WARDROBE _court_, Great Carter lane, so called from the above wardrobe formerly situated there. See the foregoing article. WARD’S _court_, Goswell street.† WARE, a town in Hertfordshire, situated on the river Lea, twenty-two miles from London. As this town lies low, and upon a level with the river, it was drowned in the year 1408, by floods from the neighbouring park and other uplands; and sluices and wears being made in its river to preserve it from the like inundations, Camden supposes, that it from thence acquired the name of Ware. The plenty of water about this town gave rise to that admirable project of cutting a channel from hence, for conveying the New River to London. Here is a very considerable market for corn, and so great is the malt trade here, and in the neighbourhood, that 5000 quarters of malt and other corn are frequently sent in a week to London, by the barges, which return with coals. Here is a school for the younger children of Christ’s hospital in London, a charity school, and six or seven almshouses; and at the crown inn is a great bed much visited by travellers, it being twelve feet square, and is said to hold twenty people. The heir of the late Thomas Byde, Esq; Lord of the manor, has a house pleasantly situated in the park, with an ascent on every side: and among other improvements, is a vineyard, and a canal cut from the Rib, which turns that stream along the south side of the park. WAREHOUSE _yard_, 1. Bridge yard: 2. Mincing lane, Fenchurch street. WARNER’S _square_, Wapping.† WARNER’S _street_, Coldbath fields.† WARNER’S _yard_, Mincing lane, Fenchurch street.† WARNFORD _court_, Throgmorton street, Lothbury.† WARWICK _court_, 1. Berry street: 2. High Holbourn: 3. Warwick lane. See the next article: 4. Warwick street Charing cross. WARWICK _lane_, extends from Newgate street to the end of Paternoster row, near Amen corner, and obtained its name, from there being formerly here in Warwick court, the city mansion of the Earls of Warwick. _Maitland._ This lane is now famous for its containing the College of Physicians. WARWICK _street_, 1. Charing cross: 2. Cockspur street, Pallmall: 3. near Golden square: 4. Mary le Bonne. WARWICK’S _wharf_, near the Strand.† WASHERMAID’S _alley_. Five Feet lane. WASHER’S _yard_, White’s yard, Rosemary lane. WATCH-HOUSE _bridge yard_, Old Horselydown lane. WATER BAILIFF, one of the great officers of the city, whose business is to prevent all encroachments on the river Thames; to look after the fishermen for the preservation of the young fry, and to prevent their being destroyed by the use of unlawful nets. For this purpose there are juries in each county, bordering on the river, summoned by the water bailiff to make enquiry of all offences relating to the river and the fish; and to make their presentments accordingly. See the article THAMES.