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A New History of London
… found the extent as under. Miles. Yards. Length, from the upper end of Knightsbridge in the west, to Robin Hood-lane at … from Jeffrey's alms houses in Kingsland road to the upper end of Camberwell road Newington Butts. 3 170 Number of … Westminster. In 1733, St. John Southwark, and St. Luke Old-street. In 1744, St. Matthew Bethnal Green. Such is briefly …
A New History of London
… side of the river, it extends northward up Gracechurch street to the corner of Lombard-street and Fenchurchstreet, including the greatest part of … pavement, in a vault, appears Envygnawing a heart: in the upper part of the back ground, the re-construction of the …
A New History of London
… Book 2, Ch. 12 Broad Street Ward CHAP. XII. Broad-street ward. This ward is denominated from Broad-street, a … with the statue of king William III. in a niche at the upper end. Bank of England Behind this is another quadrangle, …
A New History of London
… Ward CHAP. XIII. Candlewick-ward. Candlewick, Candlewick-street, or Candlewright-street-ward, as it is found in ancient records, takes its … end, and is carried square to a considerable height, the upper-most window in the centre of each face being ornamented …
A New History of London
… is bounded on the east by Queenhithe and Bread street wards; on the south by the river Thames; on the west … within these limits are, the west end of Thames street, St. Peter's hill, Bennet hill, Addle hill, … a balustrade. The tower is divided into two stages, in the upper of which is a large window on each side. From the top …
A New History of London
… a market; and one being antiently held in the principal street of this ward, Cheapside, it was known by the name of … it from the market also kept in Eastcheap 1: the street now called the Poultry was the Poultry market, and … of windows; the lower ones large and uniform, and the upper small. At the east end is a pediment, with niches, …
A New History of London
… Book 2, Ch. 16 Coleman Street Ward CHAP. XVI. Coleman-street ward. Boundaries. … it. The ward is bounded on the north by Cripplegate-ward, Upper Moorfields, and Bishopsgate-ward; on the east by … an arched pediment. The tower is very plain; and on the upper part of it rises a cornice supported by scrolls; and …
A New History of London
… Boundaries. The antient name of this ward was Cordwainers-street ward, from Cordwainers-street, now Bow-lane; which formerly was chiefly inhabited by … and is ornamented with apertures in three stages, the upper ones being proportionably smaller, in a very agreeable …
A New History of London
… XVIII. Cornhill-ward. Boundaries.; Extent. The principal street in this ward having been originally the corn market … stand at some distance above one another; and over the upper one there is an ornament. The turret-work is continued … plain, this is covered with ornament. The corners in this upper stage are flutings, terminated by angels heads under a …
A New History of London
… there. It is bounded on the east by Moorfields, Coleman-street-ward, Bassishaw-ward, and-Cheap ward; on the north by … which was formerly the hall of the Pinners company. At the upper end of Curriers court westward of Sion college, the … In the two other faces there are long windows, the upper ones perfectly right, but those below not truly gothic. …