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Tavern
·noun A public house where travelers and other transient guests are accomodated with rooms and meals...
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Stone
·noun A precious stone; a gem.
II. Stone ·noun One of the testes; a testicle.
III. Stone ·noun The...
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Stone
Stones were commonly used for buildings, also as memorials of important events (Gen. 28:18; Josh. 24...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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stone
Two stone under weight, or wanting; an eunuch. Stone doublet; a prison. Stone dead; dead as a stone....
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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stone
The old term for a gun-flint.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Albion Tavern
A famous tavern on the west side of Aldersgate Street at No.153.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bell Tavern
Mentioned in bounds of parish of St. Katherine Creechurch, apparently in Crutched Friars (Strype, ed...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Castle Tavern
1) On the west side of Honey Lane Market and Milk Street, in Cripplegate Ward Within (Strype, 1720 a...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Conduit Tavern
Solar of Salomom de Lauvare, cutler, extending from the entrance to the Conduit Tavern up to the wal...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Crown Tavern
1) See Crown Place, Aldgate High Street.
2) In a court, south out of Leadenhall Street, adjoining t...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Dolphin Tavern
See Dolphin Court4, Tower Street.
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Feathers Tavern
In Fleet Street, near Shoe Lane, 1637.
The Commission Chamber adjoined it (L. and P. Chas. I. XXIII...
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Fountain Tavern
1) On the north side of St. Ann's Lane, near Aldersgate, in Aldersgate Ward (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Globe Tavern
1) West out of Shoe Lane, with a passage south to Fleet Street (Rocque, 1746-Lockie, 1810).
Site no...
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Guildhall Tavern
At the south-east corner of Guildhall Yard, on the north side of Gresham Street, Nos. 81 and 83, and...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Hoop Tavern
Tavern on the east side of Fish Street Hill, north of Thames Street. In Bridge Ward Within (Strype, ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Horn Tavern
1) On the north side of Fleet Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746).
Given in 1405 to t...
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Leg Tavern
On the north side of Fleet Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746).
Site rebuilt, now occ...
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Mermaid Tavern
1) In Cornhill. Rent out of this tavern given for the poor of the parish of St. Peter Cornhill, 1606...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Mitre Tavern
See Mitre Court2, Cheapside.
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Moorfields' Tavern
Mentioned in bounds of parish of St. Katherine Christ Church
(Strype, Ed. 1720, I. ii. 64).
Not fu...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Rose Tavern
On the west side of Chancery Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746).
Site rebuilt for offi...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Salutation Tavern
On the south side of Newgate Street, with a passage to Rose Street (Rocque, 1746).
Much resorted to...
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Ship Tavern
1) On the east side of Water Lane. A passage at the upper end of Custom House Court leads through th...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sun Tavern
1) The Sonn Taverne, in Billingsgate Ward, 1491-2 (Records of St. Mary at Hill, p.174).
In the pari...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Swan Tavern
At the upper end of New Rents is the Swan Tavern, on the east side of St. Martin le Grand (Strype, e...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Alum stone
·- A subsulphate of alumina and potash; alunite.
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Amazon stone
·noun A variety of feldspar, having a verdigris-green color.
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Arch stone
·- A wedge-shaped stone used in an arch; a voussoir.
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Caen stone
·- A cream-colored limestone for building, found near Caen, France.
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Cross-stone
·noun ·see <<Harmotome>>, and <<Staurotide>>.
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Dry-stone
·adj Constructed of uncemented stone.
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Gravel-stone
·noun A pebble, or small fragment of stone; a calculus.
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Grindle stone
·- A <<Grindstone>>.
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Jew's-stone
·noun ·Alt. of <<Jewstone>>.
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Moabite stone
·add. ·- A block of black basalt, found at Dibon in Moab by Rev. F. A. Klein, Aug. 19, 1868, which b...
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Perpend stone
·- ·see <<Perpender>>.
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Perpent stone
·- ·see <<Perpender>>.
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Portland stone
·- A yellowish-white calcareous freestone from the Isle of Portland in England, much used in buildin...
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Pumice stone
·- ·same·as <<Pumice>>.
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Purbeck stone
·- A limestone from the Isle of Purbeck in England.
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Rocking-stone
·noun A stone, often of great size and weight, resting upon another stone, and so exactly poised tha...
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Stepping-stone
·noun Fig.: A means of progress or advancement.
II. Stepping-stone ·noun A stone to raise the feet ...
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Stone-blind
·adj As blind as a stone; completely blind.
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Stone-cold
·adj Cold as a stone.
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Stone-dead
·adj As dead as a stone.
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Stone-deaf
·adj As deaf as a stone; completely deaf.
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Stone-hearted
·adj Hard-hearted; cruel; pitiless; unfeeling.
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Stone-horse
·noun <<Stallion>>.
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Stone-still
·adj As still as a stone.
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Stumbling-stone
·noun A stumbling-block.
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Moabite Stone
A basalt stone, bearing an inscription by King Mesha, which was discovered at Dibon by Klein, a Germ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Sardine stone
(Rev. 4:3, R.V., "sardius;" Heb. odhem; LXX., Gr. sardion, from a root meaning "red"), a gem of a bl...
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London Stone
A rounded block of stone set in a large stone case, in which is an oval opening through which it can...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Stone Court
1) East out of Gutter Lane, in Farringdon Ward Within (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1720 and 1755).
"Ston...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Stone Rente
A tenement so called in parish of St. Laurence Jewry, 20 Rich. II. 1397 (Cal. P.R. Rich. II. 1396-9,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Stone Wharf
Messuage and wharf called " Stonwharf" in parish of All Hallows de Berkingecherche, 1304 (Ct. H.W. I...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Waetmundes Stone
In a grant by King Aelfred and Ethelred to the Bishop and Church of Worcester in 889, mention is mad...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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stone jug
Newgate, or any other prison.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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oamaru stone
n.
Oamaru is a town on the eastcoast of the South Island of New Zealand. It produces a finebuilding...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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stone-lifter
n.
a Melbourne name for the fish Kathetostoma laeve, Bl., family T rachinidae,one of the genera of ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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burr-stone
A species of silex or quartz occurring in morphous masses, partly compact, but containing many irreg...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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cling-stone
A variety of the peach in which the flesh adheres, or clings, firmly to the stone. When the stone re...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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curb-stone
A border to a pavement, consisting of stone slabs set on edge, which form the separation between it ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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stone-root
(Lat. Collinconia Canadensis.) A plant used in medicine. Its properties are diuretic and stomachic.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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stone toter
The most singular fish in this part of the world [the Southern States] is called the stone-toter, wh...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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grindle-stone
a grind-stone. North.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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hud-stone
the side of a fire-grate, to set any thing upon. North.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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battling-stone
A large stone with a smooth surface by the side of a stream, on which washers beat their linen.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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drip-stone
The name usually given to filters composed of porous stone.
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holy-stone
A sandstone for scrubbing decks, so called from being originally used for Sunday cleaning, or obtain...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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stone-bow
A cross-bow for shooting stones.
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suck-stone
An archaic name for the remora.
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Boar's Head Tavern
At Smithfield Bars, near Adam and Eve Alley, on the north side of West Smithfield. In Farringdon War...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Bore's Head Tavern
North out of Aldgate High Street, near the Blue Boar Inn (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 27). In Portsoken...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bores Head Tavern
In Knightrider Street at its junction with Do Little Lane (S. 365).
No later reference.
Site now o...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bull Head Tavern
On the south side of Holborn Hill, east of Shoe Lane, adjoining Plumtree Court. In Farringdon Ward W...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Castle Tavern Court
West out of Milk Street with a narrow passage into Wood Street (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii, 90).
So n...
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Dog Tavern Court
See Dog Tavern Yard.
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Dog Tavern Yard
North out of Thames Street. In Billingsgate Ward (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Former names : "Dog Taver...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Dragon Tavern
Vault under the Chapter House of St. Paul's let to keeper of Green Dragon Tavern on the other side o...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King's Arms Tavern
On the south side of Newgate Street, in Farringdon Ward Within (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 195).
Not...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King's Head Tavern
On the east side of Chancery Lane, with a passage south to Fleet Street (Rocque, 1746).
Site has be...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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London Tavern, Bishopsgate
On the west side of Bishopsgate. In Bishopsgate Ward Within, on the western boundary of the Ward (17...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Mitre Tavern, Yard
On the south side of Shoemaker Row, Aldgate. In Aldgate Ward (Rocque, 1746).
Adjoined remains of La...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Painted Tavern Lane
See Three Cranes Lane, Vintry.
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Queen's Arms Tavern
1) In Bow in Hand Court, between 77 and 78 Cheapside (Wheatley).
Not named in the maps.
2) In St. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Queen's Head Tavern
1) On the west side of Bishopsgate Street, with a passage into Queen's Head Alley, leading into Broa...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Cross Tavern
In Barbican at No.32, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Strype, ed .1720-Elmes, 1831).
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ship Tavern Passage
North~west out of Lime Street, at No.21, to 76 Gracechurch Street (P.O. Directory). In Bishopsgate W...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Crane Tavern
South out of Poultry, opposite St. Mildred's Church (Strype, maps, ed. 1720 and 1755).
Cleared away...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Tun Tavern
1) On the east side of St. Martin le Grand, at the south-west corner of Bell Court, in Aldersgate Wa...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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White Lyon Tavern
On the west side of Aldersgate Street, in Aldersgate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746).
Site rebuilt for ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ro-setta stone
·- A stone found at Rosetta, in Egypt, bearing a trilingual inscription, by aid of which, with other...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Stone Cutter's Yard
West out of Poor Jewry Lane. In Aldgate Ward (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799), west of Northumberland Alle...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Stone Cutters' Yard
South out of Half Moon Alley, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 108).
The site ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Swithin, London Stone
On the north side of Cannon Street at No.113, at the south-west corner of St. Swithin's Lane (P.O. D...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Abel, Stone Of
(the great abel)
the place where the ark rested in the field of Joshua at Beth-shemesh. (1 Samuel 6...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Bohan, Stone Of
a stone erected in honor of Bohan on the boundary between Judah and Benjamin, in the valley of Achor...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Moabite Stone, The
In the year 1868 Rev. F. Klein, of the Church Missionary Society at Jerusalem, found at Dhiban (the ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Castle Tavern, Whitechapel Bars
Mentioned in Strype's description of the bounds of Portsoken Ward, the bounds, after the Bars, cross...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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George and Vulture Tavern
On the north side of Lombard Street at the north end of George Yard, with a passage to St. Michael's...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Half Moon Tavern, Cheapside
See Half Moon Alley.
...
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London Tavern, Mark Lane
At the north-west corner of Mark Lane at its junction with Fenchurch Street, at Nos. 53 and 54 (P.O....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Nag's Head Tavern, Cheapside
At No.39, at the east end of Friday Street.
Mentioned in 1596 (Wheatley).
A nag's head in stone on...
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Queen's Head Alley, Tavern
South out of Wormwood Street, in Broad Street Ward (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1720 and 1755).
The site...
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(St.) Martin towards London Stone
Parr'. s' Mart'. vs lundeneston, 13th cent. (MSS. D. and C. St. Paul's, W.D. 12).
Qy. = St. Martin ...
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Stone Cross in Cheap
Hugh of the Stone Cross in the Ward of Chepe is mentioned in 10 Ed. I. 1282 in Cal. L. Bk. B. p.13.
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Fleece Tavern, Fleece Yard, Cornhill
See Cowper's Court.
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King's Head Tavern, Mark Lane
See London Tavern, Mark Lane.
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Rose Tavern, Gt. Tower Street
See Rose Court, Tower Street.
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Salutation Tavern, Lower Thames Street
See Salutation Court.
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Three Tuns Tavern, Hart Street
See New London Street.
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Three Tun Tavern, Aldgate High Street
See George Alley.
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