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Gate
·noun Manner; gait.
II. Gate ·vt To supply with a gate.
III. Gate ·noun A way; a path; a road; a s...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Gate
1) Of cities, as of Jerusalem (Jer. 37:13; Neh. 1:3; 2:3; 3:3), of Sodom (Gen. 19:1), of Gaza (Judg....
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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gate
a way or path ; gang thy gate, get you gone. N. A sea-gate, a way into the sea through rocks or clif...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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gate
I.
The old name for landing-places, as Dowgate and Billingsgate; also in cliffs, as Kingsgate, Mar...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Gate
The gate and gateways of eastern cities anciently held and still hold an important part, not only in...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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East
·adv <<Eastward>>.
II. East ·vi To move toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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East
1) The orient (mizrah); the rising of the sun. Thus "the east country" is the country lying to the e...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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east
About east, is about right; in the proper manner. A common slang expression in New England. See walk...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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east
From the Anglo-Saxon, y'st. One of the cardinal points of the compass. Where the sun rises due east,...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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East
The Hebrew term kedem properly means that which is before or in front of a person, and was applied t...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Lych gate
·- ·see under <<Lich>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sea-gate
·noun ·Alt. of Sea-gait.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Water gate
·- A gate, or valve, by which a flow of water is permitted, prevented, or regulated.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Beautiful gate
The name of one of the gates of the temple (Acts 3:2). It is supposed to have been the door which le...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Dung-gate
(Neh. 2:13), a gate of ancient Jerusalem, on the south-west quarter. "The gate outside of which lay ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Horse-gate
A gate in the wall of Jerusalem, at the west end of the bridge, leading from Zion to the temple (Neh...
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Old gate
One of the gates in the north wall of Jerusalem, so called because built by the Jebusites (Neh. 3:6;...
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Sheep-gate
One of the gates of Jerusalem mentioned by Nehemiah (3:1, 32; 12:39). It was in the eastern wall of ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Alley Gate
See Shaft Alley.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Augustine's Gate
Leading out of St. Paul's Churchyard at the south-east corner to Watling Street (Leake, 1666).
Firs...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Botolph's Gate
See Botolph's Wharf.
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Bridge Gate
Said to be one of the four original gates of the City. On London Bridge (S. 42).
New made when the ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bulwark Gate
At Tower Hill. Two signs, the Crooked Billet and the Lion Rampant, described as at the Bulwarke Gate...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Chamberlain's Gate
See Newgate.
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Cheapside Gate
Proposal to enlarge Cheapside Gate and Temple Bar, 1664 (L. and P. Chas. II. III. p. 549).
The posi...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Gate Lane
In parish of St. Mary Staynings, temp. Q. Elizabeth (Proc. in Chancery, II. 305).
Probably an error...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Gate Yard
At the south-east corner of America Square, behind No. 8, facing Hanover Court, in Portsoken Ward (L...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Goodman's Gate
Mentioned in the bounds of Portsoken Ward as set out in Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 26. Probably north ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Green Gate
Messuage called the "Greene Gate" next Ledenhall and garden, etc., in parish of St. Andrew the Apost...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Helen's Gate
The great Gate of the Priory, called "Saint Elyns gate," on the common way leading to Crosbyes Place...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Martin's Gate
At the upper end of Cheapside, 1580 (L. and P. Ed. VI. D. S. XII. p. 8).
No later mention.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Oyster Gate
A water gate on the Thames, near London Bridge, opposite the church of St. Magnus (1312, Riley's Mem...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Paul's Gate
Identical with St. Augustine's Gate (q.v.).
First mention: " S. Paul's Gate," 1369 (Ct. H.W. II. 13...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Poules Gate
See St. Paul's Gate.
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Saunders Gate
In Aldgate High Street, in Portsoken Ward (P.C. 1732).
No further mention. Not identified.
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Wolfes Gate
See Wolsies Gate.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Wolsies Gate
A water gate in the roparie, in parish of All Hallows the Less, of later time called Wolfes Lane, bu...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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drafting-gate
n.
gate used in separatingcattle and sheep into different classes or herds.
1890. `The Argus,' Aug...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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swing-gate
n. Used in its ordinary Englishsense, but specially applied to a patent gate for draftingsheep, inve...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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knife-gate
a run at a friend's table. York.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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whittle-gate
a run at a friend's table. York.
The same as a knife-gate.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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sea gate or gait
A long rolling swell: when two ships are thrown aboard one another by its means, they are said to be...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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tide-gate
A place where the tide runs strong.
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way-gate
The tail-race of a mill.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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East Indian
·- Belonging to, or relating to, the East Indies.
II. East Indian ·noun A native of, or a dweller i...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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East-insular
·adj Relating to the Eastern Islands; East Indian.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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East sea
(Joel 2:20; Ezek. 47:18), the Dead Sea, which lay on the east side of the Holy Land. The Mediterrane...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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East wind
The wind coming from the east (Job 27:21; Isa. 27:8, etc.). Blight caused by this wind, "thin ears" ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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East Passage
West out of Cloth Street to Cloth Fair and New Court, with a passage north into Long Lane. In Farrin...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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East Smithfield
A district lying just outside the walls of London, east of the Tower, stretching south to the Thames...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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East Street
East out of Finsbury Circus at No. 21 to Blomfield Street (P.O. Directory). In Coleman Street Ward.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Smithfield, East
See East Smithfield.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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down east
Far away in that bearing. This term, as down west, &c., is an Americanism, recently adopted into our...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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east-country
A term applied to the regions bordering on the Baltic.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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east wind
This, in the British seas, is generally attended with a hazy atmosphere, and is so ungenial as to co...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Benjamin, High Gate Or Gate Of
(Jeremiah 20:2; 37:13; 38:7; Zechariah 14:10) [Jerusalem]
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William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Ephraim, Gate of
One of the gates of Jerusalem (2 Kings 14:13; 2 Chr. 25:23), on the side of the city looking toward ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Belins-Gate Key
See Billingsgate Stairs.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Great Fryers Gate
South out of Fleet Street to Silver Street, White Friars, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-L...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Inner Temple Gate
In Inner Temple Lane leading into Fleet Street.
To be rebuilt 1610-11 with the house called "The Pr...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Fryer's Gate
South out of Fleet Street to Lombard Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Dodsley, 1761)...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Little Moor Gate
See Blomfield Street.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Postern, Postern Gate
See Tower Postern.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Red Gate Court
East out of the Minories and apparently communicating with Worley Court and Crown and Shears Court (...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ephraim, Gate Of
one of the gates of the city of Jerusalem, (2 Kings 14:13; 2 Chronicles 25:23; Nehemiah 8:16; 12:39)...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Arthur Street East
East out of King William Street at No. 46 to Monument Square (O.S.). In Bridge Ward Within.
Erected...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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East Harding Street
East out of Great New Street, at No. 12, to Gunpowder Alley (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Wit...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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East India Avenue
South out of Leadenhall Street between Nos. 15 and 16 (P.O. Directory). In Lime Street Ward.
Erecte...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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East India Chambers
On the south side of Leadenhall Street at No. 23, opposite St. Mary Axe (P.O. Directory).
First men...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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East India House
At the north-west corner of Lime Street (Horwood, 1799), extending to Leadenhall Market. In Lime Str...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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East Smithfield School
Founded 1673 by Sir Samuel Sterling for sixteen poor boys of the parish of St. Botolph, Aldgate (Dod...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Katherine's East Smithfield
See St. Katherine's Street, East Smithfield.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Lower East Smithfield
West from Little Thames Street to the Hermitage Swing Bridge and Basin (P.O. Directory).
In the eig...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Upper East Smithfield
East from Littie Tower Hill to Dock Street (P.O. Directory).
Earliest mention: Lockie, 1810.
Forme...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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east-country ships
The same as easterlings.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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east india hoy
A sloop formerly expressly licensed for carrying stores to the E. I. Company's ships.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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north-east passage
To the Pacific, or round the north of Europe, has been divided into three parts, thus:
1. From Arc...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Shallecheth, The gate of
I.e., "the gate of casting out," hence supposed to be the refuse gate; one of the gates of the house...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Red Gate Alley, Minories
East out of Minories at No.71, nearly opposite the Crescent (Lockie, 1810-Elmes, 1831).
Not named i...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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salt-cat, or gate
a cake of salt used to decoy pigeons. North.
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A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
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East, Children of the
The Arabs as a whole, known as the Nabateans or Kedarenes, nomad tribes (Judg. 6:3, 33; 7:12; 8:10)....
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Butcher Row, East Smithfield
South-east from Upper East Smithfield to Lower East Smithfield (Lockie's Topog. 1810-Elmes' Topog. D...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cock Alley, East Smithfield
North out of Upper East Smithfield (In Bacon's map, 1912).
Earliest mention: Hatton, 1708.
Site se...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Cooper's Court, East Smithfield
See Hooper's Court.
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Covent Garden, East Smithfield
Inhabited by foreigners in 1635 (L. and P. Chas. I. Dom. S. 1635, p. 594).
Not mentioned in any of ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Covent Rentes, East Smithfield
Messuage called "le Covent Rentes" in Estsmythfeld in parish of St. Botolph without Algate belonging...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Dunstan in the East
On the west side of St. Dunstan's Hill at No. 2 (P.O. Directory). In Tower Ward.
Earliest mention f...
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East Smithfield Double Passage
On Tower Hill (Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
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Half Moon, East Smithfield
Messuage called the Half Moon, in East Smithfield, in parish of St. Botolph Without Aldgate (Strype,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Helmet Court, East Smithfield
A small court west out of Butcher Row, at No. 31, by Helmet Steps (Hatton, 1708-Lockie, 1810).
In S...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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John's Court, East Smithfield
South out of Upper East Smithfield (P.C. 1732-Lockie, 1810).
Former name : "Jennings Rents" (Survey...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The Katherine Wheel, East Smithfield
West of Hermitage Dock (Rocque, 1746). A tenement called "le Katheryn Whele" in East Smithfield was ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Katherine's Churchyard, East Smithfield
North and east of the church, the part south of the church is called "Green Churchyard" (Strype, 172...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Katherine's Court, East Smithfield
East out of St. Katherine's Square and west of the church (Lockie, 1810). (Survey of St. Katherine's...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Katherine's Square, East Smithfield
West out of St. Katherine's Court (Horwood, 1799).
Former name : "St. Katherine's Court" (Rocque, 1...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Katherine's Stairs, East Smithfield
East of Irongate Stairs, on the Thames (Survey of St. Katherine's, 1686, Sloane MS. 3254-A. 1-Lockie...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) Katherine's Street, East Smithfield
East from the Tower to Hermitage Bridge (Lockie, 1810).
Former name : "St. Katherine's" (O. and M. ...
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(St.) Katherine's Wharf, East Smithfield
Between Irongate Wharf west and St. Katherine's Dock Entrance east (O.S. ed. 1894).
Mentioned in 14...
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Mouse Alley, East Smithfield
See Dean Street.
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Nightingale Lane, East Smithfield
South out of Upper East Smithfield to the Docks (P.O. Directory).
Earliest mention: " Nightingale l...
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Red Lion, East Smithfield
Brewhouse so called, which belonged to St. Mary Graces, near the brewhouse called " Le three Kyngs,"...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Swan Court, East Smithfield
See Nightingale Court.
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Bush Alley, Upper East Smithfield
See Brush Court.
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(St.) Dunstan in the East, Churchyard
On the north and south sides of the Church (O.S.). Churchyard of the Church of St. Dunstan in East c...
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Red Cross Street, East Smithfield
North-east out of Butcher Row to Nightingale Lane (Hatton, 1708-Lockie, 1810).
Removed for the form...
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Sun Court, Upper East Smithfield
North out of Upper East Smithfield at No.20 (Lockie, 1810-Bacon's map, 1912).
Other names: "Sun Yar...
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Swan Street, Upper East Smithfield
North-east from Butcher Row to East Smithfield at No.102, with a branch to Nightingale Lane (Lockie,...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Swann Alley, Upper East Smithfield
See Swan Street, Upper East Smithfield.
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Custom House Stairs, East and West
East and west of the Custom House, on the river (O.S. 1894-6). The Stairs East are in Tower Ward. Th...
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Gun Yard, Little Tower Hill, East
East out of Little Tower Hill. In St. Katherine's precinct (O. and M. 1677-Lond. Guide, 1758).
Also...
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All Hallows Within the Gate of Bishopsgate
See All Hallows, London Wall.
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Chapel in (St.) Dunstan in the East Churchyard
There was a chapel "upon the charnell in the chirch haue of Seint Dunstan in the Est," mentioned in ...
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Preist Alley, St. Dunstan in the East
North out of Church Alley, opposite St. Dunstans Church (Strype, 1720 and 1755).
Former form: " Pri...
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(Holy) Trinity Chapel, St. Dunstan's in the East
See St. Dunstan in the East.
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