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Almshouse
·noun A house appropriated for the use of the poor; a poorhouse.
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Bayning's Almshouse
In Gunpowder Alley, Crutched Friars. Erected in 1631 by Viscount Sudbury (Dodsley, 1761).
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Cholmondeley's Almshouse
In Church Entry, Blackfriars.
Founded by Lady Cholmondeley for three poor women (Dodsley, 1761).
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Hammond's Almshouse
In Almshouse Yard, Snow Hill.
Founded by Edmund Hammond, 1651, for poor Haberdashers (Dodsley, 1761...
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Holles' Almshouse
In Great St. Helen's, in Bishopsgate Ward.
Founded by Lady Holles, 1539 (Dodsley, 1761).
Not named...
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Morrice's Almshouse
In the Old Jewry.
Erected 1551 by the Company of Armourers under the Will of Lady Elizabeth Morrice...
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Ramsay's Almshouse
In Horn's Yard, Cloth Fair.
Founded by Dame Mary Ramsey, 1596, for 3 poor women (Dodsley, 1761).
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Richmond's Almshouse
In Goose Alley, Fleet Market. Founded by the Armourers' Co. 1559 under the will of Mr. John Richmond...
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Underwood's Almshouse
At the west end of the Rectory house of St. Botolph's Bishopsgate.
Erected by Mr. Underwood for six...
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Whittington's Almshouse
In Whittington's College. Remained after the dissolution of the College (Strype, ed. 1720 and 1755, ...
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Breton, Nicholas
(1545-1626)
Poet and novelist. Little is known of his life. He was the s. of William B., a London m...
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Grimoald, Nicholas
(1519-1562)
Poet, was at Camb. and Oxf., and was chaplain to Bishop Ridley. He contributed to Totte...
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Rowe, Nicholas
(1674-1718)
Dramatist and poet, b. of a good family at Little Barford, Bedfordshire, was bred to th...
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(St.) Nicholas Acon
On the west side of Nicholas Lane and north side of Nicholas Passage. In Langbourne Ward. The parish...
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(St.) Nicholas Alley
See Nicholas Passage, Nicholas Lane.
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(St.) Nicholas Bernard
Grant to the church of St. Nicholas Bernard and to Master Nicholas the Rector of some land on the we...
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(St.) Nicholas' Chapel
Situate by the Hospital of St. Bartholomew (S. 37).
No later mention.
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(St.) Nicholas Cornhill
Messuage and garden in parish of St. Nicholas Cornhill, parcel of the possessions of the late Colleg...
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(St.) Nicholas Halle
Tenement of John de St. Edmund called "Seint Nicholas Halle" in parish of S. Nicholas Hacon (Ct. H.W...
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(St.) Nicholas Olave
On the west side of Bread Street Hill in the ward of Queenhithe (S. 357, and Leake, 1666).
Earliest...
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(St.) Nicholas Shambles
On the north side of Newgate Street, between Butcher Hall Lane, now King Edward Street, and Roman Ba...
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(St.) Nicholas Westpiscar
See St. Nicholas Cole Abbey; St. Nicholas New Fish Street, St. Nicholas West Fish Street.
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Nicholas Lane
South out of Lombard Street, at No. 23, to 151 Cannon Street (P.O. Directory). In Langbourn and Cand...
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Nicholas Passage
West out of Nicholas Lane, at No.5, to 31 Abchurch Lane (P.O. Directory). In Langhourn and Candlewic...
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(St.) Nicholas Acon Churchyard
On the west side of Nicholas Lane at No.4 (O.S.). Site still open and unbuilt on.
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(St.) Nicholas ad Macellas
See St. Nicholas Shambles.
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(St.) Nicholas Aldred, Aldrethegate
See St. Nicholas Shambles.
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(St.) Nicholas Cole Abbey
On the south side of Knightrider Street, near its junction with Queen Victoria Street, in Queenhithe...
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(St.) Nicholas de Bucher'
See St. Nicholas Shambles.
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(St.) Nicholas de Candelwryhtestrate
See St. Nicholas Acon.
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(St.) Nicholas de Colmanstrete
Mentioned in Will of 1329-30 (Ct. H.W. I. 355).
Sharpe suggests that it is either S. Stephen Colema...
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(St.) Nicholas de Stallo
See St. Nicholas Shambles.
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(St.) Nicholas de Westmacekaria
See St. Nicholas Shambles.
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(St.) Nicholas Flesshameles, Fleshshambles
See St. Nicholas Shambles, and Newgate Street.
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(St.) Nicholas Hakun Lane
See Nicholas Lane.
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(St.) Nicholas in Distaflane
See St. Nicholas Cole Abbey.
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(St.) Nicholas Olave, Churchyard
On the west side of Bread Street Hill, with a passage to Five Foot Lane (Rocque, 1746 Strype; and Lo...
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(St.) Nicholas Shambles Lane
Street leading from" St. Nicholas de Westmacekaria to the City wall, 1196 (Anc. Deeds, A. 2507).
"V...
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(St.) Nicholas Welleys, Wyllyms
See St. Nicholas Cole Abbey.
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(St.) Nicholas without Algate
Presentation of Master Richard Lythum, Chaplain to the Church of St. Nicholas without Algate in the ...
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Boot Alley, Nicholas Lane
See Nicholas Passage.
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Fox Court, Nicholas Lane
See Fox Ordinary Court.
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(St.) Nicholas de Candelwykestrate Lane
See Nicholas Lane.
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(St.) Nicholas Hacon or Hakoun
See St. Nicholas Acon.
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(St.) Nicholas New Fish Street
,(St.) Nicholas West Fish Street
Earliest mention: "St. Nicholas at Westfishstreet." " Westpiscariam...
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(St.) Nicholas Old Fish Street
See St. Nicholas Cole Abbey, St. Nicholas Distaff Lane, St. Nicholas New Fish Street, St. Nicholas W...
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(St.) Nicholas West Fish Street
See St. Nicholas New Fish Street.
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(St.) Nicholas within, without, Newgate
See St. Nicholas Shambles.
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Hucker's Court, St. Nicholas Lane
See Hooker's Court.
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(St.) Nicholas Acuns Lane or Street
See Nicholas Lane.
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(St.) Nicholas' Chapel, by the Tower
See SS. Mary and Nicholas Chapel by the Tower of London.
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(St.) Nicholas de Berkyngchirche, Chapel of
See SS. Mary and Nicholas Chapel by the Tower of London.
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(St.) Nicholas Guild of, Guildhall Chapel
See St. Mary Magdalen of the Guildhall.
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Ward of Nicholas de Wynchester
4 Ed. I. 1276 (Cal. L. Bk. B. p.263).
Identified with Langbourn Ward by Sharpe in a note.
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Conduit by St. Nicholas Cole Abbey
On the north side of the church, in the wall thereof (S. 18). Made about 1583. £700 given by Barnard...
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Ward of Nicholas de Farndone Within
Identified with Farringdon Ward Within (q.v.).
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Ward of Nicholas de Farndone Without
Identified with Farringdon Ward Without (q.v.).
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Wharf of Nicholas de la Garderobe
In parish of St. Michael Queenhithe, in Queenhithe Ward. "Super croftam kay," 5 Ed. I. (Cal. L. Bk. ...
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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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