A Dictionary of London. Henry A Harben. 1918.
Chequer Alley, Chequer Court — On the west side of Bishopsgate Street. In Bishops gate Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 108 Boyle, 1799). In Old Bethlem. First mention: Checker Alley, 1559 60 (Ct. H.W. II. 674). Named after a tenement called the Chekker which … Dictionary of London
Chequer Yard — East out of Dowgate Hill to Bush Lane. In Dowgate Ward (O. and M. 1677) (Midd. Sess. Roll. 4 Chas. I. III. 165). Former names : Chequer Alley or lane, 1598 (S. 233). Carter lane previously (ib.). Demolished 1860 5 for the erection of… … Dictionary of London
Checker Alley — See Chequer Alley, Chequer Court, Bishopsgate … Dictionary of London
Maidenhead Alley — 1) East out of the Minories, not far from its junction with Aldgate High Street, and communicating with Chequer Yard (Strype, 1720 and 1755). Former name : Red Cross Alley (O. and M. 1677), but not so long as Maidenhead Alley. Named… … Dictionary of London
Bell Alley, Aldgate High Street — South out of Aldgate High Street, leading into Chequer Yard (O. and M. 1677 P.C. 1732). In Portsoken Ward. Removed for the erection of the Goods Depot, of the London and North Western Railway Company … Dictionary of London
Daniel Quare — (1649[citation needed] – 21 March 1724) was an English clockmaker and instrument maker who Invented a repeating watch movement in 1680 and a portable barometer in 1695. Biography Quare, possibly a native of Somerset, was born in 1648.[1] On 3… … Wikipedia
The Chekker — See Chequer Alley, Chequer Court, Bishopsgate … Dictionary of London
Hand Court — 1) West out of Philip Lane in Cripplegate Ward Within (O. and M. 1677 Boyle, 1799). Also called : Hand Alley (Strype, 1720 and 1755). It seems to be called Hand Alley or Sands Court in P.C. 1732. The site is now occupied by offices… … Dictionary of London
Cannon Street Station — On the south side of Cannon Street at Dowgate Hill, extending south to the Thames (P.O. Directory), which is traversed by the railway bridge of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway Co. In Dowgate Ward. Erected 1865 6 as the City terminus… … Dictionary of London
Plumbers' Hall — On the north side of Chequer Yard, Bush Lane. In Dowgate Ward (Elmes, 1831). First mention: O. and M. 1677. It seems to have been erected some time prior to 1567, in which year it was hired by some Protestant Dissenters for religious… … Dictionary of London
