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The Plan

Full Title:	A Plan Of The Great Fire In Bishopsgate Street, Leadenhall Street & Cornhill &c. On Thursday Novr 7th 1765
Publisher:	Gentleman's Magazine
Date:	1765
Size:	11cm x16.5cm (4¼" x 6½")
Source:	Engraved For The Gentleman's Magazine
Scale:	1" : 27 Yards (Approx.)
Extent:	South Sea House, Threadneedle Street - Bull Inn, Leadenhall Street - St. Peter's Church, Gracechurch Street - Sun Court, Cornhill
Description:	Single page from The Gentleman's Magazine. Printed one side only. Good condition. No offsetting or foxing.

This plan shows the extent of the fire in Threadneedle Street, Bishopsgate Street, Cornhill, Leadenhall Street, & Gracechurch Street on Thursday November 7th, 1765. The plan records the following names and places of interest: South Sea House, Threadneedle Street; St. Martins Outwich (Damaged & S Steeple Burnt); Lydell and Metcalf, Attorneys; Archer, Goldsmith; Spence, Hair Mert; Revd Mr. Fayting; Moltershead Beer Warehouse; Cooper, Packer; Hold and Edwards, Milliners; Finch, Merchant; Guy, Gunsmith; Merchant Taylors Garden; Merchant Taylors Hall; Reeves's Academy; Huddleston, Milliners; le Gross and le Grass, Merchants; Pareiro, Merchant; Hoskins; Dr. Sylvester; Nail & Son, Taylors; Burden and Vaston, Tobacconists; White Lyon Court; White Lyon Tavern; Pinder, Linen Draper; Whiteside and Co., Attorneys; Spalding and Brander; Lamb, Stationer; Pinefinch, Optician; Vaux, Haberdasher; Shapley, Cabinet Maker; Crips; Sun Court; Bishopsgate Street; Kingsley, Attorney; Crips, Peruke Maker; Draper and Coxeter, Milliners; Vestit, Merchant; Higginbotham, Chinaman; Long, Broker; Deputy Long, Packer; Carn, Silkman; Clements, Tallow Chandler; Merry, Stationer; Jarvis, Black Lion; How, Barber; Butler, P. Clerk; Marjoram, Tinman; Rutland, Barber; Nags Head Tavern; Hardy, Hardwareman; Hanson, Glover; Willot, Linnen Draper; Farnborough, Plow Eating House; Merryman, Trunk Maker; Treadway, Glover; Mace, Slopseller; Bull Inn (Much Destroyed); Grant, Brush Maker; Leadenhall Street; Cornhill; Cogan & Palmer; Toper; Angel, Cook; St. Peters Church; Gracechurch Street; Warham & Cartwright, Cook; Court, Milliner; and Leaden Hall. Apology I wish to express my very sincere apologies to the owner of the Richard Heaton's Newspaper Collection website for the unintentional display of information from that website on this page. This occurred due to the display here of a draft webpage that was uploaded in error, and no deliberate misuse of information or ill intent was intended. My sincere apologies go to the Richard Heaton for this. For further information relating to the fire recorded in the above map I would strongly recommend that you visit Richard Heaton's excellent Berrow's Worcester Journal website.

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