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Listings
of Hoare Business Addresses in London
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Hoare and Co.-Premises on the west side of Water Lane, in Farringdon
Ward Within (Horwood, 1799).
- Site occupied in O. and M. by Scotch Hall (q.v.)
- Now by Ludgate Street Station and the railway lines
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Hoare's Bank.-On the south side of Fleet Street at No. 37, opposite St.
Dunstan's Church, in Farringdon Ward Without (P.O. Directory).
First mention : Richard Hoare, goldsmith at the sign of
the Golden Bottle, 1693 (Wheatley).
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Hoare's Yard, Lamb Alley, Bishopsgate.-See Smith's Buildings**
and Slade's Buildings****.
**
Smith's Buildings, Billiter Street.-See Smith's Rents and Fishmonger
Alley.
Smith's Buildings.-North of Kingsdown Place and Clements Place, Lamb
Alley In Bishopsgate Ward Without (Horwood, 1799-O.S. I 88o).
Site formerly occupied by part of Hoare's Yard (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799),
now by Liverpool Street Station and the railway lines.
Named after the owner or builder.
Smith's Buildings.-Behind No.74 Leadenhall Street, on the north side
by Aldgate pump, 1806 (L.C.C. Deeds, Harben Bequest, Deeds of 1800, etc.,
No. 14-Elmes, 1831).
Not named in the maps.
Smith's Buildings.-See Mansell Street**
*** Mansell Street.-South out of Aldgate High Street,
at No. 45, to Tower Bridge Approach (P.O. Directory). Partly in Portsoken
Ward and partly in parish of St. Mary Whitechapel, in Goodman's Fields.
In former times much less extensive than at present.
Laid out originally towards the end of the 17th century and
extending from Great Ayliff Street to Great Prescott Street (O. and M. 1677-O.S.
1848-51).
The northern portion from Gt. Ayliff Street to Aldgate High
Street was called Somerset Street (q.v.) until March, 1870, when this name
was abolished and the whole called Mansell Street (L.C.C. List of Streets,
1912).
The southern portion from Great Prescott Street to the Tower
Bridge Approach was formed in 1907 when Queen Street (q.v.) and Little Prescott
Street (q.v.) were demolished (ib.), together with Smith's Buildings (ib.).
Former names : "Mansel street" (Strype, 1720-Horwood, 1799).
"Mansfield Street" (Rev. of London, 1728). "Somerset Street" (Maitland, 1775,
II. 1007). "Goodman's Fields Street" (Wheatley). But he does not give any
date showing when it was so called, and it has not been possible to verify
this name.
Present name derived from owner or builder
**** Slade's Buildings.-West out of Angel Square,
north of Smith's Buildings, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Horwood, 1799-Elmes,
1831
Former name: "Hoare's, Hoar's Yard" (Rocque, 1746-Boyle,
1799).
The site is now occupied by Liverpool Street Station and
the railway lines.
Named after the owner or builder.