Memorials of Temple Bar; with some account of Fleet street, and the parishes of st. Dunstan and st. Bride, London |
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... Chancery Lane end " was to be one of the first houses shortly " to be fired . " + " Tatler , " 137. Feb. 23 , 1709-10 . " Spectator , " 324. March 12 , 1712 . " Spectator , " 335. See also Nos . 332 and 347 . Penlez , the son of a ...
... Chancery Lane end " was to be one of the first houses shortly " to be fired . " + " Tatler , " 137. Feb. 23 , 1709-10 . " Spectator , " 324. March 12 , 1712 . " Spectator , " 335. See also Nos . 332 and 347 . Penlez , the son of a ...
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... Chancery Lane in 1799 followed , and from 1832 , when some £ 4,000 was expended in the district near St. Dunstan's , till the present time , the buildings which escaped the conflagration of two centuries ago have given place to many ...
... Chancery Lane in 1799 followed , and from 1832 , when some £ 4,000 was expended in the district near St. Dunstan's , till the present time , the buildings which escaped the conflagration of two centuries ago have given place to many ...
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... Chancery Lane , with but few buildings , and those chiefly at its southern end ; Fetter Lane and Shoe Lane , which appear to have a continuous row , with gardens in the rear ; the Fleet Conduit in the centre of the street , and the ...
... Chancery Lane , with but few buildings , and those chiefly at its southern end ; Fetter Lane and Shoe Lane , which appear to have a continuous row , with gardens in the rear ; the Fleet Conduit in the centre of the street , and the ...
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... Chancery Lane , facing Serjeant's Inn . But the citizens of those days were forced to look sharp , for what with the peculiar character of the people , and often the still more peculiar character of the reigning monarch , they had quite ...
... Chancery Lane , facing Serjeant's Inn . But the citizens of those days were forced to look sharp , for what with the peculiar character of the people , and often the still more peculiar character of the reigning monarch , they had quite ...
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... Lane , " between Chancery Lane and Lincoln's Inn Fields , the passage at the gate - house , Cheapside , the passage against St. Dunstan's Church , Fleet Street ( being obstructed by a wall ) , " and the passage att Temple Barr . " In ...
... Lane , " between Chancery Lane and Lincoln's Inn Fields , the passage at the gate - house , Cheapside , the passage against St. Dunstan's Church , Fleet Street ( being obstructed by a wall ) , " and the passage att Temple Barr . " In ...
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