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Charterhouse
·noun A well known public school and charitable foundation in the building once used as a Carthusian...
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The Charterhouse
Between Goswell Road east and St. John Street Clerkenwell, west, outside the bars of Aldersgate Ward...
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Charterhouse Lane
North-east out of Charterhouse Street to Charterhouse Square, outside the City boundary (O.S. 1880)....
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Charterhouse Street
North-east from Holborn Circus at No. 10 to 22 Charterhouse Square. The western end is in Farringdon...
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Allen's Rents
See Allen's Court.
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(St.) Arkenwald's Rents
See Erkenwald's Tenements.
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Austine's Rents
West out of Noble Street to London Wall. In Farringdon Ward Within (O. and M. 1677).
Site seems occ...
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Barker's Rents
In Paul's Alley, Red Cross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the ma...
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Beck's Rents
South out of Royal Mint Street, west of No. 19 (Hatton, 17-8-O.S. 1880), near the west end.
"Neck's...
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Bembridge Rents
In Moor Lane (Strype, ed. I 755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Black's Rents
In St. Katherine's precinct (Survey Sloane, MS. 3254, A. 4).
Called "Bleeks Rents" or "Eagle and Ch...
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Book's Rents
In Garter Court, Barbican, at No. 3, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Lockie, 1810-Elmes, 1831).
"Carte...
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Bradshaw's Rents
In the Inner Temple, 1558 (Inner Temple Records, I. 197).
Qy. = Bradshaw's Buildings.
See Tanfield...
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Brazil's Rents
In East Smithfield (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Brook's Rents
In Fore Street, Cripplegate (Strype, ed. 1755-Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in maps.
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Bullen's Rents
In Shoe Lane (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in maps.
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Busby's Rents
South out of St. John's Court, Chick Lane, to Fox Court, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746).
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Bushie's Rents
South from St. John's Court to Fox Court, Cow Lane, in West Smithfield, in Farringdon Ward Without (...
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Carpenters' Rents
West out of Jewry Street. In Aldgate Ward (Horwood, 1799-Elmes, 1831).
Former name : "Carpenters Ya...
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Carter's Rents
1) At the north end of Little Minories (Lockie, 1816).
Not named in the maps.
2) At the north end ...
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Chandellor's Rents
See Chandler's Rents.
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Chandler's Rents
West out of Addle Hill, at No. 7, opposite Knightrider street to St. Andrew Wardrobe Church, and St....
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Cheshire Rents
Out of Fleet Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (Strype, 1720 Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Church Rents
North out of Fore Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
The site is occupied now by...
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Clarke's Rents
Out of St. Catherine's Lane, East Smithfield (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps....
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Cock's Rents
In St. Catherine's precinct (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Cole's Rents
South out of Half Moon Alley, Bishopsgate Street. In Bishopsgate Ward Without (Hatton, 1708-Boyle, 1...
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Cooper's Rents
At the north-east corner of St. Catherine's Square, Tower Hill, opposite St. Katherine's Stairs (Loc...
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Cowden's Rents
West out of Little Trinity Lane and north to Huggin Court (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799). In Queenhith...
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Cox's Rents
In St. Catherine's precinct (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Daker's Rents
East out of Whitecross Street, at No. 14, a little north of Fore Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without...
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Digby's Rents
Out of Minories (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Dixon's Rents
West out of Golden Lane, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Strype, 1720 and 1755).
The site is now occup...
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Drake's Rents
In St. Catherine's precinct (P.C. 1732).
Not named in the maps.
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Farrar's Rents
West out of Bishopsgate at 163. In Bishopsgate Ward Without (Horwood, 1799-O.S. 1880).
Former name ...
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Fisher's Rents
South out of Fleet Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
The site is now covered by th...
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Ford's Rents
Near Goose Alley, on the West side of Seacoal Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720, I....
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Fryer's Rents
See Dr. Fryer's Alley, Rents.
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Fuller's Rents
North of King's Bench Walk in the Inner Temple precincts.
Newly built 1563 by Mr. Fuller (I.T. Rec....
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Goldsmith's Rents
Seems to have been a name given to Great New Street (q.v.), either to the whole or to some portion o...
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Good's Rents
In the Minories (Strype, ed. 1755-Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
Named after the builder o...
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Grainger's Rents
North out of Paul's Alley, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799).
"Grangers Rents,...
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Green's Rents
1) East out of Bride Lane to Fleet Ditch, in Farringdon Ward Without, in the precinct of Bridewell (...
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Greenwood's Rents
On the west side of Bishopsgate Street, adjoining Slade's Buildings west, in Bishopsgate Ward Withou...
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Grocers' Rents
In St. Catherine's Lane in East Smithfield (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Gutteridge Rents
See Guttige's Rents.
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Guttige's Rents
North-east from Still Alley to Meeting House Yard on the northern boundary of the ward. In Portsoken...
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Haberdashers' Rents
Mentioned in the description of "Beaumondis Inne" (q.v.) in 1531 (L. and P. H. VIII. V. 255).
Perha...
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Hazard's Rents
In St. Katherine's Precinct (Survey of St. Katherine's, 1686. Sloane MS. 3254, A. 4.-P.C. 1732).
Ca...
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Hide's Rents
South out of Chick Lane, and east to Blue Boar Court and west to St. John's Court, in Farringdon War...
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Holsey's Rents
West out of Poor Jewry Lane, between Three Crown Court and Carpenter's Yard (Strype, 1720 and 1755)....
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Hubbart's Rents
In Houndsditch (Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
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Huet's Rents
In Grub Street, in Cripplegate Ward (Dodsley, 1761).
See Huit's Rents.
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Huit's Rents
West out of Grub Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
The site is now occupied by ...
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Iryshe Rents
Chambers in Grays Inn so called 1569 (Lond. I. p.m. I. 32).
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Isaac's Rents
East out of Shoe Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
Called "Isaiks Rent...
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Isaiks Rents
See Isaac's Rents.
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Jennings' Rents
See John's Court, East Smithfield.
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Joiners' Rents
In "All hollos paryshe," 1569. From parochial records quoted in Tomlinson's Hist. of the Minories, p...
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Jones' Rents
At the south end of Crosskeys Court, with a passage into Swan Alley. In Coleman Street Ward (Strype,...
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(St.) Katherine's Rents
See Trinity Terrace.
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Madock's Rents
East out of Noble Street, in Aldersgate Ward, south of Oat Lane (O. and M. 1677).
Named after build...
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Marlow's Rents
On the north side of St. Catherine's Square, by St. Catherine's Court and Catshole Court (Lockie, 18...
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Maudlin's Rents
West out of Nightingale Lane to Lower East Smithfield (Hatton, 1708-Lockie, 1810).
Other forms of n...
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Mellin's Rents
East out of Shoe Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (Horwood, 1799).
See Merlin's Rents.
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Mercers' Rents
South of property in the parish of St. Stephen in Colman Street, lying beside the Towne Dyche east, ...
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Merlin's Rents
East out of Shoe Lane, at No. 50, in Farringdon Ward Without (Lockie, 1810-Elmes, 1831).
Former nam...
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Merryfield's Rents
South out of Fleet Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
Site occupied by business hou...
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Miles' Rents
In Powell's Alley, Beach Lane (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
Named after t...
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Molin's Rents
See Merlin's Rents.
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Mullin's Rents
See Molin's Rents.
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Nash's Rents
In Leadenhall Market (P.C. 1732).
Not named in the maps.
Named after the owner or builder.
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Neck's Rents
See Beck's Rents.
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New Rents
East out of St. Martin Ic Grand, in Aldersgate Ward (O. and M. 1677-Lockie, 1816).
Site afterwards ...
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Newman's Rents
West out of Garlick Hill, in Vintry Ward, north of Sugar Loaf Court (O. and M. 1677).
The site is n...
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Parker's Rents
1) In Whitecross Street, Cripplegate (W. Stow, I 722~Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
2) Out o...
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Parsons' Rents
In Cow Lane, West Smithfield (Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
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Paternoster Rents
A messuage with eleven shops so called on the south side of the ~reet of Holeborne, 17 Rich. II. (MS...
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Pennyfather's Rents
East out of Huggin Lane, south of Huggin Court (O.S. 1875). In Queenhithe Ward.
Occupies the site o...
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Piccard's Rents
In St. Katherine's lane, East Smithfield (P.C. 1732).
See Pigot's Rents.
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Pigot's Rents
In St. Katherine's precincts (Survey, Sloane MS. 3254, A. 1).
Removed for the formation of St. Kath...
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Rastal's Rents
In Blackfriars (P.C. 1732).
Not named in the maps.
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Read's Rents
In Long Lane, West Smithfield (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
Named after o...
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Savage's Rents
In Blackfriars (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799). Not named in the maps.
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Smith's Rents
1) In Angel Square, Bishopsgate Without (Lockie, 1810-Elmes, 1831)..
Not named in the maps.
2) Sou...
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Spectacle's Rents
See Spectacle's Alley.
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Stationers' Rents
See Stationers' Court.
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Sterry's Rents
See Steven's Rents.
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Steven's Rents
In Great Minories (P.C. 1732).
Qy. = Sterry's Rents (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in t...
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Sutton's Rents
South out of Gravel Lane. In Portsoken Ward (Strype, 1720 and 1755).
Other name: " Allen's Rents " ...
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Sweeting's Rents
See Royal Exchange Buildings.
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Swithun's Rents
See Royal Exchange Buildings.
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Thompson's Rents
1) See Leathersellers' Buildings.
2) See Tomson's Rents.
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Tomson's Rents
South out of Flying Horse Yard, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-O.S. 1848-51).
Also spelt...
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Watt's Rents
In St, Catherine's Lane (Dodsley, 1761, to Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Weeden's Rents
See Bell and Wheel Yard.
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Weston's Rents
In Houndsditch (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Whiteley's Rents
See Wheatsheaf Alley, Upper Thames Street.
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Wild Rents
In Long Lane (P.C. 1732). Not named in the maps.
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Willoughby Rents
Lands and tenements of Lord Willoughby of Eresby in Barbican and Golden Lane, called " Willoughby Re...
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Winches Rents
In Three Leg Alley near Shoe Lane (P.C. 1732).
Not named in the maps.
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Wright's Rents
See Lancaster Place.
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Bridge House Rents
On the north side of Newgate Street, opposite Warwick Lane, in 1546 and 1617, shown in a "plat of th...
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Ely Place, Rents
See Ely House.
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Goldsmiths' Rents, Newgate
On the north side of Newgate Street, near the Gate. A few houses only.
Shown on a plot of the Greyf...
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King's College Rents
By Church Hill, Carter Lane (P.C. 1732).
"King's College Lane," Bristol Street, in Strype, ed. 1755...
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Little Thomson's Rents
In Half Moon Alley, Coleman St. (Strype, ed. 1755-Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
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Merchant Taylors' Rents
In Moor Lane (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Sedgwick's Rents, Yard
South out of London Wall. In Broad Street Ward (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
See Leathersellers' Buildin...
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Skinners' Rents, Bishopsgate
See Pindar Street.
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Dr. Fryer's Alley, Rents
West out of Little Britain, in Aldersgate Ward Without (Strype, 1720 and 1755-Boyle, 1799).
"Doctor...
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Hall's Rents, St. Katherine's
See Hall's Court.
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Hill's Rents, St. Katherine's
See Hall's Court.
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Church Rents, St. Mary at Hill
In the records of the parish of St. Mary at Hill (E.E.T. Soc.) there are numerous references to the ...
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