London and Its Environs Described, vol. 2 (of 6): Containing an Account of Whatever is Most Remarkable for Grandeur, Elegance, Curiosity or Use, in the City and in the Country Twenty Miles Round ItAnonymous
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London and Its Environs Described, vol. 2 (of 6): 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
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London (England) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800; London (England) -- Gazetteers -- Early works to 1800
The buildings, which are extremely rude and irregular, have nothing
but their convenience and situation to recommend them. The rooms are
well disposed, and the square in the front is very neat, and kept in
as good order as most in town. This square and the large gardens
behind, give a free air, and at one and the same time contribute both
to health and pleasure.
CHARTERHOUSE _lane_, Charterhouse square.☐
CHARTERHOUSE _square_, near West Smithfield.☐
CHARTERHOUSE _street_, Long lane, West Smithfield.☐
CHEAPSIDE, 1. From St. Paul’s church yard to the Poultry. It derives its
name from there being a market there, or in the Saxon language a
Cheap. In the year 1331, only the south side of this street Was built,
and there being a great opening on the other side King Edward III.
held jousts or tournaments there for three days together. _Maitland._
It is a spacious street, adorned with lofty buildings, inhabited by
goldsmiths, linendrapers, haberdashers, &c. extending from Paternoster
row to the Poultry. 2. There is another street called Cheapside in the
Mint, Southwark.
CHEAP WARD, is situated in the very center of the city; it being bounded
on the north by Cripplegate ward, Bassishaw ward, and Coleman street
ward; on the west by Queenhithe ward, and Cripplegate ward; on the
south by Cordwainers ward; and on the east by Broad street ward, and
Wallbrook ward: it takes its name from the Saxon word _Chepe_, a
market, there being one kept in this division of the city. This market
was from its situation known by the name of West Cheap, to distinguish
it from the market, between Candlewick street, and Tower street,
called East Cheap.
The principal streets in this ward are, Bucklersbury, the north side
of Pancras lane, part of Queen street, the Poultry, the south end of
the Old Jewry, Ironmonger lane, King street, Laurence lane, the east
end of Cheapside, as far as to the midway between the paved passage
into Honey lane market and Milk street, and part of Cateaton street.
The most remarkable buildings are, the parish churches of St. Mildred
in the Poultry, and St. Mary’s Colechurch; Guildhall, Mercer’s hall,
or Chapel, and Grocer’s hall, with the Poultry Compter.
This ward has an Alderman, and his Deputy, eleven other Common Council
men, twelve wardmote inquest men, nine scavengers, eleven constables,
and a beadle. The jurymen returned by the wardmote inquest, serve in
the courts in Guildhall in the month of February.
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