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Clerks (Parish)
See Parish Clerks.
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Six
·adj One more than five; twice three; as, six yards.
II. Six ·noun A symbol representing six units,...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Six Penny Receivers' Office
On Tower Hill (Dodsley, 1761).
Sixpence a month paid in by all seamen for the benefit of Greenwich ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Office
·vt To perform, as the duties of an office; to <<Discharge>>.
II. Office ·noun Any service other th...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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office
To give the office; to give information, or make signs to the officers to take a thief.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Clerks' Hall
See Parish Clerks' Hall.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Parish Clerks
Licensed as a guild in 1233 by the name of the Fraternity of St Nicholas. Dissolved and reincorporat...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Six-footer
·noun One who is six feet tall.
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Six-shooter
·noun A pistol or other firearm which can be fired six times without reloading especially, a six-cha...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Parish Clerks' Hall
On the south side of Silver Street at No.24, in Cripplegate Ward Within, and west of Wood Street (P....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Booking office
·- An office where passage tickets are sold.
II. Booking office ·- An office where passengers, bagg...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Crown office
·- The criminal branch of the Court of King's or Queen's Bench, commonly called the crown side of th...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Office wire
·add. ·- Copper wire with a strong but light insulation, used in wiring houses, ·etc.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Post office
·noun ·see under 4th Post.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Alienation Office
On the eastern side of King's Bench Walk in the Inner Temple (Horwood, 1799). An office under the Lo...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ballast Office
See Old Trinity House.
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Exchequer Office
On the west side of Ivy Lane (Leake, 1666).
After the Fire it seems to have been kept in the Temple...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Excise Office
In Bartholomew Lane prior to 1666, when it was destroyed in the Great Fire. It was then removed to B...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Faculty Office
At the east corner of Paul's Bakehouse next to Little Carter lane is the Faculty Office, for the gra...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Fen Office
In Tanfield Court, Temple, at No. 3 on the south side (Lockie, 1810 and 1816).
No further reference...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Jewel Office
In the Tower of London (q.v.).
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Navy Office
On the south side of Crutched Friars and east of Seething Lane. In Tower and Aldgate Wards (Strype, ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Pay Office
On the west side of Broad Street, at the corner of Winchester Street, in Broad Street Ward (O. and M...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Prerogative Office
Now in Somerset House.
In O. and M. at the south end of Prerogative Court leading out of St. Paul's...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Record Office
On the east side of Chancery Lane (P.O. Directory).
Erected 1856-70 as a depository for the Public ...
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Rolls' Office
On the east side of Chancery Lane on part of the site now occupied by the Record Office (O.S. 1880)....
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Secondary's Office
In the Inner Temple (Horwood 1799).
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Transport Office
See Plough Yard, Lombard Street, Seething Lane.
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Victualling Office
On Tower Hill, near King Street (Dodsley, 1761).
First mention: 1665 (H. MSS. Com. 15th Rep. II. 16...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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crown office
The head. I fired into her keel upwards; my eyes and limbs Jack, the crown office was full; I s--k-d...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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navy office
The Fleet prison. Commander of the Fleet; the warden of the Fleet prison.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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victualling office
The stomach.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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loan office
A public office in which loans of money are negotiated for the public, or in which the accounts of l...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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hydrographical office
A department of the admiralty where the labours of the marine surveyors of the Royal Navy are collec...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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transport office
Formerly a department under government directed by commissioners, who chartered vessels and appointe...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Six Bell Alley
In Bearbinder Lane (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
Name derived from the sign, rep...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Six Bell Court
In Six Bell Passage, Foster Lane (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Six Bell Passage
In Foster Lane (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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six and tips
Whisky and small beer. IRISH.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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six-upon-four
Reduced allowance; four rations allotted to six men.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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six-water grog
Given as a punishment for neglect or drunkenness, instead of the usual four-water, which is one part...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Canada Company's Office
At No. 13 St. Helen's Place, Bishopsgate. Company established 1826, in aid of the Canadian Colonies ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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City Police Office
On the West side of Old Jewry at No. 26 (P.O. Directory). In Coleman Street Ward.
First mention: "P...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Coal Meters' Office
See Wilson's Yard.
The coal-meters were 15 in number, and were officers appointed to inspect the ju...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Crown Office Row
On the north side of the Inner Temple Gardens, within the Temple precincts (P.O. Directory).
First ...
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General Post Office
On the west side of King Edward Street, in Farringdon Ward Within. The chief office in place of the ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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George Coach Office
On the west side of Old Bailey, in Farringdon Ward Without (Lockie, 1810).
Not named in the maps.
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Herald's College, Office
See College of Arms.
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King's Bench Office
At the southern end of King's Bench Walk, Temple (Strype, 1720, Horwood, 1799).
See King's Bench Wa...
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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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Old Navy Office
See Navy Office.
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Old Victualling Office
See Victualling Office.
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Palace Court Office
In Clifford's Inn, near Fetter Lane (Lockie, 1816). Not named in the maps.
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Post Office Court
South out of Lombard Street at No. io adjoining the Post Office (P.O. Directory). In Langbourn Ward....
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Queen's Office Alley
In Shoe Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (P.C. 1732).
Not named in the maps.
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Sun Fire Office
See Bank Buildings1, Cornhill.
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Times' Printing Office
On the north side of Printing House Square (q.v.).
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Wine Office Court
North out of Fleet Street, at No.145, to King's Head Court, Shoe Lane, which is now also called Wine...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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jack in office
An insolent fellow in authority.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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six and eight-pence
An attorney, whose fee on several occasions is fixed at that sum.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Kingly office of Christ
One of the three special relations in which Christ stands to his people. Christ's office as mediator...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Green Dragon Coach Office
On the south side of Fleet Street at No. 56, east of Serjeants' Inn, in Farringdon Ward Without (Loc...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Insurance Office, Birchin Lane
See London Insurance Office.
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King's Arms Coach Office
West out of Bishopsgate Street at 106, north of Thread-needle Street (Lockie, 1810-1816).
Not named...
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Old General Post Office
On the east side of St. Martin le Grand (Street), between that street and Foster Lane.
Erected 1825...
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Post Office, Lombard Street
On the south side of Lombard Street at No. l0 east of St. Mary Woolnoth (P.O. Directory). In Langbou...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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jack in an office
An insolent fellow in authority.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Six Garden Court, Paul's Alley, Cripplegate
See Garden Court and Young's Buildings.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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City Union Relief Registration Office
On the western side of Bartholomew Close, at No. 61, south of the Church of St. Bartholomew the Grea...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Hand in Hand Fire Office
At No. 1 Bridge Street, Blackfriars, on the east side (Elmes, 1831).
Est. 1696 in Angel Court, Snow...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King and Key Coach Office
On the north side of Fleet Street at 142, in Farringdon Ward Without (Lockie, 1810-1816).
Not named...
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New River Office and Yard
Between Pigs Quay and Dorset Wharf on the Thames, at the southern end of Dorset Street (Horwood, 179...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Eastern Railway Goods' Receiving Office
On the west side of Laurence Lane at No. 23, in Cheap Ward, on the western boundary of the ward (P.O...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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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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National Debt and Government Life Annuity Office
On the east side of Old Jewry at No.19 (P.O. Directory). In Coleman Street Ward.
First mention: O.S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Pewter Platter Alley, Pewter Platter Coach Office
In Gracechurch Street (Strype, ed. 1755-Lockie, 1816).
Not named in the maps.
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