Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) LONDON AND ITS ENVIRONS DESCRIBED. VOL. II. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LONDON AND ITS ENVIRONS DESCRIBED. CONTAINING An Account of whatever is most remarkable for GRANDEUR, ELEGANCE, CURIOSITY or USE, In the CITY and in the COUNTRY Twenty Miles round it. COMPREHENDING ALSO Whatever is most material in the History and Antiquities of this great Metropolis. Decorated and illustrated with a great Number of Views in Perspective, engraved from original Drawings, taken on purpose for this Work. Together with a PLAN of LONDON, A Map of the ENVIRONS, and several other useful CUTS. VOL. II. LONDON: Printed for R. and J. DODSLEY in Pall Mall. ---------- M DCC LXI. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LONDON AND ITS ENVIRONS DESCRIBED, &c. B R E BREAD street ward, so called from Bread street in Cheapside, which was formerly a bread market, is encompassed on the north and north west by Faringdon ward; on the west by Castle Baynard ward; on the south by Queenhithe ward; and on the east by Cordwainers ward. The principal streets in this ward are, Watling street, Bread street, Friday street, Distaff lane, Basing lane, with the east side of the Old Change, from the corner of St. Austin’s church to Old Fish street, and the north side of Old Fish street, and Trinity lane, with that part of the south side of Cheapside, between Friday street and Bow church. The most remarkable places are, the parish churches of Allhallows Bread street, and St. Mildred’s; with Cordwainers hall. This ward is governed by an Alderman, his Deputy, and twelve other Common Council men, thirteen wardmote inquest men, eight scavengers, sixteen constables, and a beadle. The jury returned by the inquest for the ward, are to serve in the several courts at Guildhall in the month of April. BREAKNECK _alley_, in the Minories.║ BREAKNECK _court_, Blackhorse alley, Fleet street.║