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Henry A Harben. "Baalun (Ward of Alan) - Back Yard". A Dictionary of London. (London, 1918), , British History Online. Web. 8 December 2024. https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/dictionary-of-london/baalun-back-yard.
In this section
- Baalun (Ward of Alan)
- Babeloyne
- Back (The) Alley, Cloth Fair
- Back Alley
- Back Alley, Bear Alley
- Back Alley, Dean's Court, St. Martin's le Grand
- Back Alley, Great Gardens, St. Katherine's
- Back Alley, Shoe Lane
- Back Alley, Three Crane Lane
- Back Alley, Three Foxes Court
- Back Alley, Yard, Little Moorfields
- Back Bear Alley
- Back Court
- Back Gravel Lane, Houndsditch
- Back Streate, Cloth Fair
- Back Street, Little Moorfields
- Back Yard
- Back Yard
- Back Yard
- Back Yard
- Back Yard
Baalun (Ward of Alan)
See Ward of Alan Baalun.
Babeloyne
A street so called in the parish of St. Alphege in Cripplegate Ward Within, 1385-6 (Ct. H.W. II. 252) and 1386 (ib. 256).
It is further described as " per murum civitatis London," which would seem to suggest a street identical with the present " London Wall " in St. Alphage parish.
Back (The) Alley, Cloth Fair
See Back Court.
Back Alley
See Little Bell Alley, Copthall Buildings.
Back Alley, Bear Alley
South out of Bear Alley and west to Fleet Market (Rocque, 1746-Dodsley, 1761). See Back Bear Alley.
Back Alley, Dean's Court, St. Martin's le Grand
South out of Dean's Court to New Rents, east of St. Martin's le Grand, in Aldersgate Ward Within (Rocque, I 746-Boyle, 1799).
Afterwards called Mouldmakers' Row (q.v.).
Back Alley, Great Gardens, St. Katherine's
North out of the Great Gardens, St. Katherine's Lane, East Smithfield (Rocque, 1746-Lockie, 1816).
Site now covered by St. Katherine's Docks.
Back Alley, Shoe Lane
East out of Shoe Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799).
Site now occupied by warehouses and offices.
Back Alley, Three Crane Lane
A passage to the Thames out of Three Crane Lane (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799). In Vintry Ward.
The alley seems to have been removed and the site rebuilt about the beginning of the 19th century.
Back Alley, Three Foxes Court
Out of Three Foxes Court, Long Lane, West Smithfield (Strype, 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
Back Alley, Yard, Little Moorfields
West out of Back Street, Little Moorfields, with passage south to Moor Lane (Strype, ed. 1720), and leading to Ropemakers' Alley. Cripplegate Ward Without.
Back Bear Alley
On the south side of Bear Alley, Fleet Market, in Farringdon (Lockie, 1810 and 1816).
Former names : " Little Bear Alley " (O. and M. 1677-Strype, ed. 1720). " Back Alley " (Rocque, 1746-Lond. Guide, 1758). " Black Bear Alley " in Elmes, 1831.
The proper designation was " Back Alley," Bear Alley.
The site has been rebuilt and is now occupied by offices and business houses.
Back Court
North out of Cloth Fair at No.21 and east, parallel to and between Long Lane and Cloth Fair (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without.
First mention : Lockie, 1810.
Former names : " Back Alley " (Strype, 1720-Boyle, 1799). " Back Streate " (O. and M. 1677, and Strype). " Back Street," Hatton, 1708).
Lockie mentions two courts of this name here.
Described by Hatton, 1708, as on the western side of Swan Inn Passage, which is on the south side of Long Lane.
Back Gravel Lane, Houndsditch
South out of Stoney Lane at No.40 to Gravel Lane (q.v.). In Portsoken Ward (P.O. Directory).
First mention : L.C.C. list, 1912.
Back Streate, Cloth Fair
See Back Court.
Back Street, Little Moorfields
See Moorfields.
Back Yard
Out of Pelican Court, Little Britain (Strype, 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
Back Yard
Out of Woolpack Alley, Houndsditch (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
Back Yard
Out of Short Street, Moorfields (Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
Back Yard
Out of Little Bartholomew Close (Strype, 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
Back Yard
Out of Bull Head Court, Jewin Street (Strype, 1755).
Not named in the maps.