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TY - ELEC
A1 - Stow, John
A1 - Munday, Anthony
A1 - Munday, Anthony
A1 - Dyson, Humphrey
ED - Jenstad, Janelle
T1 - Survey of London (1633): Bishopsgate Ward
T2 - The Map of Early Modern London
ET - 7.0
PY - 2022
DA - 2022/05/05
CY - Victoria
PB - University of Victoria
LA - English
UR - https://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/edition/7.0/stow_1633_BISH1.htm
UR - https://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/edition/7.0/xml/standalone/stow_1633_BISH1.xml
TY - UNP
ER - 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.
(BISH1.xml)
(STMA59.xml)
(BISH2.xml)
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).
(HOUN1.xml)
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).
(BISH3.xml)
(STMA21.xml)
(LEAD1.xml)
Gracechurch Street ran north-south from Cornhill Street near Leadenhall Market to the bridge. At the southern end, it was called
New Fish Street
. North of Cornhill, Gracechurch
continued as Bishopsgate Street, leading through
Bishop’s Gate out of the walled city into the
suburb of Shoreditch.
(GRAC1.xml)
(STBE3.xml)
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.
(STBO1.xml)
The city ditch was part of London’s medieval defence system that ran along the outside of the wall
from the Tower to Fleet River. According to much filth (conveyed forth of the Citie) especially dead dogs, were there laid or cast
(Stow 1633, sig. M1v). The ditch
was filled in and covered with garden plots by the time of
(DITC1.xml)
The city of London, not to be confused with the allegorical character (
(LOND5.xml)
(GUIL1.xml)
Bell Alley ran west from Bishopsgate Street without the Wall (Harben 61).
(BELL29.xml)
(STMA112.xml)
(NORT3.xml)
St. Botolph, Aldgate was a parish church near Aldgate at the junction of Aldgate Street and Houndsditch. It was
located in Portsoken Ward on the north side of
Aldgate Street. Church hath beene lately new builded at the speciall charges of the
Priors of the holy Trinitie
before
the Priory was dissolved in
(STBO2.xml)
Catherine Wheel Alley ran west from Bishopsgate Street without the Wall. The alley derived its name from the nearby Catherine Wheel Inn (Harben 131).
(CATH5.xml)
St. Paul’s Cathedral was—and remains—an important church in London. In
(STPA2.xml)
(CHRI1.xml)
Cornhill Ward is west of Bishopsgate Ward and south of Broad Street Ward. According to corne Market
once held there.
Note: Cornhill and Cornhill Ward are nearly synonymous in terms of location and nomenclature—thus, it can be a challenge to tell one from the other. Topographical decisions have been made to the best of our knowledge and ability.
(CORN1.xml)
Fisher’s Folly was a large house on the east side of
Bishopsgate Street, within the boundary of
Bishopsgate Ward and a few houses away from the
Dolphin Inn. Fisher’s Folly
is not marked on the Agas map. By
(FISH1.xml)
(STBO101.xml)
(PETT1.xml)
A low-lying marshy area just northeast of Moorgate and on the way to the Curtain, Moorfields was home to a surprising range of activities and accompanying cultural associations in early modern London. Beggars and the mentally ill patients of neighbouring Bethlehem Hospital often frequented the area. Some used the public space to bleach and dry linen, and the full of noysome waters
(Stow 2:77) until
(MOOR1.xml)
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
(BETH1.xml)
(HOGL1.xml)
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
(STMA12.xml)
(GRAV1.xml)
Originally built as a Roman fortification for the provincial city of Londinium in the second century C.E., the London Wall remained a material and spatial boundary for the city throughout the early modern period. Described by high and great
(Stow 1:8), the London Wall dominated the cityscape and spatial imaginations of Londoners for centuries. Increasingly, the eighteen-foot high wall created a pressurized constraint on the growing city; the various gates functioned as relief valves where development spilled out to occupy spaces
(WALL2.xml)
Running north-to-south, Deep Ditch was the boundary between the Moorfields and Bethlehem Hospital. Henry Harben describes the history of the site as follows: In Agas’ map a stream is shown here flowing into the City Ditch, which may be the remains of the Walbrook, the bed of which has been found under Blomfield Street, and might be referred to by
Harben 195
(DEEP2.xml)
Located in Farringdon Within Ward, Christ’s Hospital was a opened in
(CHRI2.xml)
(DOLP1.xml)
Enduring for over three centuries, longer than any other London friary, Greyfriars garnered support
from both England’s landed elite and common Londoners. Founded in
(GREY2.xml)
(KIRK1.xml)
(SPIN1.xml)
(MEGS1.xml)
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.
(ALDG3.xml)
(ARTI1.xml)
(TOWE5.xml)
(STLE101.xml)
A suburban neighbourhood located just north of Moorfields and outside Londonʼs City Wall, Shoreditch was a focal point of early modern theatrical culture. Following a boom in Londonʼs population
(SHOR1.xml)
Spitalfields was a large area of open fields east
of Bishopsgate Street and a good distance north of
Aldgate and Houndsditch. Spitalfields, also
recorded as
Spittlefields
and
Lollesworth,
is
unmistakable on the Agas map. The large expanse of fields is clearly marked
The Spitel Fyeld.
There have been many relics unearthed during archeological excavations in Spitalfields.
(SPIT1.xml)
(STMA60.xml)
The Charnel House and Chapel of St. Edmund and Mary
Magdalen was a mortuary chapel in Bishopsgate
Ward on the east side of Bishopsgate
Street. Prockter and Taylor suggest that the
Charnel House and Chapel of St. Edmund and Mary
Magdalen is the long, solitary building within the walled compound
northwest of the Artillery Yard on the Agas
map (Prockter and Taylor). References to this chapel are sparse in historical records,
but we know from was founded about the yeare 1391. by William
Euesham Citizen and Peperer of London, who was there buried
(Stow).
(STED2.xml)
Surrounding St. Paul’s Cathedral, St. Paul’s Churchyard has had a multi-faceted history in use and function, being the location of burial, crime, public gathering, and celebration. Before its destruction during the civil war, St. Paul’s Cross was located in the middle of the churchyard, providing a place for preaching and the delivery of Papal edicts (Thornbury).
(STPA3.xml)
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
(STPA6.xml)
(WEST6.xml)
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(LLLL1.xml)
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
(BILL1.xml)
St. Nicholas Church was situated on the north side of St. Nicholas Shambles street in Farringdon Within Ward. The church was demolished amid
(NICH3.xml)
(GUIL2.xml)
The Wrestlers was a house in Bishopsgate Ward located on the north side of Camomile Street, near the Wall and Bishopsgate (Stow). The house predates the Wrestlers Court located on the opposite (south) side of Camomile Street.
(WRES1.xml)
(ANGE1.xml)
St. Ethelburga was a church on the east side of Bishopsgate Street, south of Bishopsgate and east of St. Mary Axe. The church was in Bishopsgate
Ward. St. Ethelburga, described by Stow
as a small Parish Church
(Stow), is
located on the Agas map northwest of S. Elen
and immediately east of the
gate
in the Busshopp
gate Streate
label.
(STET1.xml)
St. Helen’s was a priory of Benedictine nuns located
in Bishopsgate Ward between St. Mary Axe Street and Bishopsgate Street. St. Helen’s is visible on the Agas map with the
label
S. Elen
written in the churchyard.
(STHE1.xml)
St. Andrew Undershaft stands at the southeast corner of St. Mary Axe Street in Aldgate Ward.The church of St. Andrew Undershaft is the final resting place of
(STAN8.xml)
The Leathersellers Hall was a hall belonging to the Leathersellers in Bishopsgate Ward east of Bishopsgate Street and north of St. Helen’s church. The Leathersellers Hall is not instantly recognizable on the Agas map. It is one of the houses north of St. Helen’s church and south of the walled garden by the west end of St. Mary Axe church. The hall is, however, featured on Richard Blome’s 1755 map of Bishopsgate Ward.
(LEAT2.xml)
(STHE101.xml)
(STMA121.xml)
(STET101.xml)
(STHE4.xml)
(STHE3.xml)
The church of St. Mary Axe was a church on the west side of St. Mary Axe
Street in Lime Street Ward. S. Marie the virgine, Saint Vrsula, and the 11000. Virgins
and believed that its common name, St. Mary Axe, derived from a sign near the
church’s east side (Stow). However, a
document written during the
(STMA41.xml)
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
(BLBU2.xml)
(CROS1.xml)
(COND2.xml)
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Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry
Sheriff of London
Prioress of St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate.
Possible founder of St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate. Buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate.
Wife of
Esquire. Husband of
Sheriff of London
Italian merchant. Resident of Crosby Hall after
Printer, bookbinder, and bookseller.
Sheriff of London
Wife of
Owner of the Wrestlers, Lime Street Ward.
Buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate.
Wife of
Husband of
Sheriff of London
Wife of
Guardian of
Writer and book collector. Revised
King of England
King of England and Ireland
King of England
King of England
Queen of England and Ireland
Son of
Father of
Sheriff of London
Mayor of London
Sheriff of London
Mayor of London
Sheriff of London
Bishop of London
Buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate.
Clerk of the Chancery. Member of the
Sheriff of London
Steward of St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate. Buried St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate. Not to be confused with
Member of the
Gentleman of the King’s Chapel. Buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate.
Buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate. Possibly historian and
controversialist Nicholas Harpsfield. See
Courtier and parliamentarian. Husband of
King of England and Ireland
King of England
King of England
King of England and Lord of Ireland
King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine
Sheriff of London
Buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate.
King of Scotland
Daughter of
Member of the
Sheriff of London
Chaplain. Buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate.
Buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate.
Buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate.
Sheriff of London
Warden of Ironmongers’ Hall.
Queen of England and Ireland
Playwright, actor, pageant poet, translator, and writer. Possible member of the
Wife of
Husband of
Builder of Pickering House. Father of
Son of
Buried at St. Mary Spital.
Second Marquis of Winchester. Son of
Husband of
Third Baron Poynings. Father of
Sheriff of London
Wife of
Danish senator and Chancellor of Denmark.
King of England
King of England and Lord of Ireland
Administrator.
Father of
Son of
Buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate.
Resident of Crosby Hall after
Husband of
Wife of
Wife of
Historian and author of
Buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate.
Buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate.
Wife of
Sheriff of London
Buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate.
Sheriff of London
First Viscount St. Alban. Philosopher, scientist, and statesman.
Sheriff of London
Sheriff of London
Sheriff of London
Wife of
Emperor of the Roman Empire
Emperor of the Roman Empire
Central figure of the Bible.
Emperor of the Roman Empire
King of Denmark and Norway
Sheriff of London
Sheriff of London
Sheriff of London
Emperor of the Roman Empire
Emperor of the Roman Empire
Mother of
First man created by God in the Bible.
Benefactor of the poor. Wife of
Member of the
Son of
Son of
Daughter of
Daughter of
Son of
Alderman. Benefactor of the poor. Not to be confused with
Bishop of Lindisfarne
Dentist. Benefactor of the poor.
Possible member of the
Possible member of the
Benefactor of the poor.
Member of the
Apostle of
Benefactor of the Parish of St. Botolph without Bishopsgate.
Benefactor of the Parish of St. Botolph without Bishopsgate.
Embroiderer.
Member of the
Alderman’s deputy and member of the
Benefactor of the Parish of St. Botolph without
Bishopsgate. Possible member of the
Landowner.
Second Earl of Devonshire.
Member of the
Rector of the Parish of St. Botolph without Bishopsgate.
Churchwarden of the Parish of St. Botolph without Bishopsgate.
Churchwarden of the Parish of St. Botolph without Bishopsgate.
Schoolmaster and émigré from France.
Poet. Not to be confused with
Merchant and émigré from Persia.
Clerk of the Parish of St. Botolph without Bishopsgate.
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Landowner.
Bishop of Bethlehem Hospital.
One of the ascribed authors of the canonical gospels in the Bible.
Alderman of Bishopsgate Ward.
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Archdeacon of London.
Founder of the Charnel House and Chapel of St. Edmund the Bishop
and Mary Magdalen. Member of the
First Earl of Carew. Soldier and administrator.
First Baron Knyvett. Courtier and Member of Parliament. Instrumental in foiling the Gunpowder Plot.
First Earl of Leicester and Viscount Lisle. Courtier and poet. Brother of
Civil lawyer and judge.
Diplomat and politician.
First Earl of Bristol. Diplomat and politician.
Preacher.
Goddess of wisdom, handicraft, and warfare in Greek mythology. Equated with
Buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate.
Herald and diplomat.
Possible member of the
Son of
Wife of
Wife of
First Earl of Northampton and Second Baron Compton. Husband of
Buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate.
Buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate.
Buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate. Father of
Member of the
Wife of
Possible member of the
Possible member of the
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Preacher. Buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate.
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Buried at St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate.
Minister of St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate.
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with
Churchwarden of St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate.
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Clerk of St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate.
Benefactor of the poor.
Homeowner.
Homeowner.
Homeowner. Possible member of the
Homeowner.
Alderman’s deputy. Not to be confused with
Homeowner.
Homeowner. Clerk of the Parish of St. Ethelburga. Not to
be confused with
Squire.
Clergyman.
Clergyman.
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