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West Smithfield
A large area, about 3 acres in extent, lying to the north-west of the City, adjoining the Church and...
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George Inn, West Smithfield
See George Yard, West Smithfield.
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George Yard
1) South out of Fenchurch Street, west of the Saracen's Head Yard (O.S. 1894-5, and Bacon, 1912). In...
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The Bear, West Smithfield
Messuage or inn called the Beare in street of West Smithfield in parish of St. Sepulchre, 32 Eliz. (...
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(Holy) Cross, West Smithfield
Ecclesia Sanctae Crucis infra Hospitale Sancti Bartholomaei in Westsmythefelde Londoniarum pertinet ...
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West
·adv <<Westward>>.
II. West ·vi To pass to the west; to set, as the sun.
III. West ·vi To turn or ...
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Le West
Mentioned in early records as if there were a district so named in the City: Grant by Alan Bursar to...
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Smithfield
See West Smithfield.
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Knightriders Street, West Smithfield
See Giltspur Street.
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Metropolitan Market, West Smithfield
See London Central Markets.
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Shoemakers' Row, West Smithfield
Near the Bars. Mentioned in d'Urfey's "Ancient Song for Bartholomew Fair." Probably the name for a r...
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George
·noun A kind of brown loaf.
II. George ·noun A figure of St. George (the patron saint of England) o...
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The George
1) Enclosure of way through Spittle fields from the George to Smock Alley, 1673 (L. and P. Chas. II....
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george
Yellow George; a guinea. Brown George: an ammunition loaf.
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George Yard, Bishopsgate Without
See George and Catherine Wheel Alley.
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George Yard, Coleman Street
See George Court.
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George Yard, Gravel Lane
See George Court.
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George Yard, Tower Hill
See George Street, Tower Hill.
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West India
·- ·Alt. of West Indian.
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West Indian
·- Belonging or relating to the West Indies.
II. West Indian ·- A native of, or a dweller in, the W...
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West Alley
In Shoe Lane (P.C. 1732). Not named in the maps.
...
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West Street
1) West out of Finsbury Circus to No. 26 Finsbury Pavement (P.O. Directory). In Coleman Street Ward....
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West Watergate
See Puddle Dock.
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west wind
This and its collateral, the S.W., prevail nearly three-fourths of the year in the British seas, and...
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Yard
·vi A branch; a twig.
II. Yard ·vi A rod; a stick; a staff.
III. Yard ·vi The <<Penis>>.
IV. Yard...
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yard
A measure of length, consisting of 3 feet.
[Anglo-Saxon gyrde]. A long cylindrical timber suspende...
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East Smithfield
A district lying just outside the walls of London, east of the Tower, stretching south to the Thames...
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The Elms, Smithfield
"Le elmes" or "le two elmys" in the parish of St. Sepulchre without Newgate are frequently mentioned...
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Smithfield, East
See East Smithfield.
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Smithfield Market
On the south side of Charterhouse Street, north of West Smith field, in Farringdon Ward Without (P.O...
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Smithfield Penns
See Smithfield Market.
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smithfield bargain
A bargain whereby the purchaser is taken in. This is likewise frequently used to express matches or ...
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West Smithfield, Prior and Convent of
Qy. St. Bartholomew Priory or Charterhouse.
Probably St. Bartholomew.
...
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Catherine Wheel and George Yard
See George and Catherine Wheel Alley.
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George noble
·- A gold noble of the time of Henry VIII. ·see <<Noble>>, ·noun.
...
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Bancroft, George
(1800-1891)
American historian, b. at Worcester, Massachusetts, and after grad. at Harvard, studied...
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Berkeley, George
(1685-1753)
Philosopher, eldest s. of William B., a cadet of the noble family of Berkeley, b. at Ki...
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Borrow, George
(1803-1881)
Philologist and miscellaneous author, and traveller, b. at East Dereham, Norfolk, s. of...
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Buchanan, George
(1506-1582)
Historian and scholar b. at Killearn, Stirlingshire, of poor parents, was sent in 1519,...
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Bull, George
(1634-1710)
Theologian, b. at Wells, ed. at Tiverton and Oxf., took orders, was ordained by an ejec...
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Campbell, George
(1719-1796)
Theologian and philosopher, was a minister of the Church of Scotland at Aberdeen, and P...
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Canning, George
(1770-1827)
Statesman, was b. in London, the s. of a lawyer. He lost his f. while still an infant, ...
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Catlin, George
(1796-1872)
Painter and writer, b. at Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania, practised for some time as a lawye...
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Cavendish, George
(1500-1561)
Biographer, was Gentleman Usher to Cardinal Wolsey, to whom he was so much attached tha...
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Chalmers, George
(1742-1825)
Antiquary, b. at Fochabers, Elginshire, emigrated to America and practised law in Balti...
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Chapman, George
(1559-1634)
Dramatist and translator, was b. near Hitchin, and probably ed. at Oxf. and Camb. He wr...
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Combe, George
(1788-1858)
Writer on phrenology and education, b. in Edin., where for some time he practised as a ...
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Crabbe, George
(1754-1832)
Poet, b. at Aldborough, Suffolk, where his f. was collector of salt dues, he was appren...
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Croly, George
(1780-1860)
Poet, novelist, historian, and divine, b. at Dublin, and ed. at Trinity Coll. there, he...
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Darley, George
(1795-1846)
Poet, novelist, and critic, b. at Dublin, and ed. at Trinity Coll. there, he early deci...
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"Eliot, George"
see Evans, Mary Ann.
...
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Ellis, George
(1753-1815)
Miscellaneous writer, s. of a West Indian planter, gained some fame by Poetical Tales b...
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Farquhar, George
(1678-1707)
Dramatist, b. at Londonderry, s. of a clergyman, and ed. at Trinity Coll., Dublin, on l...
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Finlay, George
(1799-1875)
Historian, of Scottish descent, was b. at Faversham, Kent, where his f., an officer in ...
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Fox, George
(1624-1691)
Religious enthusiast, and founder of the Society of Friends, b. at Drayton, Leicestersh...
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Gascoigne, George
(1525 or 1535-1577)
Poet and dramatist, s. of Sir John G., and descended from Sir William G., the f...
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Gilfillan, George
(1813-1878)
Poet and critic, s. of a dissenting minister at Comrie, Perthshire, studied at Glasgow ...
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Gillespie, George
(1613-1648)
Scottish Theologian, was b. at Kirkcaldy, and studied at St. Andrews. He became one of ...
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Gissing, George
(1857-1903)
Novelist, b. at Wakefield. In his novels he depicted the environment and struggles of t...
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Grote, George
(1794-1871)
Historian, s. of a wealthy banker in London, was b. at Beckenham, and ed. at Charterhou...
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Grub, George
(1812-1892)
Historian, was b. in Old Aberdeen, and ed. at King's Coll. there. He studied law, and w...
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Herbert, George
(1593-1633)
Poet, brother of above, was ed. at Westminster School and Trinity Coll., Camb., where h...
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Lillo, George
(1693-1739)
Dramatist, of Dutch descent, was b. in London, succeeded his f. in business as a jewell...
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Long, George
(1800-1879)
Classical scholar, ed. at Camb. He was Prof. of Ancient Languages in the Univ. of Virgi...
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Lyttelton, George, 1st Lord Lyttelton
(1709-1773)
Poet, s. of Sir Thomas L., of Hagley, Worcestershire, ed. at Eton and Oxf., was the pat...
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MacDonald, George
(1824-1905)
Poet and novelist, s. of a farmer, was b. at Huntly, Aberdeenshire, and ed. at the Univ...
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Meredith, George
(1828-1909)
Novelist and poet, b. at Portsmouth, s. of Augustus M., a naval outfitter, who afterwar...
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Outram, George
(1805-1856)
Humorous poet, was a Scottish advocate, a friend of Prof. Wilson, and for some time ed....
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Peele, George
(1558?-1597?)
Dramatist and poet, s. of a salter in London, ed. at Christ's Hospital and Oxf., wher...
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Psalmanazar, George
(1679?-1763)
Literary impostor. His real name is unknown. He is believed to have been a native of F...
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Puttenham, George
(1530?-1590)
Was one of the s. of Robert P., a country gentleman. There has been attributed to him ...
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Rawlinson, George
(1812-1902)
Historian, b. at Chadlington. Oxfordshire, and ed. at Oxf., took orders, and was Canon ...
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Sale, George
(1697?-1736)
Orientalist, a Kentish man, and practising solicitor. In 1734 he pub. a translation of...
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Sandys, George
(1578-1644)
Traveller and translator, s. of an Archbishop of York, b. at Bishopsthorpe, and ed. at ...
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Steevens, George
(1736-1800)
Shakespearian commentator, ed. at Eton and Camb. He issued various reprints of quarto e...
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Ticknor, George
(1791-1871)
Historian and biographer, s. of a rich man, was b. at Boston, Mass., and ed. for the la...
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Tucker, George
(1775-1861)
Economist, etc., b. in Bermuda, became Prof., of Moral Philosophy, etc., in the Univ. o...
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Turberville, or Turbervile, George
(1540?-1610)
Poet, belonging to an ancient Dorsetshire family, was b. at Whitchurch, and ed. at Win...
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Whetstone, George
(1544?-1587?)
Dramatist, one of the early, roistering playwrights who frequented the Court of Eliza...
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Wither, George
(1588-1667)
Poet, b. near Alton, Hampshire, was at Oxf. for a short time, and then studied law at L...
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Moore, George
(b. 1857)
Novelist, playwright, and art critic. Flowers of Passion (verse) (1877), A Mummer's Wife ...
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(St.) George Eastcheap
See St. George Botolph Lane.
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The George, Aldersgate
On the east side of Aldersgate Street, adjoining Thanet House, opposite London House, in Aldersgate ...
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George Alley
1) South out of Lombard Street. In Langbourn Ward (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 163).
Not further ident...
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George Court
1) Out of Old Change to Paul's Chain (Rev. of Lond. 1728-P.C. 1732).
Not named in the maps.
2) Eas...
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George Inn
1) West out of Grub Street to Three Leg Court, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720-Lond. G...
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George Lane
East out of Pudding Lane, at No. 30, to Botolph Lane (P.O. Directory). In Billingsgate Ward, on the ...
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George Street
1) West out of Mansion House Place to St. Swithin's Lane (P.O. Directory). In Walbrook Ward.
First ...
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brown george
An ammunition loaf, A wig without powder; similar to the undress wig worn by his majesty.
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brown george
A hard and coarse biscuit.
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Bear and Ragged Staff Inn, West Smithfield
See Bear Inn.
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Arthur Street West
See Arthur Street.
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(St.) Benedict the West
See St. Benet Paul's Wharf.
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Cannon Street West
See Cannon Street.
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Duklane, West Srnithfield
See Duke Street.
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Fish Street, West
See West Fish Street.
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Gresham Street West
West from Wood Street to Foster Lane. In Cripplegate Ward Within and Aldersgate Ward.
Formerly call...
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West Fish Street
In parish of St. Nicholas Coldabbey, 14 Rich. II. (Anc. Deeds, A. 2488).
Probably the western porti...
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West Harding Street
East out of Fetter Lane at No.20 (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without.
Former names: Westha...
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north-west passage
By Hudson's Bay into the Pacific Ocean has been more than once attempted of late years, but hitherto...
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west-country parson
A fish, the hake (Gadus merluccius), is so called, from a black streak on its back, and from its abu...
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Horn Yard, Goodman's Yard
See Enoch Court.
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East Smithfield School
Founded 1673 by Sir Samuel Sterling for sixteen poor boys of the parish of St. Botolph, Aldgate (Dod...
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(St.) Katherine's East Smithfield
See St. Katherine's Street, East Smithfield.
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Lower East Smithfield
West from Little Thames Street to the Hermitage Swing Bridge and Basin (P.O. Directory).
In the eig...
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Pardon Churchyard, Smithfield
Said to have been purchased and a chapel built there for the burial of those who died of the Black D...
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Upper East Smithfield
East from Littie Tower Hill to Dock Street (P.O. Directory).
Earliest mention: Lockie, 1810.
Forme...
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Main yard
·- The yard on which the mainsail is extended, supported by the mainmast.
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Tilt-yard
·noun A yard or place for tilting.
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Abchurch Yard
On the north-west side of Abchurch Lane at No. 17, south of St. Mary Abchurch, to Sherborne Lane, at...
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Alexander's Yard
East out of Water Lane and south to the wharves (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799). In Farringdon Ward Witho...
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Allam Yard
See Allum Yard.
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Allum Yard
South out of Crutched Friars, west of Savage Gardens (O. and M. 1677).
Other names : " Alam," " All...
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Almhouse Yard
North out of White's Alley, Coleman Street, in Coleman Street Ward (Strype, ed. 1720-Boyle, 1799).
...
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Ax Yard
West out of Little Britain, in Aldersgate Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720-Boyle, 1799).
This site is...
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Axe Yard
East out of St. Mary Axe. In Aldgate Ward (O. and M. 1677).
No later reference.
...
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Back Yard
1) Out of Pelican Court, Little Britain (Strype, 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
2) Out ...
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Baker's Yard
East out of Little Tower Hill, near the Victualling Office (Hatton,1708-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in ...
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Balding's Yard
See Baldwin's Court.
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Ball Yard
In Beech Lane. In Cripplegate Ward Without (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Barehouse Yard
Out of Silver Street, Cripplegate (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Barge Yard
South out of Bucklersbury at No.20 (P.O. Directory). In Cheap Ward.
First mention: O. and M. 1677.
...
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Barking Yard
See Barking Church Yard.
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Barn Yard
North out of Beech Lane, in Cripplegate Ward Without. Near the boundary of the Ward (O. and M. 1677)...
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Baron's Yard
At the north-east corner of Broad Street Buildings, at No.8 in Bishops-gate Ward Without.
Mentioned...
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Bear Yard
North out of Bride Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
The site is now occupied by s...
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Bell Yard
1) South out of Carter Lane at No.41 to Knightrider Street, in Castle Baynard Ward (P.O. Directory)....
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Bellows Yard
West out of the Minories (Strype, 1720-P.C. 1732). In Portsoken Ward. Shown in O. and M. 1677, but n...
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Bird's Yard
Out of Chick Lane, West Smithfield (P.C. I 732-Strype, ed. 1755-Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the ma...
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Bland's Yard
In the Minories (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
Probably = "Brand's Yard" (...
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Brand's Yard
In Minories (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
Probably = Bland's Yard (q.v.).
...
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Brazile Yard
North out of Trinity Lane, in Cordwainer and Bread Street Wards (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
Calle...
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Breeches Yard
In Townsend Lane, Thames Street (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Brown's Yard
In Woodroffe Lane (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in maps.
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Bull Yard
1) At the south-east end of Church Lane, Houndsditch. In Portsoken Ward (O.S. ed. 1848-51).
Former ...
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Butler's Yard
In Monkwell Street (Strype, 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Car Yard
1) See White Horse Yard, Seething Lane; also Car Square.
2) Out of Redoross Street, in Cripplegate ...
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Carpenter's Yard
1) Out of Skinner Street in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in t...
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Cart Yard
West out of Harrow Alley, Aldgate High Street. In Portsoken Ward.
So called in Rocque's map, 1746, ...
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Castle Yard
1) See Furnival Street.
2) South out of Upper Thames Street to the Thames at No. 34 (P.O. Directory...
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Checker Yard
See Chequer Alley2, Old Bailey.
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Chequer Yard
East out of Dowgate Hill to Bush Lane. In Dowgate Ward (O. and M. 1677) (Midd. Sess. Roll. 4 Chas. I...
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Clarke's Yard
In Cock Alley, London Wall (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Cloth Yard
Out of Dunning's Alley, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in th...
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Coach Yard
South out of Houndsditch in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746).
No further reference.
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Cock Yard
1) West out of Bishopsgate Street, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
~The s...
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Cockpit Yard
South out of Jewin Street to Horn Alley, in Aldersgate Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720-Boyle, 1799).
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Coleman's Yard
See Harrow Alley, Houndsditch.
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Cole's Yard
East out of Houndsditch, near the middle, with a passage into Petticoat Lane (Middlesex Street).
So...
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Conduit Yard
South of Aldgate, adjoining the Wall of London. In Portsoken Ward (O. and M. 1677).
Adjacent to the...
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Cooper's Yard
On Little Tower Hill (P.C. 1732).
Not named in the maps.
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Cote's Yard
Out of Skinner Street (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Crown Yard
West out of Bishopsgate Street in Bishopsgate Ward Without (O. and N. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
The London...
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Eccle's Yard
In the Minories (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Mentions Eele's Yard separately, but query identica...
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Elephant Yard
North out of Fore Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (L.C.C. List, 1901 and 1912).
Not named in th...
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Falcon Yard
North of Falcon Inn, in Aldersgate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
Site afterwards occupied by the C...
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Farrier's Yard
In the Minories, in Portsoken Ward (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Fern's Yard
East out of Whitecross Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Strype, 1720 and 1755, and Rocque, 1746)...
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Fish Yard
East out of Pudding Lane near No. 20 or 21, in Billingsgate Ward (Strype, ed. 1720-Boyle, 1799).
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Freeman's Yard
See Freeman's Court1, Cornhill.
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Garrards Yard
North out of Rosemary Lane, near the west end (Hatton, 1708).
Not named in the maps.
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Gate Yard
At the south-east corner of America Square, behind No. 8, facing Hanover Court, in Portsoken Ward (L...
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Glasshouse Yard
In Old Bethlehem in Bishopsgate Ward Without (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Globe Yard
1) North out of Lower Thames Street at No. 58, opposite the Custom House (Lockie, 1810-Elmes, 1831)....
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Gooding's Yard
See Goodwin's Yard.
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Goodman's Yard
East out of Minories, at No. 60, to Mansell Street. Partly in Portsoken Ward and partly in the paris...
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Goodwin's Yard
West out of the Minories. In Portsoken Ward (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 28).
Former name : "Pope's Ya...
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Grace's Yard
East out of Minories at No. 46, two doors north of Swan Street (Lockie, 1810-Elmes, 1831).
Not name...
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Grasshopper Yard
North-west out of Long Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
The site seems to have be...
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(The) Green Yard
See City Greenyard.
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Grey's Yard
In Brand's Yard, Great Minories, in Portsoken Ward (W. Stow, 1722-P.C. 1732).
Not named in the maps...
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Griffin Yard
North out of Long Lane, West Smithfield, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799).
The...
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Guildhall Yard
North out of Gresham Street to the Guildhall, at No. 23 King Street (P.O. Directory). In Cheap Ward....
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Gun Yard
1) Out of Fore Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (P.C. 1732).
Not named in the maps.
2) West out...
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Handcock's Yard
In Water Lane (W. Stow, 1722).
Not named in the maps.
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Harrow Yard
1) Out of Dunning's Alley, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720,1. ii. 108).
Not further i...
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Haydon Yard
See Haydon Street.
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Hemp Yard
1) Out of Petticoat Lane, in Portsoken Ward (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
2) Out...
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Hendrijch's Yard
See Walnut Tree Yard.
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Hick's Yard
Out of Angel Alley, Little Moorfields (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
Named...
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Hog Yard
1) East out of White's Yard, Rosemary Lane.
In East Smithfield (Strype, ed. 1755-Elmes, 1831).
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Holiday Yard
See Ludgate Square.
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Hoop Yard
Tavern on the east side of Fish Street Hill, north of Thames Street. In Bridge Ward Within (Strype, ...
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Horn Yard
South out of Cloth Fair, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799).
"Horne Yard" in Roc...
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Horse Yard
See Evans' Court, Basinghall Street.
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Ireland Yard
West out of St. Andrew's Hill, at No. 7, to The Times Printing Office (P.O. Directory). In Farringdo...
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Jericho Yard
In Jerusalem Alley (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Johnson's Yard
Out of Three Needle Alley, Moorfields (Strype, ed. 1755-Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
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Jones' Yard
In Stony Lane, Petticoat Lane, in Portsoken Ward (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the m...
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Kebb's Yard
In the Minories (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
Named after an owner or a b...
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Lady's Yard
Out of Harrow Alley, Aldgate High Street, in Portsoken Ward (Lockie, 1816).
Not named in the maps.
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Lamb's Yard
In Bishopsgate Street Without (Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
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Larger's Yard
On the north side of Angel Alley, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Lockie, 1816).
Not named in the maps...
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Leatherdressers' Yard
Out of Paul's Alley (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Lime Yard
South out of Bristol Street to Lime Wharf, in Castle Baynard Ward (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799).
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Lion's Yard
Out of Whitecross Street (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Lloyd's Yard
North of Langthorn Court, in Coleman Street Ward (Horwood, 1799-Elmes, 1831).
Coleman Street Ward S...
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Lovel's Yard
In Whitecross Street, Cripplegate (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Loyd's Yard
See Three Colt Court1, Angel Alley, Bishopsgate.
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