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Survey of London
… Greive, Grellier & Morgan, who also had premises at Old Swan Stairs, Blackfriars, occupied the works until about …
Survey of London
… those of Camille Alphonse Faure of Paris and Joseph Wilson Swan of the Swan Electric Light Company Ltd. Swan had invented the incandescent electric lamp in 1879, but …
Survey of London
… by Mark Rider, a fact which identifies this house as The Swan. 7 The Mermaid is mentioned in connection with the riot … the description of one inscribed "Marke Rider at The Swan against the Mewes, 1665," with the representation of a swan holding a sprig. There is no evidence that it was known …
The Diary of Henry Machyn
… meat, as follows: First, brawn and mustard, boiled capon, swan roast, capon and custard. The second course, pidgeons …
The Aldermen of the City of London
… History of the City of London, p. 362). 1875. George Swan Nottage. The only Lord Mayor who died in his year of …
The Diary of Henry Machyn
… quartered with, Gules a fess engrailed between three swan's heads erased argent. (List by Wm. Smith, …
A Survey of London
… are inhabited by Dutchmen only, viz. 'The Stilliyard, the Swan in Thames Street, The Swan in Crooked Lane, and The Sun at St. Mary Hill.' l. 15. …
Old and New London
… for within a short distance we find "The Black Lion," "The Swan," "The Feathers," "The Nag's Head," "The Horse and …
Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840
… 200 was in respect of utensils and stock. In 1808 at 23 Swan Yd, Drury Lane. [D; GL, Sun MS vol. 333, p. 670; vol. … 6d. [MS DD, All Souls College, c.257] Osborne, , 5 Black Swan Ct, Bath, Som., u (1819). [D] Osborne, Christopher, …
A Dictionary of London
… Old Pipe Yard - Old Swan Stairs Old Pipe Yard South out of Bristol Street to Lime … Roman pavement found here at a depth of 6-i 3 feet. Old Swan (The) In Thames Street in 1645 near St. Martin's lane … the city for witchcraft, landed on one occasion at "the Swan in Tempse strete," 1441 (Chron. of Lond. Kingsford, …