The Public Buildings In This Ward Are Tallow-Chandlers' Hall,
Skinners' Hall, Innholders' Hall, Plumbers' Hall, Joiners' Hall,
Watermen's Hall, And The Church Of Allhallows The Great.
14. Vintry Ward (which was so called from the wine merchants who
landed and sold their wines here) contains part of Thames Street,
New Queen Street, Garlick Hill, College Hill, and St. Thomas
Apostles.
The public buildings in this ward are Vintners' Hall, Cutlers' Hall,
the churches of St. Michael Royal and St. James, Garlick Hill.
Vintners' Hall is situated on the south side of Thames Street,
between Queen Street and Garlick Hill, being built on three sides of
a quadrangle fronting the street. The rooms are large, finely
wainscoted and carved, particularly the magnificent screen at the
east end of the great hall, which is adorned with two columns, their
entablature and pediment; and on acroters are placed the figure of
Bacchus between several Fames, with other embellishments; and they
have a garden backwards towards the Thames.
15. Cordwainers' Street Ward, so called from the cordwainers
(shoemakers), curriers, and other dealers in leather, that inhabited
that part of the town anciently, includes Bow Lane, New Queen
Street, Budge Row, Tower Royal Street, Little St. Thomas Apostle's,
Pancras Lane, a small part of Watling Street, a little part of
Basing Lane, and St. Sythe's Lane.
The public buildings in this ward are the church of St. Anthony, St.
Mary Aldermary, and St. Mary-le-Bow.
16. Cheap Ward. The principal streets and places in this ward are
Cheapside, the Poultry, part of Honey Lane Market, part of the Old
Jewry, part of Bucklersbury, part of Pancras Lane, part of Queen
Street, all Ironmonger Lane, King Street, and St. Lawrence Lane, and
part of Cateaton Street, part of Bow Lane, and all Guildhall.
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