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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
Boss Alley (Queenhithe) was in Queenhithe Ward. It is labelled
on the Agas map as Boſs allee
.
Cannon Row, a humble street running alongside the Thames, was the home of prominent individuals in the early modern period. It was a commonly-used street, and appeared in texts from the period often as the home of some of those illustrious persons. The street began as the home of the Cannons for Saint Stephen’s church.
Sharing a name with the nearby Falcon Inn, the Falcon Stairs provided river access for the area of Southwark known to early modern Londoners as the
In early modern London, Fish Wharf was an incredibly active area of commercial industry on the north bank of the River Thames in Bridge Ward Within. On that south side of Thames stréete
(Stow 1598, sig. M5r). Additionally according to Henry Harben’s
be adjacent, on the west, to the present London Bridge Wharf, and between that wharf and Fresh Wharf east(Harben).
Horse Ferry, according to early accounts, was established specifically to carry clergymen from their residence at Lambeth Palace to Westminster Palace across the river.
Lyon Quay was located between Broken Wharf to the west and Brook’s Wharf to the east (Harben). Although not on the original list of
The Molestrand Dock was a pier in Southwark located close to the Falcon Inn and was used primarily for passenger ferries. A row of tenement buildings stood near the dock.
The Privy Stairs were the rivermen’s stairs on the Thames attached to the king and queen’s apartments at Whitehall for use by the monarchs when they still resided at the palace; river access was necessary as the palace faced the Thames rather than the street (Ivimey 163). The stairs was used primarily by visiting foreign dignitaries and courtiers in order to gain access to the palace without needing to negotiate the streets of London, while a second dock, the Whitehall Stairs, was located downstream and was accessible to the public (Pepys).
St. Botolph’s Billingsgate Church was located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Botolph Lane and Thames Street in Billingsgate Ward. It is not labelled on the Agas map. It was one of the four London churches named after the seventh-century Anglo-Saxon monk,
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.
The Fleet, known as
Ironmonger Lane, located directly north of Eastcheap in Cheap Ward, ran north-south between Cateaton Street and Cheapside Street. The lane’s name has undergone a number of spelling changes over the years—on the Agas map, it is labelled as
The gaol at Newgate, a western gate in the Roman Wall of London, was constructed in the twelfth century specifically to detain fellons and trespassors
awaiting trial by royal judges (Durston 470; O’Donnell 25; Stow 1598, sig. C8r). The gradual centralisation of the English criminal justice system meant that by the
The Globe was the open-air, public theatre in which
Greenwich Palace was a popular royal residence among the Tudors, specifically during the pleasant place
. The name
Located at the junction of
Ingen Lane (otherwise known as Maiden Lane, and now forming part of Gresham Street) and
Staining Lane, the Haberdashers’s Hall was the meeting place for the
The history of Hampton Court illustrates, in many ways, the history of England itself. Hampton Court was originally owned by
The construction of the New Exchange in
The Paul’s Cross outdoor preaching station is located in Paul’s Cross Churchyard on the northeast side of St. Paul’s Cathedral. During the early modern period, Paul’s Cross was a site of drama, since the interfaith conflicts of the time were addressed from the pulpit. These sermons were presented by prominent Reformation figures including
The Three Cups Inn was located in Bread Street Ward at the southwest intersection of Bread Street and Watling Street. The Inn provided food, drink, and shelter for employees, guests, carriers and their horses. It was a hub for public transportation and shipping into and out of the capital and was a home to the inn holder, servants, and their families. It provided employment and a community meeting place. It acted as a landmark in the city for at least four hundred years.
Whitehall Palace, the Palace of Whitehall or simply Whitehall, was one of the most complex and sizeable locations in the entirety of early modern Europe. As the primary place of residence for monarchs from [i]t lay on the left bank of the Thames, and extended from nearly the point where Westminster Bdge. now crosses the river to Scotland Yard, and from the river back to St. James’s Park
(Sugden 564-565).
Addle Hill or Athelyngstrete ran north from Knightrider Street up to Carter Lane (Stow 1633, sig. 2M4v).
The Antelope (Southwark) and Suffolk House were the two messuages that
Battle Bridge connected St. Olave Street with the road to Bermondsey and Horsleydown (Nichols 252).
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
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).
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).
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 (
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).
The Bridge House was located on the south bank of the Thames, near St. Olave, Southwark and is labelled on the Agas map (Noorthouck).
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
The Chapel at the North Door of St. Paul’s was founded by a faire house
(Stow 1598, sig. S5r). Persons of note buried in this chapel include
The Chapel of Jesus was located under the choir in St. Paul’s Cathedral. It was founded in the fraternitie, and guild, to the honour of the most glorious name of
(Stow 1598, sig. S5v). The entrance of the chapel was decorated with an image of
The Chapel of St. John (Southwark) was located on the north side of St. Mary Magdalen (Southwark). According to
Located on London Bridge, the Chapel of St. Thomas on the Bridge was a chapel dedicated to
Colechurch Street was located in the Parish of St. Olave (Old Jewry) and ran north-south from Lothbury to Poultry (Harben). Harben mentions the possibility of Colechurchstrete
or Colechurch Lane
being the former name of a joined together Coleman Street and Old Jewry in the thirteenth century (Harben). However, Cole-church street, or Old Iewrie
and Carlin and Belcher’s 1270 map has a
According to Harben, the conduit in Colemanstreet was located in Coleman Street by the west end of St. Margaret, Lothbury in Coleman Street Ward. The conduit was built by the city of London in
The Golden Lion was a victualling house located on Paternoster Row, right on the boundary between Castle Baynard Ward and Farringdon Within Ward. Agas coordinates are based on
Golding’s Brewhouse was located in Southwark next to the Bridge House. According to
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.
The Herber was a mansion on the east side of Dowgate Street, near to the church of St. Mary Bothaw
(Harben). The derivation of the name is uncertain but Prideaux suggests it is derived from Arbour
while Lappenburg suggests the French erbois
or Grasplatz
which means garden (qtd. in Harben).
Holmes College, also known as the Chapel of the Holy Ghost and the Chapel of St. Mary Magdalen, was located on the north side of St. Paul’s Cathedral (Stow 1598, sig. S5r, S8v). It was founded by
James Bird’s Volume 8 of the
in the middle of the inner court(Bird 153-187). In a footnote, Bird indicates that the well in the orchard is most likely the one from which the priory and the district took its name (Bird 153-187n204). This is because
much decayed and marred with filthinesse, purposely layd there, for the heighthening of the ground, for garden plotsand while it is possible that the orchard land was used for gardening plots, the inner court was never put to that purpose (Bird 153-187n204; Stow 1598, sig. B7v). By this reasoning, we assume that the well in the orchard of Holywell Priory is the one that bears the name Holy Well.
Originally referred to as crowded with wharfs and warehouses, granaries and factories, mills, breweries, and places of business of all kinds
(Noorthouck; Surrey Archaeological Society 156). Horsleydown is labelled
Iron Gate was an entry gate into the Tower of London on its eastern side near the Thames. According to great and strong
but not often opened (Stow 1633, sig. E4r). It was built in the late fourteenth century on a plot of land that once contained mills belonging to St. Katherine’s Hospital (Carlin and Belcher Tower of London; Stow 1598, sig. D4r). The gate is labelled
Originally called Kentish Street, Kent Street began at the north end of Blackman Street and ran eastward from the church of St. George Southwark (Walford). Kent Street was a long and narrow road that connected Southwark to the County of Kent (Stow 1633, sig. 2Q2v). Edward Walford notes that Kent Street was part of the great way from Dover and the Continent to the metropolis
until the early nineteenth century (Walford). Kent Street is now commonly referred to as Old Kent Road and is not to be confused with New Kent Road (Darlington). Kent Street is south of the area depicted on the Agas map.
Kerion Lane ran east-west from College Hill to St. James Garlickhithe and was located in Vintry Ward (Harben, Maiden Lane). It was also known as Maiden Lane (Harben, Maiden Lane).
Lady Chapel (Christ Church) was a chapel in Christ Church located by the organs (Kingsford). Those of note buried within the chapel include
Lady Chapel (St. Paul’s) was at the east end of St. Paul’s Cathedral. It was built by
Lambeth was a neighbourhood located on the southern bank of the Thames, directly opposite to Westminster (Lysons). Jeremy Boulton notes that Lambeth lay outside the
Lambeth Palace, also known as Lambeth House and the Palace of the Archbishop, was and continues to be the London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury (Stow 1633, sig. F1r; Encyclopedia Britannica). It is located on the south bank of the River of Thames by Lambeth Marsh, slightly south of being directly across the Thames from Westminster Abbey. St. Mary (Lambeth) is a part of the palace’s environs. The palace was first built in about The lambeht
on the Agas map and Lambeth Palace
on Google’s modern map (Google Earth).
Castle Lane, also known as Queen’s Colledge Yard, ran south out of the Duke’s Wardrobe and was located in Castle Baynard Ward (Harben, Queen’s Colledge Yard). According to
The Liberty of the Rolls was made up of the precincts associated with the official residence of the Master of the Rolls (also known as Rolls’ House) and of those associated with Rolls Chapel (Harben Rolls’ Office).
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
The Loke in Southwark was a lazar house which was used to quarantine people who had leprosy (Stow 1633, sig. 2R2v). The Loke in Southwark was located in Kent Street, just south of the area depicted on the Agas map.
Long Lane ran east-west from Bermondsey Abbey to St. George Southwark (Stow 1598, sig. Y5v). Described as an ancient street by H.E. Malden, Long Lane was supposedly created sometime around
Long Southwark ran southwards from London Bridge to St. George Southwark, where it attached to Blackman Street (Stow 1633, sig. 2Q2r). The street is labelled builded on both sides with divers Lanes and Allies
(Stow 1633, sig. 2Q2r). The five prisons found in Southwark were also located on this street (Stow 1633, sig. 2Q2v). Long Southwark formed the northern portion of the main thoroughfare in Southwark, which is now commonly referred to as the High Steet
or Borough High Street
(Malden).
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
According to Harben, Ludgate Street ran east-west from St. Paul’s Churchyard to about Old Bailey, though, the actual street probably stretched further west to the point where Ludgate Street became Fleet Street (Harben). It is often used synonymously with Ludgate Hill but MoEML understands Ludgate Hill to have been, rather, the raised portion of the larger Ludgate Street. A section of Ludgate Street was also called Bowyer Row, [so called] of Bowiers dwelling there in old time
(Stow 1598, sig. T1v).
porche
of St Mary Magdalen, Old Fish Street and in a wall to the north of St. Nicholas Cole Abbey (Stow 1598, sig. U7r; Stow 1598, sig. T8v). The conduit was made of stone and lead and its building was funded by for the ease and com-moditie
of the
Old Jewry ran north-south between Lothbury and Poultry and was located in Cheap Ward and Coleman Street Ward. The street was named for being one of the places where Jews inhabited in London before
Standing at London Stone, the site of Oxford House was associated with the temporal governance of the city and the livery from the Oxford House
or Oxford place by London Stone
, after the Earls of Oxford who dwelt there. The site subsequently housed lord mayors
Mile End was a hamlet located on the eastern edge of London, east of Whitechapel and exactly a mile east of Aldgate (Sugden).
Located on the former site of St. Mary Overies Priory Close, Montague House was just north of St. Saviour (Southwark), on the southern bank of the Thames (Questier 1). In
Located on the southern bank of the Thames, Paris Garden Stairs provided river access to the Paris Garden Manor House. According to Sugden, a ferry carried passengers between the stairs and Blackfriars (Farringdon Within), which was located across the river (Sugden 391).
Pardon Churchyard was located on the north side of St. Paul’s Cathedral. Several of the structures in the churchyard were pulled down in the first Builder, or a most especiall Benefactor
of the churchyard (Stow 1633, sig. 2H3v).
One of the parishes that became part of Holy Trinity Priory in
Postles Chapel (Christ Church) also known as chapel of the Apostles was a chapel in Christ Church located south of the choir (Nichols). Those of note buried within the chapel include
The Parish of St. George (Southwark) was located just south of the area depicted on the Agas map. According to all waifs and strays, treasure trove, deodand, goods of felons and fugitives and escheats and forfeitures
in the borough of Southwark, which included the Parish of St. George (Southwark) (Malden).
The Parish of St. Mary (Newington) began approximately a mile south of London Bridge and is south of the area depicted on the Agas map (Stow 1598, sig. Y5r). St. Mary (Newington) was also referred to as
distant parish, which lay outside the
The Parish of St. Mary Magdalen (Bermondsey) was located to the east of the Parish of St. Olave (Southwark), just outside of the area depicted on the Agas map (Boulton 10-11). According to
The Parish of St. Olave (Southwark) was located on the southern bank of the Thames and to the east of the Parish of St. Saviour (Southwark), running from London Bridge to Bermondsey (Boulton 9). According to all waifs and strays, treasure trove, deodand, goods of felons and fugitives and escheats and forfeitures
in the borough of Southwark, which included the Parish of St. Olave (Southwark) (Malden).
The Parish of St. Thomas Southwark was located between the Parish of St. Saviour (Southwark) to the north and the Parish of St. Olave (Southwark) to the south (Boulton 10-11). According to all waifs and strays, treasure trove, deodand, goods of felons and fugitives and escheats and forfeitures
in the borough of Southwark, which included the Parish of St. Thomas Southwark (Malden).
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.
Sernes Tower was located in Cheap Ward on the north side of Bucklersbery (Harben). The tower changed hands several times. It was built in granted for life
to
The Sessions Hall was located inside the Sessions House. According to both for the cittie of London and shire
of Middlesex
(Stow 1598, sig.
X6r).
Located on Old Bailey near Newgate, the Sessions House served as the meeting place for the Chamberlain of London’s court. The mayor and justices of the City also kept sessions in the building’s Sessions Hall (Stow 1598, sig.
X6r). While the Sessions House was destroyed in the Great Fire of London, it was rebuilt in
Sessions H..
St. Anne’s Alley ran north out of St. Anne’s Lane to Noble Street, passing from the church of St. Anne and St. Agnes to its churchyard (Harben). It now exists merely [as] a pathway through the churchyard to the church
(Harben). St. Anne’s Alley, according to Sugden, might have been a part of St. Anne’s Lane, forming one long lane between St. Martin’s and Noble St
(Sugden). Because Harben and
St. Anne’s Lane ran east-west from Foster Lane to St. Martin’s Lane (le Grand). It was named after the Church of St. Anne and St. Agnes and is also called Pope Lane by so called of one
(Stow 1598, sig. K2v, K4r). According to Sugden, St. Anne’s Lane might have included St. Anne’s Alley as well, forming one long lane between St. Martin’s and Noble St
(Sugden). Because Harben and
Located between St. Olave (Southwark) and the Bridge House, St. Augustine Inn was the London residence for the Abbot of St. Augustine from the thirteenth century until the Dissolution of the Monasteries (Malden). St. Augustine Inn became the property of the St. Leger family and was divided into multiple tenements. Thereafter, the property came to be known as Sentlegar House or St. Legar House (Rendle 267). St. Augustine Inn is located within the boundaries of the Agas map, though it is not labelled.
St. Dionis Backchurch was located on the southwest side of Lime Street on the border between Langbourn Ward and Billingsgate Ward (Stow 1633, sig. V1r-V1v). The church is dedicated to the patron saint of France, St. Denys or Dionysius, which, as Harben notes, is the only church in the City with this dedication, and suggests the French influence which prevailed in England during the 11th and 12th centuries
(Harben). The church was built in the
St. George Southwark was located adjacent to Suffolk House, just south of the area depicted on the Agas map (Stow 1598, sig. Y8r). While there is no mention of the church in the
St. John’s Chapel in the Tower was located in the White Tower. The chapel served as a place of worship for the Constable and officers of the Tower
and was also used on State occasions (Harben). In
St. John’s Fields were located near St. John’s of Jerusalem and were likely owned by the priory (Wikipedia).
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
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. 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
St. Mary (Colechurch), according to the
St. Mary (Newington) was a church dedicated to
inRoger de Susexx held the church of Niwetun of the gift of the Archbishop
St. Mary Magdalen was located near the south-east corner of Bermondsey Street next to Bermondsey Abbey and just south of the area depicted on the Agas map (Noorthouck). According to
According to
St. Olave, Old Jewry was a church located on the west side of Old Jewry in Coleman Street Ward close to its boundary with Cheap Ward (Harben). The
St. Paul’s Chapter House was originally located on the south side of St. Paul’s Churchyard (Harben). beautifull piece of VVorke
built in the
St. Paul’s Charnel House was located on the north side of St. Paul’s Churchyard (Stow 1633, sig. 2H4v). It was founded in out of rents of shops built without the wall of the churchyard
and pulled down in
St. Paul’s School was located on the eastern side of St. Paul’s Churchyard, west of the Old Change (Harben). It was founded by
St. Thomas Hospital was a hospital and parish church dedicated to
Suffolk House was located on the west side of Blackman Street near St. George Southwark and was just south of the area depicted on the Agas map (Walford).
Originally known as Trivet Lane, Trinet Lane, or Trinity Lane, Thieves’ Lane was located near St. Thomas Hospital and was just south of the area depicted on the Agas map (Parsons 56; Stow 1633, sig. 2Q6v). While very little information about this location remains, some scholars suggest that Thieves’ Lane later became a section of the modern St. Thomas Street (Parsons 56). If this is the case, Thieves’ Lane can be found on
Warwick Lane or Eldenese Lane ran north-south from Newgate Street to Paternoster Row. Its name is derived from Warwick’s Inn, a structure built by one of the Earls of Warwick about the
The West Gate of the Tower was located on the western side of the Tower of London at or near the joining of Tower Street and two unnamed roadways: one leading to Lion Tower and the other to Tower Wharf (
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
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The Mapography of Early Modern London is our major content release in v.7.0. This finding aid for maps of early modern London has an extended preface about early modern maps, the scope of the finding aid, the data model employed in the finding aid, and recommendations for use. We list 135 maps of London, with links to digital surrogates and/or bibliographical details for print surrogates.
We are also publishing our encoded transcription of the 1598
The ward pages have been reworked. We have added images of the Blome maps in the Crace Collection (thanks to the British Library), links to the relevant sections of the 1598 and 1633 texts of the
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Thanks to the generosity of the British Library, which kindly waived permission fees, we have added Blome’s maps of the London wards to our ward pages. These maps were published in John Strype’s 1720
Since the v.6.6 release, we have updated our documentation on how to encode interpolations and supplied characters (Encode a Primary Source Transcription).
Most of the modern editions are now under contract. Our team of experts on mayoral pageantry are checking over the old-spelling transcriptions, which are published on the MoEML site. The modern editions will be published in the MoEML Mayoral Shows anthology (MoMS) on the LEMDO platform.
The Chapin Library provided us with images of Dekker’s
With this release, we are formally publishing the encoded text of our edition of the 1598
We are nearing the end of our work on the 1633 text of Stow, Munday, and Dyson’s
We are working with Alexandra Gillespie’s Old Books, New Science lab at the University of Toronto Mississauga to identify and encode all the sources Stow mentions in his prose and marginal notes.