A Dictionary of London. Henry A Harben. 1918.
Leathersellers' Company — Incorporated 21 Rich. II (S. 173). They purchased the Hall and other buildings belonging to the dissolved Priory of St. Helen s (ib.) and erected almshouses in Little St. Helen s for the poor of the Company (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 107).… … Dictionary of London
Abraham Colfe — (died 1657) was vicar of Lewisham from 1610 to 1657 and a notable English philanthropist, founding Colfe s School, a reading (primary) or Latin school and five almshouses for the inhabitants of Lewisham (today, part of south east London). The… … Wikipedia
Little St. Helen's — A large court on the east side of Bishopsgate Street leading to Leathersellers Hall, etc. (S. ed. 1598, p. 133 Horwood, 1799). It was rebuilt more regularly in 1799 as St. Helen s Place, but continued also to be called Little St. Helen s… … Dictionary of London
Worshipful Company of Drapers — Arms of the Drapers Company The Worshipful Company of Drapers is one of the 108 Livery Companies of the City of London; it has the formal name of The Master and Wardens and Brethren and Sisters of the Guild or Fraternity of the Blessed Mary the… … Wikipedia
List of organisations with a British royal charter — is an incomplete list of organisations based both on in and over the United Kingdom and throughout the world, in chronological order, that have received a royal charter from an English, Scottish, or British monarch.: See also List organisations… … Wikipedia
List of abbeys and priories in England — Contents 1 Overview 1.1 Article layout 2 Abbreviations and key … Wikipedia
Almhouse Yard — North out of White s Alley, Coleman Street, in Coleman Street Ward (Strype, ed. 1720 Boyle, 1799). It contained six houses for six poor men and their wives, belonging to the Company of Leathersellers (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 64). See… … Dictionary of London
