Scalding House

Scalding House
   1) In the parish of St. Mildred in the Poultry near le Stokkes, 1361 (Ct. H.W. II. 33).
   Wm. Otes left to the church of St. Mildred in the Poultry a parcel of land within the gate of the " Scaldynghous," otherwise called "Scaldyngwyk" extending to the ditch called Walbrookdyk for the purpose of a churchyard, 1420 (ib. 422).
   See Scalding Alley.
   There was a lane called "Skaldynghouse" (q.v.) in the parish of St. Nicholas in the Shambles.
   It has been suggested that it was so named as being used by the poulterers in their trade.
   2) In Pudding Lane in parish of St. George, Botolph Lane, in Billingsgate Ward (S. 212).
   Earliest mention: "la Scholdyaghous," 1349 (Ct. H.W. I. 579).
   Other names: Tenement belonging to the Mistery of Salters called" le Scaldynghous" and formerly "Fanners Hall," 1535 (ib. II. 640). "Venyce Showe" or the "Skaldinge House " divided into ten tenements, ii Eliz. 1569 (Lond. I. p.m. II. 116).
   The Butchers of Eastcheape have their "skalding House" for Hogges here (S. 212).

A Dictionary of London. . 1918.

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