Castle Inn, Wood Street

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

On the east side of Wood Street at No. 26, in Cripplegate Ward Within, a few doors north of Gresham Street.


With a passage to Addle Street (Hatton, 1708-Elmes, 1831).

First mention: "Bristall's house called the Castle in Wood Street," 14 H. VIII. 1523 (L. and P. H. VIII. III. Pt. 2, p. 1180).

Bears the mark of the Bridge House Estate.

Site now covered by business houses.

In Strype's maps another inn of the same name is shown, also on the east side of Wood Street, further south, near the Compter.

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