The King's Wardrobe

The King's Wardrobe
   Between Carter Lane north and St. Andrew's Church south, Puddle Dock Hill west and Addle Hill east. Shown in O. and M. 1677 as a large vacant space. "The King's Wardrobe was here."
   Called in Leake, 1666, "The Wardrobe."
   Built by Sir John Beauchampe, who lodged there and died 1359. His executors sold the house to Ed. III., who granted 40s. out of it to the parson of St. Andrew's for tithe.
   King's letters enrolled there and not in the Chancery (S. 368-9).
   Certain houses in the City were given by the Mayor in 1311 for the purposes of the King's Wardrobe (Cal. L. Bk. D. 254).
   Described as a branch of the Exchequer for the receipt and disbursements of monies in the personal expenditure of the sovereign (Lib. Cust. Glossary, s.v. "garderoba").
   Chests kept there containing books of account, etc., 1327 (Cal. L. Bk. E. p. 225).
   The site is now occupied by the Rectory, Wardrobe Place, Wardrobe Terrace, etc.

A Dictionary of London. . 1918.

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