greenwich barbers

Retailers of sand from the pits at and about Greenwich, in Kent: perhaps they are styled barbers, from their constant shaving the sandbanks.

Barbers' Hall
See Barber Surgeons' Hall. ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
barber's chair
She is as common as a barber's chair, in which a whole parish sit to be trimmed; said of a prostitut...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
barber's sign
A standing pole and two wash balls. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Greenwich Alley
In Brickhill Lane, Thames Street (Dodsley, 1761). Not named in the maps. ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Greenwich Street
South out of Upper Thames Street at No. 83 (P.O. Directory). In Dowgate Ward and Vintry Ward. Earli...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Little Greenwich
At the south-east end of Horn Alley, Aldersgate Street, in Aldegate Ward Without (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
greenwich goose
A pensioner of Greenwich Hospital. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
greenwich stars
Those used for lunar computations in the nautical ephemeris. ...

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Little Greenwich Alley, Aldersgate Street
See Little Greenwich. ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.