London (England) -- Description and travel; London (England) -- History -- 16th century -- Sources; London (England) -- Surveys
The next ward is called of Cripplesgate, and consisteth of divers
streets and lanes, lying as well without the gate and wall of the city
as within: first within the wall, on the east part thereof, towards the
north, it runneth to the west side of Bassings hall ward, and towards
the south it joineth to the ward of Cheape. It beginneth at the west
end of St. Laurence church in the Jurie, on the north side, and runneth
west to a pump, where sometime was a well with two buckets, at the
south corner of Aldermanburie street; which street runneth down north
to Gayspurre lane, and so to London wall, which street and lane are
wholly on both sides of this ward, and so be some few houses on both
the sides from Gayspurre lane, by and against the wall of the city,
east to the grates made for the water-course of the channels, and west
to Cripplesgate. Now on the south side, from over against the west end
of St. Laurence church to the pump, and then by Milke street south unto
Cheape, which Milke street is wholly on both the sides of Cripplegate
ward, as also without the south end of Milke street, a part of West
Cheape, to wit, from the Standard to the Cross, is all of Cripplegate
ward. Then down Great Wood street, which is wholly of this ward on both
the sides thereof; so is Little Wood street, which runneth down to
Cripplegate.
Out of this Wood street be divers lanes; namely, on the east side is
Lad lane, which runneth east to Milke street corner; down lower in Wood
street is Love lane, which lieth by the south side of St. Alban’s church
in Wood street, and runneth down to the Conduit in Aldermanburie street.
Lower down in Wood street is Addle street, out of the which runneth
Phillip lane down to London wall. These be the lanes on the east side.
On the west side of Wood street is Huggen lane, by the south side of St.
Michael’s church, and goeth through to Guthuruns lane. Then lower is
Maiden lane, which runneth west to the north end of Gutherons lane, and
up the said lane on the east side thereof, till against Kery lane, and
back again: then the said Maiden lane, on the north side, goeth up to
Staining lane, and up a part thereof, on the east side, to the farthest
north part of Haberdashers’ hall, and back again to Wood street; and
there lower down to Silver street, which is of this ward, till ye come
to the east end of St. Olave’s church, on the south side, and to Munkes
well street on the north side; then down the said Munkes well street on
the east side thereof, and so to Cripplegate, do make the bounds of this
ward within the walls.
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