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Somewhere between Golden Lane and Goswell Road, then named Goswell Street, was a yard or cul-de-sac named Robin Hood Court in the mid-18th to early 19th century. It is listed in a few topographical handbooks of the period but apparently not included on any maps. | Somewhere between Golden Lane and Goswell Road, then named Goswell Street, was a yard or cul-de-sac named Robin Hood Court in the mid-18th to early 19th century. It is listed in a few topographical handbooks of the period but apparently not included on any maps. | ||
Robin Hood Court is included in a list of localities in the ''Compleat Compting House Companion'' (1763)<ref>{{:Anonymous 1763a}}, p. 417, ''s.n.'' Robin Hood court [1].</ref> and the ''New Complete Guide'' (1783).<ref>{{:Anonymous 1783a}}, p. 59 ''s.n.'' Robin Hood's court [1].</ref> John Lockie in his ''Topography of London'' lists it as "Robinhood-Court, Bell-Alley, Golden-Lane,—the third on the R. from Golden-lane, towards Goswell-street". Bell-Alley led away from Golden Lane at a ninety-degree angle, then turned roughly north to run parallel to Golden Lane, then again turned ninety degrees towards Goswell Road. Somewhere along the route was Robin Hood Court. I have indicated a possible location on the detail of Richard Horwood's map of London (1792-99) below, but this is quite tentative.{{PnItemQry}} | Robin Hood Court is included in a list of localities in the ''Compleat Compting House Companion'' (1763)<ref>{{:Anonymous 1763a}}, p. 417, ''s.n.'' Robin Hood court [1].</ref> and the ''New Complete Guide'' (1783).<ref>{{:Anonymous 1783a}}, p. 59 ''s.n.'' Robin Hood's court [1].</ref> John Lockie in his ''Topography of London'' lists it as "Robinhood-Court, Bell-Alley, Golden-Lane,—the third on the R. from Golden-lane, towards Goswell-street". Bell-Alley led away from Golden Lane at a ninety-degree angle, then turned roughly north to run parallel to Golden Lane, then again turned ninety degrees towards Goswell Road. Somewhere along the route was Robin Hood Court. I have indicated a possible location on the detail of Richard Horwood's map of London (1792-99) below, but this is quite tentative. | ||
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== Gazetteers == | == Gazetteers == | ||
* Not included in {{:Dobson, Richard Barrie 1976a}}, pp. 293-311. | |||
== Sources == | |||
* {{:Anonymous 1763a}}, p. 417, ''s.n.'' Robin Hood court [1] | * {{:Anonymous 1763a}}, p. 417, ''s.n.'' Robin Hood court [1] | ||
* {{:Anonymous 1783a}}, p. 59 ''s.n.'' Robin Hood's court [1] | * {{:Anonymous 1783a}}, p. 59 ''s.n.'' Robin Hood's court [1] | ||
* {{:Elmes, James 1831a}}, p. 354, ''s.n.'' Robinhood-Ct. | * {{:Elmes, James 1831a}}, p. 354, ''s.n.'' Robinhood-Ct. | ||
* {{:Lockie, John 1810a}}, ''s.n.'' Robinhood-Court [6] | * {{:Lockie, John 1810a}}, ''s.n.'' Robinhood-Court [6] | ||
** {{:Lockie, John 1813a}}, ''s.n.'' Robinhood-Court [6]. | ** {{:Lockie, John 1813a}}, ''s.n.'' Robinhood-Court [6]. | ||
== Maps == | == Maps == | ||
* {{:Horwood, Richard 1792a}} | * {{:Horwood, Richard 1792a}} | ||
** [http://www.romanticlondon.org/explore-horwoods-plan/#13/51.5081/-0.0972 Romantic London: Explore Horwood's ''Plan''] | ** [http://www.romanticlondon.org/explore-horwoods-plan/#13/51.5081/-0.0972 Romantic London: Explore Horwood's ''Plan''] | ||
* [https://maps.nls.uk/view/103313321#zoom=5&lat=10295&lon=13976&layers=BT 25" O.S. map ''London'' (1915- Numbered sheets) V.10 (1936; rev. 1914)] | * [https://maps.nls.uk/view/103313321#zoom=5&lat=10295&lon=13976&layers=BT 25" O.S. map ''London'' (1915- Numbered sheets) V.10 (1936; rev. 1914)] | ||
* [http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=18&lat=51.5217&lon=-0.0953&layers=168&b=5 25" O.S. map ''London'' (1915- Numbered sheets) V.10 (1936; rev. 1914)] (georeferenced) | * [http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=18&lat=51.5217&lon=-0.0953&layers=168&b=5 25" O.S. map ''London'' (1915- Numbered sheets) V.10 (1936; rev. 1914)] (georeferenced) | ||
* [https://maps.nls.uk/view/102345964#zoom=6&lat=5316&lon=7258&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Middlesex'' XVII (1880-82; surveyed 1868-73)] | * [https://maps.nls.uk/view/102345964#zoom=6&lat=5316&lon=7258&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Middlesex'' XVII (1880-82; surveyed 1868-73)] | ||
* [https://maps.nls.uk/view/102347415#zoom=6&lat=9952&lon=6315&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Surrey'' III (1880; surveyed 1868-73)] | * [https://maps.nls.uk/view/102347415#zoom=6&lat=9952&lon=6315&layers=BT 6" O.S. map ''Surrey'' III (1880; surveyed 1868-73)] |
Revision as of 17:12, 31 May 2019
[[File:|thumb|right|500px|On Fann Street, just north of the Presbyterian Church of Wales. This area may once have been named Robin Hood Court / Google Earth Street View.]]
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-06-24. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2019-05-31.
Somewhere between Golden Lane and Goswell Road, then named Goswell Street, was a yard or cul-de-sac named Robin Hood Court in the mid-18th to early 19th century. It is listed in a few topographical handbooks of the period but apparently not included on any maps.
Robin Hood Court is included in a list of localities in the Compleat Compting House Companion (1763)[1] and the New Complete Guide (1783).[2] John Lockie in his Topography of London lists it as "Robinhood-Court, Bell-Alley, Golden-Lane,—the third on the R. from Golden-lane, towards Goswell-street". Bell-Alley led away from Golden Lane at a ninety-degree angle, then turned roughly north to run parallel to Golden Lane, then again turned ninety degrees towards Goswell Road. Somewhere along the route was Robin Hood Court. I have indicated a possible location on the detail of Richard Horwood's map of London (1792-99) below, but this is quite tentative. Template:PnItemQry
Gazetteers
- Not included in Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), pp. 293-311.
Sources
- Anonymous. The Compleat Compting-House Companion: or, Young Merchant, or Tradesman's Sure Guide (London, 1763), p. 417, s.n. Robin Hood court [1]
- Anonymous, compil. The New Complete Guide to all Persons who have any Trade or Concern with the City of London, and Parts adjacent ([s.l], 1783), p. 59 s.n. Robin Hood's court [1]
- Elmes, James, compil. A Topographical Dictionary of London and Its Environs (London, 1831), p. 354, s.n. Robinhood-Ct.
- Lockie, John, compil. Lockie's Topography of London, Giving a Concise Local Description of and Accurate Direction to Every Square, Street, Lane, Court, Dock, Wharf, Inn, Public Office, &c. in the Metropolis and its Environs (London, 1810), s.n. Robinhood-Court [6]
Maps
- Horwood, Richard, cartog. Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, the Borough of Southwark, and Parts adjoining Shewing every House (London, 1792-99)
- 25" O.S. map London (1915- Numbered sheets) V.10 (1936; rev. 1914)
- 25" O.S. map London (1915- Numbered sheets) V.10 (1936; rev. 1914) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map Middlesex XVII (1880-82; surveyed 1868-73)
- 6" O.S. map Surrey III (1880; surveyed 1868-73)
- 6" O.S. map London VII.SW (1894-96; rev. 1893-95)
- 6" O.S. map Surrey III.NW (1898; rev. 1893-95)
- 6" O.S. map Surrey III.NW (1898; rev. 1893-95) (georeferenced)
- 6" O.S. map London Sheet K (1920; rev. 1913-14)
- 6" O.S. map London Sheet K (c. 1946; rev. 1938).
Notes
- ↑ Anonymous. The Compleat Compting-House Companion: or, Young Merchant, or Tradesman's Sure Guide (London, 1763), p. 417, s.n. Robin Hood court [1].
- ↑ Anonymous, compil. The New Complete Guide to all Persons who have any Trade or Concern with the City of London, and Parts adjacent ([s.l], 1783), p. 59 s.n. Robin Hood's court [1].
The area indicated by the red arrow was perhaps named Robin Hood Court in the early 19th century / Romantic London: Richard Horwood's map of London.