Wine Office Court

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

North out of Fleet Street, at No.145, to King's Head Court, Shoe Lane, which is now also called Wine Office Court (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without.


First mention: O. and M. 1677

Called "Wine licence Court," 1758 (H. MSS. Com. 15th Rep. 96).

So named because the office for licences for selling wines was situated there (Archer, p. 398).

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