London and Its Environs Described, vol. 6 (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. 6 (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
STILL _alley_, Bishopsgate street without.* 2. Bluegate field,
Upper Shadwell.† 3. George street.* 4. Houndsditch.† 5. Long
alley, Moorfields.* 6. New street, St. Thomas’s.* 7. Petticoat lane,
Whitechapel.*
STILL _stairs_, Pickleherring street.*
STILL _yard_, 1. Liquorpond street, Leather lane.* 2. Maze Pond street,
Southwark.* See STEEL _yard_.
STOCKDON’S _yard_, Vine yard, Horselydown lane.†
STOCKING FRAME _alley_, Shoreditch.*
STOCKS MARKET, stood at the north-east corner of Walbrook, where the
Mansion House of the Lord Mayor is now erected. This was made a market
about the year 1282, at which time was a pair of stocks there, for the
punishment of offenders, the first set up in the city of London.
This market was about 230 feet long from north to south, and about 180
feet broad, besides the room left for passengers on each side. On the
east side were planted rows of trees, and on the north were twenty-two
stalls covered over for fruit, as well on market days, as at other
times. The rest of the market was taken up by gardeners, only at the
south-west corner were two ranges of stalls for butchers.
But what was most singular in this market, was, there being placed at
the north end, a pretended Equestrian statue of King Charles II. set
up at the expence of Sir Robert Viner, alderman, knt. and baronet.
This statue was originally made for John Sobieski King of Poland, but,
by some accident, was left upon the workman’s hands: about the same
time the city was loyal enough to pay their devoirs to King Charles,
immediately upon his restoration; and, finding this statue ready
made to their hands, resolved to do it the cheapest way, and convert
the Polander into a Briton, and the Turk, underneath his horse, into
Oliver Cromwell, to make their compliment compleat. In this very manner
it appeared, and the turbant upon the last mentioned figure was an
undeniable proof of the truth of the story.
The above statue and all the stalls were removed in the year 1738, in
order to lay the foundation of the present Mansion-house.
STOKE GREEN, a village in Buckinghamshire, a little to the north of
Windsor. Sir Thomas Stapleton has here a very handsome house, and large
and most beautiful gardens.
In the neighbourhood of this village is Stoke House, which belongs to
the Lady Cobham, and is a noble and large edifice, with a pleasant
park. Adjoining to the house is the parish church of Stoke, and a neat
hospital, built and endowed by —— Countess of Huntingdon, for the
support and maintenance of 12 ancient poor people of both sexes.
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