London and Its Environs Described, vol. 3 (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. 3 (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
HARTINGFORDBURY, a village a little to the west of Hartford, near which
the Earl Cowper has a handsome seat, built by his father, the Lord
Chancellor of that name.
HART _alley_, Grub street, Fore street.*
HART _court_, Little Knightrider’s street.*
HART ROW _street_, without Newgate.*
HART _street_, 1. Bloomsbury. 2. By Bow street, Covent Garden. 3.
Cripplegate. 4. Duke street. 5. Mark lane, Fenchurch street.
HARTSHORN _court_, 1. Golden lane. 2. Moor lane.
HARTSHORN _lane_, in the Strand, lately by Northumberland house, leading
down from the Strand to the water side; but it is now demolished, and
a handsome street building in its room, which, it is said, will be
called Northumberland street, from the present Earl of Northumberland
to whom it belongs.
HARVEY’S _court_, in the Strand.†
HARWAR’S _Almshouse_, in Kingsland road, was founded by Mr. Samuel
Harwar, citizen and draper, in the year 1713, for twelve single men
and women, six of whom are to be put in by the company of Drapers, and
the other six by the parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch: each of whom
is allowed six shillings a month, and eighteen bushels of coals a
year.
HARWOOD’S _court_, 1. Wellclose square. 2. Well street.
HARWOOD’S _yard_, Holiwell street.*
HASS _park_, Wheeler street.
HASTEWOOD’S _court_, Blue Anchor alley.†
HASTING’S _court_, 1. Ratcliff Highway.† 2. Upper Shadwell.†
HAT AND MITRE _court_, St. John’s street.*
HATBANDMAKERS, a company incorporated by letters patent granted by King
Charles I. in the year 1638. They have a Master, two Wardens, and
twelve Assistants; but have neither livery nor hall.
This fraternity during the wear of rich hatbands, was in a flourishing
condition; but this part of dress having been many years out of
fashion, the trade of making hatbands is almost dwindled to nothing,
so that there are at present but two or three of the company who are
really hatbandmakers. _Maitland._
HATCHET _alley_, 1. Church lane, Whitechapel. 2. East Smithfield. 3.
Little Britain. 4. Little Tower hill.
HATE _street_, Greek street, Soho.
HATFIELD, a town in Hertfordshire, twenty miles from London, was called
Bishops-Hatfield, from its belonging to the Bishops of Ely. Here
Theodore Archbishop of Canterbury held a synod, against the Eutychean
opinions; and here was once a royal palace, from whence both Edward
VI. and Queen Elizabeth were conducted to the throne. The rectory,
which is in the Earl of Salisbury’s gift, is computed at 800_l._ a
year.
The Earl of Salisbury has here a noble seat built by the great Lord
Burleigh, called Hatfield House. The park and gardens, in which is a
vineyard, is watered by the river Lea.
HATFIELD _street_, Goswell street.
HATTON _court_, 1. Saffron hill. 2. Thread-needle street.
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