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A New History of London
… building; and in Little Elbow-lane, is Dyers hall. In Friars-lane is situated the hall of the company of Joyners; …
A New History of London
… and takes in the west side of Creed-lane, and all Black-friars. Newgate. At the west extremity of Newgate-street … Edward VI. 4 on the scite of the dissolved convent of Grey Friars. The establishment was for the maintenance and pious … the year 1670 took a lease of a piece of ground in Black-friars, to build upon, for the term of a thousand years, at a …
A New History of London
… is reputed one of the handsomest in or about London. White-friars. Between Water-lane and the Temple, on the south side … of Fleet-street, is a district known by the name of White-friars; which took its name from the White-friars, or Carmelites, who had their house in this place, and …
A New History of London
… along the wall, Poor-Jury lane leads into Crutched-friars. This street derives its name from a religious house of crouched or crossed friars which stood there; the prior of which being caught in … it reaches to Tower-hill. Navy-office. In Crutched-friars stands the navy-office, a plain building the …
A New History of London
… church. On the west side of the road leading from Black-friars bridge to the Circus in St. George's fields is … any statute to the contrary." On this principle Black-friars precinct was lately restored to the city freedom, …
A New History of London
… in them, which have this advantage over those on Black-friars-bridge, that the backs of them being cased round with …