GERRARD’S HALL, on the south side of Basing lane, a large and very old house built upon stone arches, supported by sixteen pillars, called Gerard’s Hall from a giant of that name, which it is ridiculously supposed lived there. In the high roofed hall stood for some time a large fir pole, which it is pretended Gerard the giant used to run with in the wars, and a ladder of the same length, said to be made in order to ascend to the top of the staff. Stow justly supposes that these circumstances are fabulous, and observes that John Gisors, Mayor of London, was the owner of this edifice in the year 1245, and that it was a long time possessed by others of the same name and family; whence he with great probability concludes, that Gisor’s Hall was by corruption called Gerard’s Hall. _Maitl._ GERMAN’S _yard_, Stepney rents, Shoreditch. GERRARD’S _court_, Little Bell alley.† GERRARD _street_, Prince’s street, Soho.† GERRARD’S CROSS, a village in Buckinghamshire, situated about 28 miles from London, between Uxbridge and Beconsfield. Here is a charity school built and endowed by the late Duke of Portland, for 20 boys and 15 girls, who are taught and cloathed, and two of the children put out apprentices every year. Near this place is also a fine seat of the Duke of Portland. GIBRALTER, Shoreditch. GIBSON’S _Almshouse_ and _School_, at Ratcliff, were founded by Nicholas Gibson, Esq; in the year 1537, for fourteen poor widows, seven of whom to be of Stepney parish, and the other seven of the Coopers company. The pensioners to have 1_l._ 6_s._ 8_d._ a year each; the school-master a salary of 10_l._ and an usher 6_l._ 13_s._ 4_d._ a year. But the estate with which this foundation is endowed being vastly improved, the Coopers company, who are his trustees, have lately increased the pensions to 5_l._ and 30 bushels of coals _per annum_, with a bounty of 10_s._ to each at Christmas; and the schoolmaster’s salary is also advanced to 23_l._ 6_s._ 8_d._ and the usher’s to 9_l._ 13_s._ 4_d._ _Maitland._ GIBSON’S _court_, 1. Marybon street.† 2. Narrow wall.† GIDDY HALL, at the farther end of Rumford in Essex, a very fine mansion house erected by the late Sir John Eyles, Lord Mayor of London. GILBERT’S _court_, Monkwell street.† GILBERT’S _passage_, Clare market.† GILBERT’S _street_, Bloomsbury.† _St._ GILES’S _Cripplegate_, at the east end of Redcross street, without the walls of London, is so denominated from its dedication to St. Giles, a Grecian and citizen of Athens, in the year 700, and from the neighbouring gate. A church was built in this place in the year 1030, which was destroyed by the fire of London in the year 1545; but the edifice erected in its room escaping the dreadful conflagration in 1666, is still standing, and is likely to continue so a long time.