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There may have been two alleys known as St. Christopher’s Alley in early modern London. The alley with this name on the south side of Threadneedle Street was destroyed to make way for the Royal Exchange, which opened in
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The city of London, not to be confused with the allegorical character (
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
Located in Broad Street Ward and Cornhill Ward, the Royal Exchange was opened in
St. Christopher le Stocks was originally built on Threadneedle Street on the banks of Walbrook before was dedicated to the patron saint of watermen
(Weinreb and Hibbert 751). The church has been known by many names, which include St. Christopher upon Cornhull
, St. Christopher in Bradestrete
, and St. Christopher near le Shambles
(Harben; BHO). Since the fourteenth century, the church has been known as some variant of St. Christopher le Stocks, which derives from its proximity to the Stocks Market. The church is not labelled, but is identifiable, on the Agas map.
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There may have been two alleys known as St. Christopher’s Alley in early modern London. The alley with this name on the south side of Threadneedle Street was destroyed to make way for the Royal Exchange, which opened in
We are more certain of the existence of a St. Christopher’s Alley on the north side of Threadneedle Street, running along the east side of St. Christopher le Stocks church. Neither alley is visible on the Agas map. It is unusual for an alleyway to bear the same name across two
This alley is not mentioned in Harben; Weinreb, Hibbert, Keay, and Keay; or Sugden.