Postern, near Moorfields

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• Postern

  ·adj Back; being behind; private. II. Postern ·noun Originally, a back door or gate; a private entr...

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• Moorfields

  North out of Fore Street, at No. 61, to Ropemaker Street (P.O. Directory). In Cripplegate Ward Witho...

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• Postern

  Murage of the City arising out of Candelwykestrete from the house of Fulk de St. Edmund as far as th...

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• postern

  A small passage constructed through some retired part of a bastion, or other portion of a work, for ...

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• Near

  ·adv Closely; intimately. II. Near ·adj Close-fisted; parsimonious. III. Near ·adv Nearly; almost;...

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• near

  for to or at; in these expressions--'The minister plenipotentiary near the Court of St. James's--nea...

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• near

  covetous. North, as, He is a near man. ...

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• near, and no near

  Synonymous terms used as a warning to the helmsman when too near the wind, not to come closer to it,...

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• Postern, Postern Gate

  See Tower Postern. ...

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• Aldermanbury Postern

  North out of London Wall at No.129 to Fore Street, opposite St. Alphage Church (P.O. Directory). Fi...

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• Basinghall Postern

  See Second Postern. ...

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• First Postern

  See Aldermanbury Postern. ...

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• Little Moorfields

  See Blomfield Street and Moorfields. ...

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• Moorfields' Tavern

  Mentioned in bounds of parish of St. Katherine Christ Church (Strype, Ed. 1720, I. ii. 64). Not fu...

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• Postern Passage

  In Shoemaker Row (Dodsley, 1761). See Postboy Passage. ...

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• Postern Row

  Between Great Tower Hill and Little Tower Hill (Strype, ed. 1720-O.S.25, in 1880). Seems to have be...

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• Second Postern

  Between London Wall and Fore Street, east of Aldermanbury Postern (Rocque, 1746-London Guide, 1758, ...

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• Tower Postern

  North of the Tower, by George Yard, between that yard and the Tower Ditch, at the southern terminati...

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• Near beer

  ·add. ·- Any of various malt liquors (see Citation). ...

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• Near-legged

  ·adj Having the feet so near together that they interfere in traveling. ...

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• near now

  just now, not long ago. Norf. ...

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• Albion Chapel, Moorfields

  A Presbyterian chapel at the south-east corner of Finsbury Pavement, on the north side of London Wal...

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• Crown Court, Moorfields

  East out of Moorfields. In Bishopsgate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799). Called "Three Tun...

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• (St.) Mary's Chapel, Moorfields

  On the east side of Finsbury Circus, at No. 3 Eldon Street. In Coleman Street Ward. Erected early i...

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• White's Alley, Moorfields

  See White Street. ...

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• (St.) Dunstan near Fanchurch

  See St. Dunstan in the East. ...

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• (St.) Margaret near Rederesgate

  See St. Margaret Fish Street Hill. ...

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• (St.) Mildred near Conhop

  See St. Mildred Poultry. ...

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• (St.) Olave near Martelane

  See St. Olave Hart Street. ...

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• bring 'em near

  The day-and-night telescope. ...

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• come no near!

  The order to the helmsman to steer the ship on the course indicated, and not closer to the wind, whi...

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• Back Street, Little Moorfields

  See Moorfields. ...

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• Dove Court, Pavement, Moorfields

  West out of the Pavement at No. 5 four doors south from Ropemakers Street. In Coleman Street Ward (L...

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• Forcier, near Broken Wharf

  Erected by Bevis Bulmer in 1594 within the gate of an old stone house belonging to the Duke of Norfo...

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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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• Greene Yard, near Leadenhall

  The Lord Nevill had a great house on the west side of Lime Street, having a chapel on the south and ...

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• (St.) Peter near Olde fishstret

  See St. Peter Paul's Wharf. ...

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• (St.) Thomas near the Conduit

  See St. Thomas of Acon. ...

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• (Holy) Trinity near Tower Hill

  See Holy Trinity, Priory of. ...

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• Back Alley, Yard, Little Moorfields

  West out of Back Street, Little Moorfields, with passage south to Moor Lane (Strype, ed. 1720), and ...

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• Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital, Moorfields

  On the south side of City Road in Borough of Finsbury (P.O. Directory). It was originally founded ...

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• (St.) Dunstan near the New Temple

  See St. Dunstan in the West. ...

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• (St.) James' in, near the Vintry

  See St. James' Garlickhithe. ...

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• (St.) Mary's Chapel in the New Churchyard near Smethefeld

  Bequest to work of new Chapel of St. Mary near Westsmythfeld, 1372 (Ct. H.W. II. 148). See Charterh...

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• Provision made for the collection of weekly alms for the support of the Chapel of Our Lady near Guildhall founded "pur tote la compaignie du Pui" (ib.).

  Henry le Waleis gave to the Confraternity of the Pui (de Podio) 5 marks annual quit rent on all his ...

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