ECR 16 WB 052
Reference code
ECR 16 WB 052
Title
White Bear, Cheapside, London: Notes describing college property
Level
Item
Date
March 1773
Content description
Notes by E. Betham.
White Bear March 1773
The first house belonging to ye College fronting Cheapside is no. 57. Formerly Sedwicks, now occupied by Hammond and Ellis, glovers. It has three sashes above.
The next house, said to be free, ye corner one, part fronting Cheapside and part Bredstreet [Bread Street], has no door opening into Cheapside - is marked no. 66. It belongs to Adkins and Bridges, Ribbon merchants.
The next house or building belonging to College is below ye counting house of Messrs Adkins and Bridges and above stairs the kitchen belonging to do. and contains two windows.
No. 64 and 65 Next Adjoining house belonging to College is occupied by Hicklin, a silk merchant or mercer. It has six sashes in front. It is made up of two houses, but one of ye doors is taken away the no. 64 is only now left. Mr Hicklin, I was told, asked to let it - £100 per annum.
63. The next adjoining house, belonging to ye College and I believe ye last, is occupied by Mr Stainsbury, Whole sale linnen draper. It has three sashes in front.
This seems to be ye extremity of ye College ground. Beyond it is Eagle court. The disposition of ye ground is much altered from what it was in ye plan in 1617. Mr Stainsbury's house was then certainly part of it, if not ye whole, a Warehouse belonging to ye College house opening into Cheapside, and it is probable Mr Hicklin's two houses may now run deeper than at that time. The counting house and kitchen, occupied now by ye corner house, made one of the three tenements at the time fronting Bredstreet.
The lease requires Lessee to give a map, or ground plan of ye estate now divided and built on. This should be done before any renewal or fine is set.
The value of ye houses as let in that part of ye town must be considerably above £200 per annum and so would let. What abatements the tenants may have by giving fines to lessee, or by standing to and laying out sums in repairs I don't know, but ye real rent, I imagin, must be £230.
The usual way of the companys letter houses at London is - The under tenant repairs, has ye house at under rent by lease for terms of years at underrent according to which he pays taxes. A house of £100 rent per annum often pays no more than £70 or £80.
Transcript of a grant, 1287, by the master and brothers and sisters of the Hospital of St James to Reginald (Amemore?) vintner, of all that piece of land, void or burned out, in Bredstreet [Bread Street] in the parish of All saints between the land and tenement of John the Barber on the south and the land which William Bunting, a brother, holds from them on the north, and extending from the King's street on the west to the stone wall of the guild, which was once John le Coleson's on the east, viz, that piece of land nearer the said land and tenement of John the Barber which John de Hosp' sometime held from them, with buildings built thereon, and that piece, with appurtenances which Ralph de Wilock sometime held from them and whatever Walter Lomeken sometime held from them above two cellars; so that the said William Bunting shall have and hold a shop which he will build beyond the entrance of the cellar which the said Ralph Wulkock sometime held. The said piece of land, void and burned out, contains in length towards Bredstreet between the land and tenement of John Barber and the land of William Bunting 19½ ells and 2 inches and in breadth between the said street and the stone wall of the guild 12½ ells. Yearly rent 13½ marks and 8 pence (£9 0s 8d).
Witnesses: Ralph de Sandewic, then warden of the City of London, Thomas de Stanes and William de Hereford, then sheriffs, Ankelino de Wellcombe, then alderman of that ward, Ralph le Blome, William de Beverle, Jordan Godship and others.
White Bear March 1773
The first house belonging to ye College fronting Cheapside is no. 57. Formerly Sedwicks, now occupied by Hammond and Ellis, glovers. It has three sashes above.
The next house, said to be free, ye corner one, part fronting Cheapside and part Bredstreet [Bread Street], has no door opening into Cheapside - is marked no. 66. It belongs to Adkins and Bridges, Ribbon merchants.
The next house or building belonging to College is below ye counting house of Messrs Adkins and Bridges and above stairs the kitchen belonging to do. and contains two windows.
No. 64 and 65 Next Adjoining house belonging to College is occupied by Hicklin, a silk merchant or mercer. It has six sashes in front. It is made up of two houses, but one of ye doors is taken away the no. 64 is only now left. Mr Hicklin, I was told, asked to let it - £100 per annum.
63. The next adjoining house, belonging to ye College and I believe ye last, is occupied by Mr Stainsbury, Whole sale linnen draper. It has three sashes in front.
This seems to be ye extremity of ye College ground. Beyond it is Eagle court. The disposition of ye ground is much altered from what it was in ye plan in 1617. Mr Stainsbury's house was then certainly part of it, if not ye whole, a Warehouse belonging to ye College house opening into Cheapside, and it is probable Mr Hicklin's two houses may now run deeper than at that time. The counting house and kitchen, occupied now by ye corner house, made one of the three tenements at the time fronting Bredstreet.
The lease requires Lessee to give a map, or ground plan of ye estate now divided and built on. This should be done before any renewal or fine is set.
The value of ye houses as let in that part of ye town must be considerably above £200 per annum and so would let. What abatements the tenants may have by giving fines to lessee, or by standing to and laying out sums in repairs I don't know, but ye real rent, I imagin, must be £230.
The usual way of the companys letter houses at London is - The under tenant repairs, has ye house at under rent by lease for terms of years at underrent according to which he pays taxes. A house of £100 rent per annum often pays no more than £70 or £80.
Transcript of a grant, 1287, by the master and brothers and sisters of the Hospital of St James to Reginald (Amemore?) vintner, of all that piece of land, void or burned out, in Bredstreet [Bread Street] in the parish of All saints between the land and tenement of John the Barber on the south and the land which William Bunting, a brother, holds from them on the north, and extending from the King's street on the west to the stone wall of the guild, which was once John le Coleson's on the east, viz, that piece of land nearer the said land and tenement of John the Barber which John de Hosp' sometime held from them, with buildings built thereon, and that piece, with appurtenances which Ralph de Wilock sometime held from them and whatever Walter Lomeken sometime held from them above two cellars; so that the said William Bunting shall have and hold a shop which he will build beyond the entrance of the cellar which the said Ralph Wulkock sometime held. The said piece of land, void and burned out, contains in length towards Bredstreet between the land and tenement of John Barber and the land of William Bunting 19½ ells and 2 inches and in breadth between the said street and the stone wall of the guild 12½ ells. Yearly rent 13½ marks and 8 pence (£9 0s 8d).
Witnesses: Ralph de Sandewic, then warden of the City of London, Thomas de Stanes and William de Hereford, then sheriffs, Ankelino de Wellcombe, then alderman of that ward, Ralph le Blome, William de Beverle, Jordan Godship and others.
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