London Inn of the Bishop of St Davids

In the civil parish of City Of London.
In the historic county of London, City of (Modern Authority of London, City of, 1974 county of Greater London).

London Inn of the Bishop of St Davids. 'The Bishop of S. Davis had his Inne over-against the North side of this Bridewell' (Stow).

This site has been described as a;
Palace.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Masonry footings remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TQ316811

Sources of information, references and further reading

Books

Thompson, M.W., 1998, Medieval bishops' houses in England and Wales (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing) p183
Schofield, J., 1994, Medieval London House (Yale University Press) p168 No37

Journal Articles

1847, Journal of British Archaeological Association Vol2 p341-2

Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)

Stow, J., 1598, [3edn Kingsford, C.L. (ed), 1971] Survey of London p436-7

Other sources and unpublished works (Theses, in-house reports and other such)

Honeybourne, M.B., 1929, The extent and Value of the Property in London and Southwark Occupied by the Religious Houses (including the prebends of St Paul's and St Martin le Grand), the Inns of the Bishops and Abbots and the Churches and Churchyards, Before the Dissolution of the Monaseries (Unpub MA Thesis, Univesity of London) p330-3

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