Greyhound Alley

Greyhound Alley
   1) East out of St. Mary Axe to Bury Street (O. and M. 1677-Elmes, 1831).
   The name seems to have been derived from a messuage which formerly stood on or near the site called "le Crane" and afterwards "le Greyhounde," 35 H. VIII. 1543 (L. and P. H. VIII. XVIII. Pt.1, p. 530).
   Site now occupied by offices and business houses.
   2) In Newgate Street (Dodsley, 1761).
   Not named in the maps.
   3) West out of Houndsditch. In Portsoken Ward (Strype's maps, 1720 and 1755).
   Removed for the extension and continuation of St. Mary Axe to Houndsditch.
   Name derived from the sign.

A Dictionary of London. . 1918.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • (St.) Andrew Next Christ's Church —    A messuage in this parish called the Crane and afterwards the Greyhound. 1 Eliz. (Lond. I. p.m. I. 181).    The parish so described seems to be St. Andrew Undershaft.    See Greyhound Alley …   Dictionary of London

  • Sport in Ireland — Sport on the island of Ireland is popular and widespread. Levels of participation and spectating are high, but as in other western regions participation has been dropping due to the increasing popularity of other activities such as watching… …   Wikipedia

  • List of casinos — A list of casinos.Antigua and Barbuda*St. James s Club Antigua in Mamora Bay *Casino Riviera in Runaway Bay *Grand Princess Casino in St. John s *King s Casino in St. John sAustraliaNew South Wales*Star City Casino (Sydney)Victoria*Crown Casino… …   Wikipedia

  • Burlington, Iowa — Infobox Settlement settlement type = City mapsize = 250x200px map caption = Location in the state of Iowa ‎ imagesize = image caption = U.S. 34 over the Mississippi River in Burlington. The Great River Bridge connects Burlington and Gulfport,… …   Wikipedia

  • Pottsville, Pennsylvania — Infobox Settlement official name = Pottsville, Pennsylvania imagesize = 250px image caption = Pottsville skyline image mapsize = map caption = Pottsville s location in Schuylkill County pushpin pushpin label position =left pushpin map caption… …   Wikipedia

  • List of sports films — Contents 1 American football 2 Athletics (track and field) 3 Australian rules football …   Wikipedia

  • Richard Penniman — Little Richard auf dem Forty Acres Festival der Universität Texas 2007 Little Richard (* 5. Dezember 1932 als Richard Wayne Penniman in Macon, Georgia) ist ein amerikanischer Rock ’n’ Roll Sänger, Pianist, Songwriter und Schauspieler. Der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Richard Wayne Penniman — Little Richard auf dem Forty Acres Festival der Universität Texas 2007 Little Richard (* 5. Dezember 1932 als Richard Wayne Penniman in Macon, Georgia) ist ein amerikanischer Rock ’n’ Roll Sänger, Pianist, Songwriter und Schauspieler. Der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Memorial Park Cemetery (Memphis, Tennessee) — Sculptures of Dionicio Rodriguez at Memorial Park Cemetery U.S. National Register of Historic Places …   Wikipedia

  • Norwalk, California — City of Norwalk   City   Seal …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”