromley.
The Inn of the Bishop of Chester resided on the western side of the present entrance to Somerset House
(Williams 1450). Not to be confused with Strand Inn’s original name, Chester Inn.
The Inn and Garden of the Bishop of Chichester is located on both sides of Chancery Lane. During the acquired a plot on the west side of the lane where
(Williams 1520). This land was given to him by the soon after [
(Williams 1521).
Durham House was located in the Strand, west of Ivy Bridge Lane. It stood at the border between the Duchy of Lancaster and Westminster.
Located directly to the west of St. Saviour (Southwark) on the southern bank of the Thames, Winchester House, also known as Winchester Palace, was the London residence for the Bishops of Winchester from the twelfth century until
St. Mary Overie Stairs and its adjoining dock functioned as a large wharfe and landing place
on the southern bank of Thames, which provided river access to Winchester House and the Priory of St. Mary Overies (Stow 1598, sig. Y7v). While the stairs were commonly known as either Winchester Stairs or St. Mary Overie Stairs, they were sometimes referred to as St. Saviour Stairs after the Dissolution of the Monasteries (Rendle 203; Cave 225). This location is visible on the Agas map, though it is not labelled.
Located on the northern bank of the Thames, York House was just west of Durham House, on the south side of the Strand. Records of York House date back to the thirteenth century, when the location was owned by the Bishops of Norwich and was referred to as Norwich Place (Gater and Wheeler). In
An inn on the north side of Bridewell.
Bishopsgate Ward shares its western boundary with the eastern boundaries of Shoreditch and Broad Street Ward and, thus, encompasses area both inside and outside the Wall. The ward and its main street, Bishopsgate Street, are named after Bishopsgate.
Bishopsgate Street ran north from Cornhill Street to the southern end of Shoreditch Street at the city boundary. South of
Cornhill, the road became Gracechurch Street, and the two streets formed a
major north-south artery in the eastern end of the walled city of London, from
London Bridge to Shoreditch. Important sites included: Bethlehem Hospital, a mental hospital, and Bull Inn, a place where plays were performed before
(Weinreb and Hibbert
67).
St. Botolph without Bishopsgate stood on the west
side of Bishopsgate Street north of Bishopsgate. It was in Bishopsgate Ward. St. Botolph without
Bishopsgate is featured on the Agas map, south of Bethlehem Hospital and west of Houndsditch Street. It is labelled
S. Buttolphes.
For information about the Black Bull Inn, Bishopsgate Street, a modern map marking the site where the it once stood, and a walking tour that will take you to the site, visit the
The largest and wealthiest friary in England, Blackfriars was not only a
religious institution but also a cultural, intellectual, and political centre of London. The friary housed
London’s Dominican friars (known in England as the Black friars) after their move from
the smaller Blackfriars precincts in Holborn. The Dominicans’ aquisition of the site,
overseen by
The history of the two Blackfriars theatres is long and fraught with legal and political struggles. The story begins in
Capel’s House, or Capel Court, was so named after [t]his house stood
on the site of the Stock Exchange at the end of Capel Court
(Harben 122). The location of Capel’s
House was directly west of the Abbot of St. Alban’s Inn and east of where Saint Bartholomew Lane
meets Bread Street.
According to Carlin and Belcher,
these stairs were possibly constructed [in]
(66). Henry A. Harben elaborates:
In
(79). The aforementioned lane is Water Lane.
Standing just west of Holborn Bridge, the site that would become the original Blackfriars
precinct was acquired by the Dominican friars (known in England as the Black friars) circa
The third house of the Dominican friars (known in England as the Black friars) in London
stood at the former Augustinian canons’ house at St. Bartholomew’s. With the return of Catholic worship under
Blackman Street formed the southern portion of the main thoroughfare in Southwark, which is now commonly referred to as the High Street
or Borough High Street
(Malden).
Blanch Appleton was a manor on Fenchurch Street
next to St. Katherine Coleman in Aldgate Ward.
It is marked on the Agas map as Blanch chapelton
. discontinued,
and therefore forgotten, so as no-thing
remaineth for memorie, but the name of Mart Lane
(Stow 1598, sig. I1r).
The site was claimed by the Mayor and Commonality of the City in Blanch Appleton Court
(Harben).
Browne’s Place was rebuilt from
Made part of the Parish of the Holy Trinity
in
The Parish of the Holy Trinity was located west of Aldgate and north of Leadenhall
Street. the Parishes of S. Marie Magdalen, S.
Michael, S. Katherine, and the blessed Trinitie,
which now was made but one Parish of the holy Trinitie
(Stow). Before
Variously known as
Located on St. Laurence Lane, Guildhall, Blossoms Inn was a
travelers inn. Our Agas coordinates for the inn are based on
The Boar’s Head was one of the twelve licensed brothels in Southwark. In his
Beares heade(Stow 1598, sig. Y6v). This error is corrrected in the
Boares heade, the Crosse keyes, the Gunne, the Castle, the Crane, the Cardinals Hat, the Bel, the Swanne &c(Stow 1633, sig. 2Q3r).
For information about the Boar’s Head, a modern map marking the site where the it once stood, and a walking tour that will take you to the site, visit the
A wharf opposite of St. Mary Somerset Church.
Harben explains that [a]fter the dissolution of the monasteries [the wharf] was granted to Thomas Broke [and was] described as a great messuage in the parish of St. Michael Queenhithe
(Harben 111). However, prior to his ownership the wharf passed through many other hands and was known by aliases such as Bockyng Wharffe
and Dockynes Wharfe
; it was also referred to as Broke Wharffee
and Brookers Wharf
(Harben 111). Harben tells us that [t]here can be little doubt that these names commemorate the various owners, who held the wharf or wharves form time to time, as it was the common practice for these wharves to be designated by the names of their respective owners
(Harben 111).
Budge Row ran east-west through Cordwainer Street Ward. It passed through the ward from Soper Lane in the west to Walbrook Street in the east. Beyond Soper Lane, Budge Row became Watling Street. Before it came to be known as Budge Row, it once formed part of Watling Street, one of the Roman roads (Weinreb and Hibbert 107).
Bull Baiting is depicted on the Agas map next to Bear Garden, with the
label Bolle bayting
, although the existence of an arena separate from the Bear Garden
is disputed. See the relevant section in Bear Garden article.
The Bolt and Tun was an old stage-coach inn which derived its name from
(Harben 89).
Bordhaw Lane was a small street that ran south from Cheapside Street near the Great Conduit to just north of St. Pancras, Soper Lane.
Bridge Without Ward or the Borough of Southwark is located outside of the Wall south of the Thames. The ward, like Bridge Within Ward, is named after London Bridge.
Williams tells us that during
According to of spring water continually running
, which was set into the wall of Boss Alley (Stow 1598, sig. M2v). This boss was the subject of an early modern poem, which personified both the Boss of Billingsgate and the London Stone. In this poem, the Boss is described as a fallen woman, who the London Stone marries (
Boss Alley (Queenhithe) was in Queenhithe Ward. It is labelled
on the Agas map as Boſs allee
.
Boss Alley (Billingsgate) is not labelled on
the Agas map. According to
The Boss of Cripplegate was located on the south end of the Almshouses of St. Giles (Cripplegate), just before Redcross Street becomes Forestreet. Carlin and Belcher state that the location was a Boss of water made by executors of
(Carlin and Belcher 67).
Also referred to as
St. Botolph’s Wharf was located in Billingsgate Ward on the north bank of the Thames. Named after
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).
Built over the River Lea at the behest of builded on Arches of stone
(Stow 1:253).
Ludgate Hill, also known as Fleet Hill, ran east-west from St. Paul’s Churchyard, past Ludgate, to an undetermined point before Fleet Bridge. It was the raised portion of the greater Ludgate Street leading up out of Fleet Street. The hill is labelled
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.
Bowyer Row, according to Harben, ran east-west from Creed Lane to Ludgate (Harben). It was the unofficial yet descriptive name given to a section of Ludgate Street by early modern Londoners, so called of bowiers dwelling there in old time
(Stow 1598, sig. T1v).
Broad Street ran north-south from All Hallows, London Wall to Threadneedle Street and to a Pumpe ouer against Saint Bennets church
(Stow). Broad Street, labelled Brode Streat
on the Agas map, was entirely in
Broad Street Ward. The street’s name was a
reference to its width and importance (Harben).
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.
Wood Street Counter had been removed there from Bread Street in
(Harben 166). Tracing its history back ever further, Carlin and Belcher note that the prison was initially located in the Broken Seld around
Bread Street Hill ran north-south between Old Fish Street and Thames Street.
The label for this street on the Agas Map reads Bread
ſtreat
, but we know from Huggen
lane
and S. Mary Mounthaunt
(St. Mary Mounthaunt is another name for Old Fish Street Hill) (Stow 2:1).
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).
signe of the Crowne
and later a Brewhouſe called the Crowne
located on the east side of Warwicke Lane near Newgate Market on the northern boundary of Castle Baynard Ward (Stow 1633, sig. 2M4v, 2M6v). Harben mentions a Crown Court
out of Warwicke Lane in Castle Baynard Ward while Crown Inn
with a passage to Newgate Market (Harben; Strype 230). We have listed these locations as the same in lieu of further information. Agas Map coordinates are based on geographical information given by
The Bricklayers’ Hall was east of Billiter Lane and stood on the south side of the street running west from the
water pump near Aldgate. This street was named Leadenhall Street in the seventeenth century but was considered
part of Aldgate Street when
New Fish Street (also known in the New Fyſhe ſtreate
. Variant spellings include Street of London Bridge
, Brigestret
, Brugestret
, and Newfishstrete
(Harben 432; BHO).
Bridewell was a prison and hospital. The site was originally a royal palace (Bridewell Palace) but was transferred to the
Bride Well
.
Bridewell Palace was a royal palace acquired by the crown in
As the only bridge in London crossing the Thames until
Bridge Within Ward is west of Billingsgate Ward. The ward is named after London Bridge.
The Bridge House was located on the south bank of the Thames, near St. Olave, Southwark and is labelled on the Agas map (Noorthouck).
The construction of the New Exchange in
Broad Lane ran north-south from Thames Street to the Thames. According to broder for the passage of carts, from the Uintry wharfe, then bee the other lanes
(Stow 1598, sig. N8r).
Known as the Painted Seld, the Great Seld, and Broad Seld, the market was known as The Key from about
Threadneedle Street ran east-west from Bishopsgate Street to Cornhill and the Stocks Market. It
passed the north end of the Royal Exchange and was
entirely in Broad Street Ward. Threadneedle Street, also called
Broad Street Ward is west of Bishopsgate Ward. It is named after its principle street, Broad Street.
PLACE OUTSIDE OF LONDON. While this location exists within the boundaries of modern-day Greater London, it lies outside of the early-modern City of London and is beyond MoEML’s current scope.
The functions of Broken Seld are diverse and manifold: Henry A. Harben notes that it is Described variously as a place, a tavern and a tenement on the south side of Westchepe opposite le Standard in the Ward of Bread Street in the Parish of St. Mary Magdalen (Milk Street)
(Harben 109). Harben also notes that its earliest mention of the location is in in
(Harben 109).
Located east of Minories Street and later renamed Peacock Place or Court (Harben 466), Brown’s Alley is not featured on the Agas map.
The Painter Stainers’ Hall, also known simply as the Painters’ Hall, was located [o]n the west side of Little Trinity Lane
(Harben 454). Sometimes referred to as Browne’s House because it was the house of
For information about the Red Bull, a modern map marking the site where the it once stood, and a walking tour that will take you to the site, visit the
Bulwark Gate was one of the outer defences of the Tower of London, located near Tower Hill (Harben Tower of London, Bulwark Gate). While the Bulwarke
, a piece of Tower Hill west from Lion Tower that was fortified by
Located in Broad Street Ward and Cornhill Ward, the Royal Exchange was opened in
Butchers’ Alley ran parallel to Pentecost Lane to the Butchers’ Hall on the east side of Christ Church. It is not labelled on the Agas map.
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