Illustrations in the Text

Survey of London: Volume 8, Shoreditch. Originally published by London County Council, London, 1922.

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'Illustrations in the Text', in Survey of London: Volume 8, Shoreditch, (London, 1922) pp. xii-xiii. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol8/xii-xiii [accessed 19 March 2024]

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Illustrations in the text

1. Shoreditch towards the close of the 16th century, from the "Agas" view, circ. 1570 Page 5
2. Stone tablet, dated 1725, commemorating Hare Alley, preserved in pediment to first-floor window of No. 80, Shoreditch High Street 13
3. Stone tablet, dated 1694, on front of No. 197, Shoreditch High Street 16
4. Shoreditch in 1642, from Eyre's "Views of the Fortifications of London" 41
5. Map of Hoxton Fields, showing archery marks, from Malcolm's "Londinium Redivivum" 85
6. Ancient stone shooting mark, inscribed "Scarlet," preserved at the Honourable Artillery Company's Headquarters 86
7. Extract from Wyngaerde's "Panorama of London," circ. 1540, showing Holywell Priory 166
8. Plan of plotted measurements from leases, etc., defining the boundaries between the Webb and Rutland properties, Holywell Priory 173
9. Site of Holywell Priory and The Theatre 177
10. Extract from Rocque's Map of 1746, showing site of Holywell Priory 182
11. Bronze tablet indicating the site of The Theatre 186

Heraldic illustrations

1. CURTIS Barry wavy argent and sable, a cheveron or between three bezants, on a chief or two dolphins palewise back to back between two anchors azure.
2. CHOLMLEY Gules, a sword fesswise between a helmet in chief and two barbs in base or.
3. BYDE Or, on a pile engrailed azure three anchors erect or.
4. CROMWELL Sable, a lion argent.
5. LEE Argent, a fess sable, in chief two pellets, in base a martlet sable.
6. BURBAGE Argent, a cheveron engrailed vert powdered with drops or, between three boars' heads couped sable.
7. AUSTEN Azure, on a cheveron or, three cinqfoils vert, between three doves or.
8. BASSANO Party cheveronwise vert and argent, in chief three silkworm-moths and in base a laurel tree all countercoloured.
9. STARKEY Quarterly: (1) and (4) argent, a stork sable, beaked and membered gules, in dexter chief a crescent for difference, (2) quarterly, vert and gules, a lion argent (Olton), (3) argent, a cheveron sable between three wrens gules (Wrenbury).
10. SEMER Sable, on a fess embattled argent between three wings or three roundels sable.
11. LEIGH Gules, a cross engrailed argent, in the dexter chief a lozenge argent.
12. BOND Argent, on a cheveron sable three bezants with a crescent sable for difference.
13. MASSIE Quarterly gules and or, in 1st and 4th three fleur-de-lis argent, with a quarter argent for difference.
14. BROWNE Argent, three martlets in pale sable, between flaunches sable each charged with a leopard argent.
15. ROPER Party fesswise azure and argent, a pale counter-coloured between three bucks' heads rased or.
16. PITFIELD Azure, a bend engrailed between two swans argent with collar and chain or.
17. MAROW Azure, a fess engrailed or between three maidens' heads cut off at the shoulders argent, hair dishevelled or.
18. TRESHAM Party saltirewise sable and or, in chief three trefoils, and in base, the same, all counter-coloured.
19. PARKER (MONTEAGLE). Azure, between two bars sable, each charged with three bezants, a lion passant gules, in chief three bucks' heads caboshed sable.
20. ELRINGTON Argent, on a fess dancetty sable, between five herons, five bezants.
21. GEFFRYE Argent, six billets sable, on a chief sable a lion passant or.
22. LOVELL Argent, a cheveron azure between three squirrels sitting gules.
23. MANNERS Or, two bars azure. A chief quarterly azure and gules. In 1st and 4th quarters two fleurs-de-lis or, and in 2nd and 3rd a leopard or.