Public Markets of the City of London Surveyed by William Leybourn in 1677
Details:
- Author(s) Masters, Betty R
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1974
- Pages 55pp; illus
- Publisher London Topographical Society
- Place Published London
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- Name Buildings: commercial & transport
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Provides an account of the markets drawing on, inter alia, the 1677 plans of Robert Leybourn, 1626-1716, surveyor active in the rebuilding of London after the Great Fire, 1666. Known as 'Survey and Ground Plans of the Several Publique Markets within the City of London'. Some of the plans are reproduced in this volume. Has chapters: 'The public markets, 1630-1698'; 'Leadenhall - the beef market'; 'Leadenhall - the Greenyard'; Leadenhall - the herb market'; 'Woolchurch and the stocks market'; 'Honey Lane or Milk Street Market'; 'Newgate Market'