Place Name Writing his Survey of London in 1598, William Stow came up with this explanation as to how Lothbury…
Place Name Divided into Great Swan Alley and Little Swan Alley in William Horwood’s Plan of London in 1799. It…
Place Name Named after Sir Thomas Gresham (circa 1519 – November 21, 1579), a merchant and financier to monarchs, Edward VI (1547…
Place Name Previously just plain Bell Alley, it was named after a former inn that stood on the corner with…
Place Name Named after the wealthy merchant Sir John Frederick (October 25, 1601 – March 1685), Lord Mayor of London in…
Place Name The name comes from the Old English words cēap and side meaning market and the district next to…
Place Name Named after the powerful Basing family who were prominent in the City at the beginning of the 13thCentury.…
Place Name This was one of 30 Angel Courts that existed in London in the 18thCentury, it was a popular…
Place Name Most likely after the coalmen or charcoal burners who used to live in this area in the Middle Ages,…
Place Name Like its near neighbour Wormwood Street, this is named after the wild flowers that grew in the wasteland…