(St.) Lawrence Pountney College

(St.) Lawrence Pountney College
   Adjoined the Church of St. Lawrence Pountney in Lawrence Pountney Lane, in Candlewick Ward.
   In 1334 John de Pulteney, Mayor 1333-4 and Alderman of Candlewick Ward, erected a chapel in honour of Corpus Christi and St. John the Baptist, adjoining the church of St. Lawrence in Candelwikestrete (Cal. P.R. Ed. III. 1334-8, pp. 60, 319) and founded a College there for a master and seven chaplains (S. 224).
   Called : "College or Collegiate Chapel of Corpus Christi," 1349 (Ct. H.W. I. 575 and 609). "College of St. Lawrence de Pulteneye," 1369 (ib. II. 127).
   Advowson of St. Lawrence church given to the Master, 1334 (Cal. P.R. Ed. III. 1334-8, p. 60). Also of church of All Hallows on the Cellar in Thames Street, by the Bishop of Winchester, 1336 (Hist. MSS. Com. 9th Rep. 2).
   "Pulteneysyn" (the house of John de Pulteneye the founder) also belonged to the College and was granted by them to the earl of Arundel and Surrey, 8 Rich. II. (Anc. Deeds, III. D. 805).
   Patronage of the College in the hands of Edmund de la Pole, duke of Suffolk at the time of his attainder, when it passed to the Crown.
   House of St. Lawrence Pountney assured to earl of Sussex, 1539 (L. and P. H. VIII. D.S. XIV. Pt. 1, p. 403).
   Dissolved by Ed. VI. and sold to John Cheke (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 189).
   Site of the church and college enclosed and planted with trees and shrubs.

A Dictionary of London. . 1918.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Corpus Christi Chapel, St. Lawrence Pountney —    A chapel in the College of St. Laurence Pountney (S. 224).    Earliest mention: Master, Warden, and Chaplains of the Chapel of Corpus Christi and St. John Baptist, lately built by John de Pulteneye by the church of St. Lawrence in Candlewick… …   Dictionary of London

  • (St.) Lawrence Pountney —    On the west side of Laurence Pountney Lane, in Candlewick Ward. The parish extends into Bridge Within and Walbrook Wards.    Earliest mention found in records : St. Laurence next the Thames, 1275 (Ct. H.W. I. 19).    In a confirmation of… …   Dictionary of London

  • College of Minor Canons — The Minor Canons of St Paul s Cathedral, London, whose origins predate the Norman conquest of England, unusually were independent of the senior canons and, as priests, of higher status than the lay vicars choral. Medieval Hereford furnishes the… …   Wikipedia

  • St Laurence Pountney — Infobox church name = St Laurence Pountney [Sometimes referrd to as St Laurence, Candlewick Street Gift of a tenement in the parish of St Laurence of Candelwikstret To Hugh Marty n M0037796CL cited in City of London Parish Registers Guide 4… …   Wikipedia

  • Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood — This article is about the Independent school in Northwood, Hertfordshire. For the independent school in Crosby, Merseyside, see Merchant Taylors School, Crosby. Merchant Taylors School Motto Latin: Concordia parvae res crescunt ( Small things… …   Wikipedia

  • List of civil parishes in the City of London — This is a list of civil parishes in the ceremonial county of the City of London. There are currently no civil parishes in the City of London and it is entirely unparished.[1] Although it is possible to create new civil parishes in a London… …   Wikipedia

  • Merchant Taylors’ School (Northwood) — Merchant Taylors School Hauptgebäude geograph.org.uk 553649 Die Merchant Taylors’ School wurde 1561 von Thomas White und Richard Hilles gegründet. Die Schule befand sich ursprünglich in einem Haus mit Namen Manor of the Rose im Bereich der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • New Year Honours 1997 — The New Year Honours 1997 for the United Kingdom and Hong Kong were announced on 31 December, 1996, to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1997.The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new… …   Wikipedia

  • 1997 New Year Honours — The New Year Honours 1997 for the United Kingdom and Hong Kong were announced on 31 December 1996, to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1997. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new… …   Wikipedia

  • List of churches in London — St. Paul s from the South London is the location of many famous churches, chapels and cathedrals, in a density unmatched anywhere else in England.[1] …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

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