Fowke's Buildings

Fowke's Buildings
   Soutb out of Great Tower Street at Nos. 24 and 25, between Harp Lane and Water Lane. In Tower Ward (P.O. Directory).
   Earliest mention: Boyle, 1799.
   Former name : "Fook's Court" (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1755). "Fowks Court" (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 52).
   Derivation of name : John Fowke devised five messuages in Tower Street and Water Lane to Christ's Hospital in 1686 (Endowed Charities Report, All Hallows Barking parish, 1902, p.14), so that the name Fook's or Fowk's Court would seem to be derived from this family.

A Dictionary of London. . 1918.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Francis Fowke — (7 July 1823 4 December 1865) was a British engineer and architect, and a captain in the Royal Engineers. Most of his architectural work was executed in the Renaissance style, although he made use of relatively new technologies to create iron… …   Wikipedia

  • List of historic buildings and architects of the United Kingdom — The Historic buildings of the United Kingdom date from the stone age to the twenty first century AD, and tell the story of the architecture of the United Kingdom.See also: List of British architects Pre Historic buildings structures Roman… …   Wikipedia

  • Fook's Court —    See Fowke s Buildings …   Dictionary of London

  • Victoria and Albert Museum — Coordinates: 51°29′48″N 0°10′19″W / 51.496667°N 0.171944°W / 51.496667; 0.171944 …   Wikipedia

  • Royal Engineers — British Army Arms and Services Combat Arms Royal Armoured Corps Infantry Guards Division Scottish Division …   Wikipedia

  • National Museum of Scotland — For other museums called the Royal Museum, see Royal Museum (disambiguation). National Museum of Scotland Exterior view of the Museum of Scotland building General information Architectural style …   Wikipedia

  • Natural History Museum — For other places with the same name, see Natural History Museum (disambiguation). This article is about the Natural History Museum, London. For others, see List of natural history museums. Coordinates: 51°29′46″N 0°10′35″W /  …   Wikipedia

  • Christ Church Bangkok — Christ Church is a parish of the Anglican Church in Thailand within the Diocese of Singapore. It has both English and Thai language congregations. There are about 400 church members representing many different nationalities and denominational… …   Wikipedia

  • Royal Albert Hall — The Royal Albert Hall is an arts venue situated in the Knightsbridge area of the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941.The Royal Albert Hall is one of the UK s most treasured and… …   Wikipedia

  • 1823 in architecture — The year 1823 in architecture involved some significant events.Buildings* Work begins on the British Museum in London, designed by Robert Smirke (later Sir Robert). * Work begins on the Altes Museum in Berlin, designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”