Swan Stairs

Swan Stairs
   See Old Swan Stairs.

A Dictionary of London. . 1918.

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  • Old Swan Stairs —    At the south end of Swan Lane leading down to the river (O.S.) and to Old Swan Pier. In Bridge Ward Within and Dowgate Ward.    First mention: Leake, 1666 …   Dictionary of London

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  • White Swan Stairs —    South out of Thames Street on the Thames (Strype, ed. 1755 Boyle, 1799).    Not named in the maps …   Dictionary of London

  • Old Swan Pier —    South of Old Swan Stairs, west of London Bridge, at 00 Upper Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Bridge Ward Within.    First mention: O.S.1875 …   Dictionary of London

  • The Swan (theatre) — The Swan was a theatre in Southwark, London, England, built between 1594 and 1596, during the first half of William Shakespeare s career. [F. E. Halliday, A Shakespeare Companion 1564 1964, Baltimore, Penguin, 1964; p. 481.] It was the fourth in… …   Wikipedia

  • Joseph Hardcastle — (1752 1818) was one of the founders of The Missionary Society , later the London Missionary Society, to which he devoted a great deal of time and money. Mr Hardcastle, a native of Leeds was a Russia merchant in London. He lived in Old Swan Stairs …   Wikipedia

  • The Shades —    1) Property in Soper Lane so named belonging to Roger James, 1591 (Maskell s All Hallows Barking, p.72).    2) A celebrated tavern, which stood in Upper Thames Street and at Old Swan Stairs, built out from Old Fishmongers Hall (mentioned by… …   Dictionary of London

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  • Neuschwanstein Castle — Coordinates: 47°33′27″N 10°45′00″E / 47.5575°N 10.75°E / 47.5575; 10.75 …   Wikipedia

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