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Joint
·adj Joined; united; combined; concerted; as joint action.
II. Joint ·add. ·noun A place of low res...
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joint
To hit a joint in carving, the operator must think of a cuckold. To put one's nose out of joint; to ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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joint
The place where any two pieces of timber or plank are united. It is also used to express the lines w...
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Stock
·vt To put in the stocks.
II. Stock ·noun The beater of a fulling mill.
III. Stock ·noun A race or...
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stock
A good stock; i.e. of impudence. Stock and block; the whole: he has lost stock and block.
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stock
n.
The word has many meanings. In theone from which the Australian compounds are made, it denotesho...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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stock
Cattle in general; the cattle belonging to a farm. Provincial in the North of England.--Pegge's Glos...
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stock
cattle in general.
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Bank
·vt To deposit in a bank.
II. Bank ·vt To pass by the banks of.
III. Bank ·noun A sort of table us...
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bank
to bank, to beat. Exmoor.
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bank
The right or left boundary of a river, in looking from its source towards the sea, and the immediate...
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London
·noun The capital city of England.
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London
The capital of the Empire and from early times an important centre of trade and commerce. On the nor...
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Union Bank of London
At the south-west corner of Princes Street at No.2. The Head Office (P.O. Directory).
First mention...
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Butt joint
·- A joint in which the edges or ends of the pieces united come squarely together instead of overlap...
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Butting joint
·- A joint between two pieces of timber or wood, at the end of one or both, and either at right angl...
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Hooke's joint
·- A universal joint. ·see under <<Universal>>.
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Joint-fir
·noun A genus (Ephedra) of leafless shrubs, with the stems conspicuously jointed;
— called also shr...
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Straight-joint
·adj Having straight joints.
II. Straight-joint ·adj In the United States, applied to planking or f...
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Water joint
·- A joint in a stone pavement where the stones are left slightly higher than elsewhere, the rest of...
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London County and Westminster Bank
On the south side of Lombard Street at No.21 (P.O. Directory).
First mention: O.S. 1875.
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Debenture stock
·add. ·- The debt or series of debts, collectively, represented by a series of debentures; a debt se...
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Mahon stock
·- An annual cruciferous plant with reddish purple or white flowers (Malcolmia maritima). It is call...
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Stock-blind
·adj Blind as a stock; wholly blind.
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Stock-still
·adj Still as a stock, or fixed post; perfectly still.
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Tool-stock
·noun The part of a tool-rest in which a cutting tool is clamped.
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Treasury stock
·add. ·- Issued stock of an incorporated company held by the company itself.
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Trustee stock
·add. ·- High-grade stock in which trust funds may be legally invested.
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Stock Exchange
Between Throgmorton Street north and Threadneedle Street south, at No.23 Throgmorton Street (P.O. Di...
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live stock
Lice or fleas.
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stock drawers
Stockings.
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stock jobbers
Persons who gamble in Exchange Alley, by pretending to buy and sell the public funds, but in reality...
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stock-agent
n.
more usually in the form Stockand Station-agent. The circumstances of Australian life makethis a...
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stock-holder
n.
a grazier; owner of largeherds of cattle, or flocks of sheep.
1820. Lieut. Chas. Jeffreys, `Del...
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stock-horse
n.
horse accustomed to go aftercattle used in mustering and cutting-out (q.v.).
1874. W. H. L. Ran...
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stock-hut
n.
the hut of a stock-man.
1833. C. Sturt, `Southern Australia,' vol. ii. c. ii. p. 21:
«We cross...
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stock-keep
v.
a quaint compound verb.
1890. Rolf Boldrewood, `Colonial Reformer,' c. x. p. 96(1890):
«`What ...
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stock-keeper
n.
equivalent to a shepherd,or herdsman.
1821. Governor Macquarie, `Government Notice,' June 30, 1...
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stock-man
n.
used in Australia for a manemployed to look after stock.
1821. Governor Macquarie, `Government ...
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stock-rider
n.
a man employed to look aftercattle, properly on an unfenced station.
1870. A. L. Gordon, `Bush ...
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stock-riding
n.
the occupationof a Stock-rider (q.v.).
1880. Fison and Howitt, `Kamilaroi and Kurnai,' p. 260[F...
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stock-route
n.
When land is first let insurveyed blocks to a Squatter (q.v.), and is, of course,unfenced, the l...
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stock-up
v.
complete the number of animalson a station, so that it may carry its full complement.
1890. Rol...
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stock-whip
n.
whip for driving cattle.See quotations.
1857. W. Howitt, `Tallangetta,' vol. i. p. 100:
«The s...
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anchor-stock
A bar at the upper end of the shank, crossing the direction of the flukes transversely, to steady th...
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rudder-stock
The main piece of a rudder.
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stock-fish
Ling and haddock when sun-dried, without salt, were called stock-fish, and used in the navy, but are...
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Bank bill
·- In America (and formerly in England), a promissory note of a bank payable to the bearer on demand...
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Bank book
·- A book kept by a depositor, in which an officer of a bank enters the debits and credits of the de...
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Bank discount
·add. ·- A sum equal to the interest at a given rate on the principal (face) of a bill or note from ...
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Bank note
·- A promissory note payable at a bank.
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Bank swallow
·- ·see under 1st Bank, ·noun.
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Bank-sided
·adj Having sides inclining inwards, as a ship;
— opposed to wall-sided.
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Country bank
·add. ·- A national bank not in a reserve city.
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Double-bank
·vt To row by rowers sitting side by side in twos on a bank or thwart.
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People's bank
·add. ·- A form of cooperative bank, such as those of Germany;
— a term loosely used for various fo...
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Sea bank
·- The <<Seashore>>.
II. Sea bank ·- A bank or mole to defend against the sea.
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Bank Buildings
1) On the west side of the Royal Exchange, at the junction of Cornhill, Poultry and Threadneedle Str...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bank Street
North out of Cornhill, leading to the Bank of England and east of Bank Buildings in Broad Street and...
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Child's Bank
On the south side of Fleet Street, at No. 1, by Temple Bar, in Farringdon Ward Without (P.O. Directo...
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Consolidated Bank
See Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris.
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Hoare's Bank
On the south side of Fleet Street at No. 37, opposite St. Dunstan's Church, in Farringdon Ward Witho...
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The National Bank
On the east side of Old Broad Street, at No.13, to the north of Adam's Court (P.O. Directory). In Br...
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Tower Bank
On the eastern boundary of Tower Ward running north and south between Thames Street and Tower Street...
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passage bank
The top tilter of that gang throughout the whole army, who demands and receives contribution from al...
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pass bank
The place for playing at passage, cut into the ground almost like a cock-pit. Also the stock or fund...
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sunny bank
A good fire in winter.
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bank-bill
A bank-note.
Neither Johnson nor the other lexicographers have the term bank-note, though they all ...
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mire-bank
a separation. Norf.
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swathe-bank
a swarth of new-mown grass or corn. N.
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bank, to
Also, an old word meaning to sail along the margins or banks of river-ports: thus Shakspeare in "Kin...
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bank-fires
In steamers, taking advantage of a breeze by allowing the fires to burn down low, and then pulling t...
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bank-harbour
That which is protected from the violence of the sea by banks of mud, gravel, sand, shingle, or silt...
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bank-hook
A large fish-hook laid baited in running water, attached by a line to the bank.
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fog-bank
A dense haze, presenting the appearance of a thick cloud resting upon the horizon; it is known in hi...
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foot-bank
Synonymous with banquette (which see).
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sea-bank
A work so important that our statutes make it felony, without benefit of clergy, maliciously to cut ...
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sod-bank
A peculiar effect of refraction sometimes seen in calm weather, showing all objects on the water mul...
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submarine bank
An extensive sandy plateau with deep water over it.
...
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London smoke
·add. ·- A neutral tint given to spectacles, shade glasses for optical instruments, ·etc., which red...
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London tuft
·add. ·- The Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus).
...
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London, Jack
(b. 1876)
American novelist. The Son of the Wolf (1900), The God of his Fathers, Children of the Fr...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Little London
Tenement of Robert Cok with houses and gardens in the parish of All Hallows "atte walle" called "lit...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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London Bibliography
Many works on this subject have been produced from time to time, and valuable bibliographies are ava...
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London Bridge
Extends across the River Thames from Adelaide Place and King William Street to High Street, Southwar...
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London Court
In London Street (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
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London House
On the west side of Aldersgate Street, adjoining Bartholomew Close west, in Aldersgate Without and F...
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London Houses
Roman tiles used in the walls of houses were 17 in. long, 11 in. wide and 11/2 in. thick. The draini...
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London Institution
On the north side of Finsbury Circus at No. 11 (P.O. Directory). In Coleman Street Ward.
Founded 18...
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London Markets
See Cheapside, Cheap (west), Honey Lane Market, Fleet Market, Farringdon Market, Eastcheap, Billings...
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London Privileges
These were granted from time to time by the Royal Charters given to the City and were jealously guar...
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London Records
These are perhaps sufficiently indicated in the list of authorities set out at the commencement of t...
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London Sanctuaries
The privilege of sanctuary, or refuge, for those who were guilty of manslaughter, etc., was frequent...
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London Stone
A rounded block of stone set in a large stone case, in which is an oval opening through which it can...
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London Street
South out of Fenchurch Street at No. 59 and west to 74 Mark Lane (P.O. Directory). The northern port...
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London Streets
The following extract as to the rebuilding of the City after the Fire may be of interest :
To provi...
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London Wall
See Wall of London.
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London Workhouse
On the west side of Bishopsgate Street (Strype, 1720-Elmes, 1831).
"Crown Yard" in O. and M. 1677.
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london waggon
The tender which carried the impressed men from off the tower to the receiving-ship at the Nore.
...
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London County and Westminster Bank, Head Office
On the north side of Lothbury at No. 41 (P.O. Directory).
First mention: O.S. 1875.
Occupies part ...
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anchor-stock-fashion
The method of placing the butt of one wale-plank nearly over the middle of the other; and the planks...
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anchor-stock tackle
A small tackle attached to the upper part of the anchor-stock when stowing the anchor, its object be...
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stock and fluke
The whole of anything.
...
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Bank of England
On the south side of Threadneedle Street, extending north to Lothbury, and from Princes Street west ...
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Bank of Scotland
See Swiss Bankverein.
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Imperial Bank, Lothbury
See London Joint Stock Bank.
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Metropolitan Bank Buildings
At Nos. 59 and 60 Gracechurch Street (P.O. Directory). In Bridge Ward Within.
On the site of Crown ...
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wild cat bank
One of the various terms applied at the West to some of the irresponsible banks of the country. A ba...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bank of oars
[banco, Sp.] A seat or bench for rowers in the happily all but extinct galley: these are properly ca...
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(St.) Alphage London Wall
On the south side of London Wall at No. 13. In Cripplegate Ward Within.
The church stood originally...
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Chaplains of London (Parish)
In 1319 William, Parson of the Church of St. Mary Woolnoth, is mentioned as the Pitancier of the Com...
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Council at London
Held in 833, at which were present the Bishops and "proceribus majoribus" of all England, to take co...
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Ely in London
Six messuages and forty acres of land in Ely (in) London, the suburb of London and the parish of St....
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Fire of London
In 1666, from September 2nd to 6th.
Commenced at the house of a baker in Pudding Lane, near London ...
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London Bridge Square
On London Bridge, in Bridge Ward (P.C. 1732).
Not named in the maps.
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London Bridge Waterworks
See Water Works, London Bridge.
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London Bridge Wharf
On the east side of London Bridge and the south side of Lower Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Bri...
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London Central Markets
On the north side of West Smithfield. In Farringdon Ward Without.
Erected on part of the site of th...
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London Coffee House
On the north side of Ludgate Hill at No. 42, west of St. Martin, Ludgate, in Farringdon Ward Without...
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London Corn Exchange
See Corn Exchange.
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London House Yard
1) North out of St. Paul's Churchyard, at Nos. 74 and 79, to Paternoster Row (P.O. Directory). In Ca...
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London Insurance Office
On the south side of Cornhill in Ball Court and Birchin Lane (Rocque, 1746-Strype, 1755, I. p. 474)....
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London Prentice Yard
East out of the Minories. In Portsoken Ward (Boyle, 1799).
Former name : "Ship Yard" (O. and M. 167...
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London Provident Institution
On the east side of Blomfield Street (O.S. 1880).
...
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London Tavern, Bishopsgate
On the west side of Bishopsgate. In Bishopsgate Ward Within, on the western boundary of the Ward (17...
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London Wall, Street
West from Old Broad Street to Cripplegate (P.O. Directory).
A street on the line of the old Wall of...
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London Wall Avenue
Out of London Wall at No. 31 (P.O. Directory).
First mention: L.C.C. List, 1901.
...
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London Wall Buildings
On the north side of London Wall, at Blomfield Street. In Coleman Street Ward (P.O. Directory).
Fir...
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London Workhouse Yard
In Bishopsgate Street, leading to the London Workhouse (Dodsley, 1761).
...
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Maps of London
There are no maps of London extant earlier than the 16th century, but from that time a regular serie...
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Mayors of London
The chief Magistrate of the City and senior Alderman. First appointed 1191. First mentioned in the C...
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New London Street
North out of Hart Street, at No.10, to London Street (P.O. Directory). In Tower Ward.
First mention...
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North London Railway
North from Liverpool Street along the western boundary of Bishopsgate Ward Without to the northern b...
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Officiality of London
Seal of the Officiality of London, 1281 (Anc. Deeds, A. 6350)
In a deed of about 1230 Master Walter...
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Suburbs of London
See Liberties.
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(St.) Swithin, London Stone
On the north side of Cannon Street at No.113, at the south-west corner of St. Swithin's Lane (P.O. D...
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Tower of London
Situated at the eastern extremity of the City of London on the north bank of the Thames on Tower Hil...
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Wall of London
Considerable difference of opinion exists as to the date when the walls that encircled the ancient C...
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Wyndrawers of London
Carters of Wine.
Four companies of them in 1301 "The Newemeyne" (New Household).
The King's Societ...
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lock, stock, and barrel
The whole. A figurative expression borrowed from sportsmen, and having reference to a gun.
Look at ...
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lock, stock, and barrel
An expression derived from fire-arms, and meaning the whole.
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stock of an anchor
A cross-beam of wood, or bar of iron, secured to the upper end of the shank at right angles with the...
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National Bank of Scotland
East out of Nicholas Lane at No.37 (P.O. Directory). In Langbourn Ward.
Shown in O.S. 1880.
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Provincial Bank of Ireland
On the east side of Old Broad Street, at the north-east corner of the street (O.S. 1880).
The site ...
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sand and coral bank
An accumulation of sand and fragments of coral above the surface of the sea, without any vegetation;...
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All Hallows, London Wall
On the north side of London Wall at No. 85 (P.O. Directory). In Broad Street Ward. Parish extends in...
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Angel Alley, London Wall
See Leathersellers' Buildings.
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(St.) Augustine by London Wall
See St. Augustine Papey.
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Ball Alley, London Wall
South out of London Wall. In Broad Street Ward (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
First mention: In Ward...
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Bear Alley, London Wall
Out of London Wall, in parish of All Hallows, London Wall (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Called in P.C. S...
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City of London Brewery
On the south side of Cannon Street at No. 89 (P.O. Directory).
There seems to have been a brewhouse...
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City of London Club
On the east side of Old Broad Street, at No. 19 (P.O. Directory). In Broad Street Ward.
Erected 183...
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City of London College
On the north side of White Street, Moorfields, in Cripplegate Ward Without (P.O. Directory).
An edu...
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City of London School
At the east end of the Victoria Embankment, east of John Carpenter Street, in Farringdon Ward Withou...
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Conduit at London Wall
In London Wall by Moorgate opposite the northern end of Coleman Street, erected 1517 at the charges ...
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Forcier, near London Bridge
Erected by Peter Moris, a Dutchman, in 1582, for the supply of water to the eastern part of the City...
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Hollar's Plan of London
Wenceslaus Hollar was appointed by the King to make exact plan and survey of the City after the Fire...
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London Commercial Sale Rooms
On the west side of Mark Lane at No. 20 (P.O. Directory). In Tower Ward (O.S.) extending to Mincing ...
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London Fen, Lundene Fen
Mentioned in Edgar's Charter to Westminster, 951 (Kemble), as forming a portion of the natural bound...
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London Lying-in Hospital
In Shaftesbury House, Aldersgate Street.
Instituted 1750. Removed 1771 to City Road.
...
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London Tavern, Mark Lane
At the north-west corner of Mark Lane at its junction with Fenchurch Street, at Nos. 53 and 54 (P.O....
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Lord Mayors of London
See Mayors of London.
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(St.) Martin towards London Stone
Parr'. s' Mart'. vs lundeneston, 13th cent. (MSS. D. and C. St. Paul's, W.D. 12).
Qy. = St. Martin ...
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(St.) Michael towards London Bridge
See St. Michael Crooked Lane.
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(St.) Olave by London Bridge
Qy. = Olave (St.) Hart Street or Olave (St.) Southwark.
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(St.) Thomas Chapel, London Bridge
Erected over the centre pier of the first stone bridge on the east side, 1176-1209.
"Capella beati ...
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Water House, London Bridge
See Water Works, London Bridge.
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Water Supply of London
Until the 13th century the inhabitants of the City were dependent for their water supply on the natu...
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Water Works, London Bridge
On the west side of Old London Bridge, opposite St. Magnus Church, in Bridge Ward Within (O. and M. ...
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lay in sea-stock, to
To make provision for the voyage.
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National Provincial Bank of England
On the west side of Bishopsgate at No.15 (P.O. Directory). In Bishopsgate Ward Within.
Shown in O.S...
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double-bank a rope, to
To clap men on both sides.
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Bishops of London, Palace of
On the north-west side of St. Paul's Church (S. 373).
Mentioned by Ralph de Diceto in his Opera His...
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City of London, Artizans' Dwellings
Artizan Street, Gravel Lane.
These dwellings are on the east side of Artizan Street, between Artiza...
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London and Continental Steam Wharf
At 83 to 97 Lower East Smithfield, west of the Hermitage Entrance (P.O. Directory).
First mention: ...
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London and St. Katherine's Docks
See St. Katherine Docks.
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Port of London Authority's Warehouses
At the northern boundary of Portsoken Ward and extending into Bishopsgate Ward Without (P.O. Directo...
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Red Lion Alley, London Wall
See Red Lion Court7.
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Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital, Moorfields
On the south side of City Road in
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It was originally founded ...
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Three Tun Alley, London Wall
See Drapers' Buildings.
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White Horse Inn, London Wall
See White Horse Yard.
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(St.) Margaret de Froscherche, by London Bridge
See St. Margaret Fish Street Hill.
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London and St. Katherine's Dock Co.'s Warehouses
See Port of London Authority's Warehouses.
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Carron and London and Continental Steam Wharves, Carron Co
A Wharf on the Thames in East Smithfield, east of Alderman Stairs at 87 to 93 Lower East Smithfield ...
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(Sts.) Mary and Nicholas Chapel by the Tower of London
Chapel of St. Mary and St. Nicholas in the Torella of the city wall by the Tower of London, H. III. ...
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