https://c17thlondontokens.com/2021/11/20/anthony-joyce-at-the-three-stags-inn-at-holborn-conduit/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/holborn-conduit.jpgHolborn Conduithttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/anthony-joyce-token.jpgAnthony Joyce Token2021-11-21T10:46:06+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2014/11/24/howards-coffeehouse-in-new-street/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/coffeehouse.jpgcoffeehouseA contemporary print depicting a typical 17th Century London Coffee-house.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/reve.jpgreveThe reverse of a London Coffee-house penny token of the early 1660s advertising the various commodities on offer to its patrons. As stated in the central field of the token these included "Coffee, Chocolat, Tea, Sherbett & Tobac sould in Exchange Alley.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/new-street.jpgNew StreetNew Street, Westminster (c.1720) pff the west end of King's Street in Covent Garden.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/prad.jpgpradPasqua Rosee's handbill of the 1650s advertising the virtues of the new wonder drink "Coffee" and its availability at his establishment in St. Michael's Alley, Cornhill.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/alley.jpgalleyThe Jamaica Wine House in St. Michael's Alley, Cornhill occupies the spot of London's firsr Coffee-house. The commemorative plaque (see inser top right) was errected in 1952.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image1.jpgImage1A penny token issued by Joseph Howard in 1671 for use in his London Coffee-house.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/mfc.jpgmfcA pamphlet of 1674 entitled "The Men's Answer to the Women's Petition Against Coffee".https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/wac.jpgwacA pamphalet of 1674 entitled "The Women;s Petition Against Coffee".2021-10-06T02:28:08+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/04/02/the-hercules-pillars-in-fleet-street/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/hpa-in-fs-2.jpgHercules Pillar AlleyThe location of Hercules Pillar Alley off the south side of Fleet Street from John Ogilby & William Morgan’s 1676 Map of the City of Londonhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/hp.jpgThe Hercules PillarsA farthing token issued in the name of The Hercules Pliiars in Fleet Street, London2023-05-29T18:43:37+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/contact/2020-11-29T08:30:38+00:00weekly0.6https://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/09/01/the-rose-crown-in-covent-garden/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/v0_master.jpgFunerary RingA mid 17th Century Deaths Head Type Funerary Ring from Londonhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/95_313_lg.jpgFire of LondonA contemporary oil painting of the Great Fire of London from the River Thomes looking across to Old St. Paul's Cathedralhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/lg-10-05-1666-issue-52.jpgLG 10-05-1666 Issue 52https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/4-plague-of-london-1665-granger.jpgPlague PitA contemporary wood cut illustrating the mass burial of London plague victims in 1665https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/covent-garden-plague-statistics-1665.jpgCovent Garden Plague Statistics 1665https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/untitled.pngPlagueA contemporary wood cut illustrating the plight of London during the out break of the Bubonic Plague in 1665https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/st-dunstans-2.jpgSt. Dunstan's in the WestThe south-east prospect of St. Dunstan's in the West on Fleet Streethttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/covent-garden6-1737.jpgCovent GardenCovent Garden in 1737. St. Paul's Parish Church can be seen at the rear of the piazzahttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/covent-garden.jpgCovent GardenCovent Garden (c.1720)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/rose-crown-pub-sign.jpgRose & Crown Pub SignA modern pub sign in the name of the Rose and Crown2024-09-20T18:17:05+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/05/16/the-golden-lock-in-temple-bar-without-westminster/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/lock.jpgGolden LockA farthing token issued in the name of the Golden Lock, Temple Bar Without, Westminster2019-01-25T06:02:23+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2016/02/21/the-lion-key-in-thames-street-the-investigation-of-a-mid-17th-century-token-from-london/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/jjj.jpgjjjA mid-17th century farthing token issued by by a tradesman living off Thames Street (possibly at Lion('s) Quay in the parish of St. Botolph, Billingsgate.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/instant-fix-james-hawkins2.jpgInstant Fix James Hawkins2A further mid-17th century farthing token issued by by a tradesman living off Thames Street (possibly at Lion('s) Quay in the parish of St. Botolph, Billingsgate.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/map-001.jpgmap 001Part of John Ogilby and William Morgan’s 1676 Map of London showing Thames Street and the River Thames waterfront around Billingsgate Dock post its redevelopment after the Great Fire of 1666.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/agas-map-detail.jpgAgas Map DetailA section of the Agas Map of London (c.1561) between Old London Bridge and Billingsgate Dock showing the approximate location of Lion(‘s) Quay.2023-12-20T11:31:15+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2018/05/20/edward-brent-of-pickle-herring-in-southwark/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/pickeled-herring-stairs1.jpgPickeled Herring Stairs1https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ingress-house-badesdale-1719-b.jpgIngress House - Badesdale 1719 bhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/18th-century_hoy.jpg18th-century_hoyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/340obvandrev.jpg340obvandrev2024-11-09T01:55:56+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2016/09/24/john-empson-at-the-sign-of-the-crown-and-beacon-in-dukes-place/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/john-ann-empson.jpgjohn-ann-empsonThe signatures of John (left) and Ann (right) Empson respectively taken from their last Will and Testaments.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/blue-fields.jpgblue-fieldsThe Hanlet of Wapping (c.1720) showing the location of Blue Fields.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/minories.jpgMinoriesThe Minories district of St. Botolph's Without. Aldgates showing the location of Swan Alley (c.1720).https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/jel.jpgAgas-AldgatePart of the Agas Map of London (c.1561) - Locations Shown: St. Peter le Poer Church (1); St. Henen's Bishopsgate (2); Priory of Holy Trinity, i.e. Dukes's Place (3); Perimeter of Aldgate Ward (4); St. Botolph's Without, Aldgate (5); The Minories (6); St. Katherine Coleman (7); Future location of Swan Alley (8).https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/aldgate1.jpgAldgate1Part of the Ward of Aldgate, London, showing the district of Duke's Place (c.1720).https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/st-nicholas-church-north-walsham-2.jpgst-nicholas-church-north-walsham-2The parish church of St. Nicholas, North Walsham (right) and its highly ornately covered font (left) in which John Empson was potentially baptised in 1608/9.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/great-st-helens-bishopsgate.jpgGreat St. Helen's BishopsgateThe parish church of (Great) St. Helen's Bishopsgate, London showing the now paved over ancient churchyard where the Empson family were buried.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-05-27-15-07-43.jpgEmpsonA mid-17th century token issued by John Empson of Duke's Place, Londonhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/inventory-pdf.jpginventory-pdf2018-05-21T22:21:34+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2015/08/15/john-kent-at-the-three-tuns-taverns/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/gggg.jpgggggExamples of Legend dividers on 17th Century British Tradesman's tokens - A mullet (left) and a cinquefoil (right)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sig.jpgsigThe signature of John Kent as it appears on the Apprenticeship Indenture of Throgmorton Underwood dated 4th February 1672/3.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/seethng-lane-area.jpgSeethng Lane AreaSeething Lane Area in 1678 - Showing the locations of Samuel Pepys' Lodgings (BLUE); the parish church of St. Olave, Hart Street (RED) and that most likely for the Three Tuns Tavern (YELLOW)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/rocque.jpgRocquePart of John Rocque's Map of London (1746) indicating the location of the Three Tuns Tavern in Crutched Friards according to George Berry (BLUE) and the current writer (RED) plus the additional locations of Three Tuns Yard (YELLOW) and Samuel Pepys' lodgings (GREEN).https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/3tcf.jpg3tcfA farthing token issued in the name of the Three Tuns tavern in Crutched Friars, London.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2014-12-22-11-39-00.jpg2014-12-22 11.39.00The junction of Seething Lane, Hart Street and Crutched Friars showing the entrance to New London Street (formerly the site of the Three Tuns Alley and Tavern).https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/3-tuns.jpg3 TunsA map of London immediately after the Great Fire of September 1666 showing the extent of the devastation and the locations of the Three Tuns Taverns in Gracechurch Street and Crutched Friarshttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fenchurch-street.jpgFenchurch StreetGracechurch & Lombard Streets c.1720 indicating the locations of the pre Great Fire Three Tuns Tavern (YELLOW), post Great Fire Three Tuns Tavern (GREEN( plus All Hall0ws Church (RED) and St. Clement's Eastcheap (BLUE)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/apprentices.jpgApprentices2016-12-26T16:33:21+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2015/03/08/john-patston-at-the-iron-gate-tower-of-london/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/jp-half-penny.jpgjp-half-pennyA half penny tradesman's token issued by John and Elizabeth Patston at the Iron Gate adjacent to the Tower of London. This example was found by a "mudlark" on the foreshore of the River Thames.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/churches1.jpgPlaces mentioned in the story of John PatstonPlaces mentioned in the history of John Patston in and around the Liberty of the Tower of London (from Strype's Survey of 1720)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/st-katherines-by-the-tower-2.jpgSt. Katherine's By the TowerThe Royal Hospital and Collegiate Church of St. Katharine by the Tower. Demolished in 1825 to make way for St. Katherine' Dockshttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/find-spot-iron-gate.jpgTower Beach(Left) Volunteers from the Thames Discovery Project surveying the foreshore in front of the Iron Gate & Tower Wharf where the John Patson farthing token is believed to have been found in the 1990s (Right) Arial view of the Tower of London clearly showing the once location of the Iron Gate and the Tower beach foreshorehttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/map1597b.jpgTower Liberty 1597The Liberty of the Tower of London from Haiward’s and Gascoyne’s survey of the Tower (1597)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/iron-gate-4.jpgIron GateThe Tower of London and part of the Liberty of St. Katherine by the Tower showing the location of the range of buildings adjacent to the “Iron Gate” from where John Patston traded (map c.1720).https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/untitled.jpgJohn Patston TokenA farthing tradesman's token issued by John Patston at the Iron Gate adjacent to the Tower of London2016-10-18T15:59:51+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2015/01/18/at-the-sign-of-the-lobster-by-the-maypole-in-the-strand/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/aerialtelescope.jpgAerialtelescopeHuygens' aerial or tubeless compound rtpe telescope from a print of 1684. https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/albemarles.jpgThe AlbemarlesA contemporary print of the Ducke and Dutchess of Albermarle - George Monk & Anne Monk (nee Clarges).https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/monck-tomb.jpgMonk Family MemorialThe memorial to George and Anne Monk plus their third son Nicholas (Westminster Abbey).https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/xj000884.jpgThe Maypole in the StrandDetail of the maypole in the Strand from a print by George Vertue showing a procession in the Strand on 4th July 1713.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/30669.jpgProcession of Queen AnneA contemporary print depicting a procession of the Houses of Parliament and Queen Anne along the Strand between Exeter Exchange and the maypole on 7th July 1713.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mp3.jpgMaypole in the StrandTwo tradesman's tokens of the mid-1660s depicting the maypole in the Strand, Erstminster. The token on the right shows a sugar loaf and three pepper corns possibly indicating its issyer was a grocer.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/maypole2.jpgMaypole in the StrandThe Strand, Westminster (c.1720) showing the location of the Church of St. Mary-le-Strand (in yellow)and the approximate location of the Strand maypole (in red).https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/the-lobster.jpgThe LobsterA farthing tradesman's token issued at the sign of the Lobster in the Strand, Westminster.2025-07-28T09:00:33+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/06/15/the-fleece-in-covent-garden/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_20140909_141534.jpgClifton Wine Bottle SealThe seal of William Clifton of the Fleece tavern in Govent Garden. The bottle is of the shaft and globe variety (1650-80) and was found by MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) on excavations on St. Helen’s Place, Bishopsgate in the City of London. Photograph by Nicholas Major and supplied by Nigel Jeffries (MOLA).https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/st_pauls_church.jpgst_pauls_churchSt. Paul's Church, Covent Gardenhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/map.jpgCovent GardenA plan of Covernt Garden (c.1720) showing the approxiamest location of the Fleece Tavernhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/fleece.jpgThe FleeceA farthing token issued in the name of the Fleece Tavern in Covent Garden, Westminster2016-10-01T09:07:13+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2016/08/27/robert-manfield-at-the-sign-of-deaths-head-in-distaff-lane/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/rmt11.jpgRMT1https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/jmt11.jpgJMT1https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/rmfixed.jpgRMfixedA mid-17th century token issued by a tradesman operating from the sign of the Death's Head in Distaff Lane, London.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/distaff-lane-2.jpgDistaff Lane 2A map of part of part of the Bread Street Ward of London (c.1720) showing the location of the Cordwainer's Hall (indicated in yellow) on Distaff Lane.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/agasdistaff3.jpgagasdistaff3A section of the Agas Map of central London (c.1561) showing the relative positions of the Cordwainer's Hall (indicated in yellow) on Distaff Lane and the parish church of St. Margaret Moses (indicated in green).2016-08-27T10:44:49+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2016/07/19/the-three-tuns-tavern-against-the-great-conduit-in-cheapside/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ward-map-1-2.jpgWard Map 1-2A reconstructed plan of part of Cheapside Ward, London as it would have been in the mid-17th century.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/under-croft-images.jpgunder croft imagesThe undercoft of the Great Conduit in Cheapside as it appeared when first discovered in 1899 and after its rediscovery and subsequent excavation by Museum of London Archaeology in 1994.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/table1.jpgTable1Analysis table of mid=17th century male inhabitants identified from the parish records of St. Mary Colechurch who could have issued The Three Tuns trade farthing (click on image to enlarge).https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/mapgc.jpgmapgcThe course of the fresh water pipe line which served the Little and Great Conduits in Cheapside Ward, Londonhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/long-acre-conduit.jpgLong Acre ConduitA mid-17th century London trade token likely issued by a fresh water delivery man operating from the Long Acre Conduit, London. His token clearly illustrates some of the tools of his trade for delivering water. On the obverse is a man with a yoke and two pales while on the reverse is depicted a horse drawn cart carrying a water barrel.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ihs.jpgIHSA mid-17th century token issued by a tradesman operating from the sign of The Three Tuns, near the Great Conduit in Cheapside, London.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/gc2.jpggc2A section of a map of London (c.1550) showing the parish of St. Mary Colechurch and highlighting the location of the Great Conduit (in yellow) in front of the Mercers' Hall.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cheapside.jpgcheapsideThe depiction of the "Little Conduit" in West Cheapside from a print of 1585.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/caveat-2.jpgCaveat 2The depiction of Cheapside Market showing the "Great Conduit" (building far right). Taken from a page of Hugh Alley's “A Caveat for the City of London” published in 1598.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/burial-record.jpgburial recordThe burial record of a "John Heath" from the parish registers of St. Mary Colechurch, London. Dated 20th September 1665.2016-08-17T15:06:44+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2016/05/15/thomas-bonny-at-the-sign-of-the-clothworkers-arms-in-bedlam/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/thomas-bonny-signatures-1665-will.jpgSignatures of Thomas BonnySignatures of Thomas Bonny - c.1666 (top) and 1671 (bottom)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/thomas-bonny.jpgThomas BonnyA half penny tradesman's token issued by Thomas Bonny of Bedlam 2022-05-14T07:31:33+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/05/01/edward-shrawley-at-the-crown-in-creechurch-lane-2/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ess.jpgESSThe signature and seal of Edward Shrawley, taken from his Last Will & Testimony of 6th August 1690.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image1.jpegimageThe 1683 grave marker of Rebecca Shrawley in the churchyard of Chrish Church, Southgate, Middlesex.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/st-katharine-cree-leadenhall-street.jpgSt Katharine Cree Leadenhall StreetThe Parish Church of St Katharine Cree at the junction of Chreechurch Lane and Leadenhall Street in the Aldgate Ward of the city.2016-07-10T20:22:43+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/references/2016-06-23T21:15:40+00:00weekly0.6https://c17thlondontokens.com/2016/06/18/ralph-butcher-in-bishopsgate-without/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/57-1.jpg$_57 (1)A half penny trade token of 1666 issued by Edmund Warner, a poulterer, of Newgate Market.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/tgsxlthn.jpgTgSxLthNThe location of Quaker Gardens south of Old Street, Londonhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/ogilby-cabunhill-1676.jpgOgilby CABunhill 1676A map of Bunhill Fields in 1676 showing the location (in yellow) of Checker Alley Quaker Burial Ground at its maximum extent in sizehttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/norweb-tower-street.jpgTower Street token of R&A BA farthing trade token of Tower Street issued by R & A B in the name of the Three Sugar Loaves in 1664https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/frans-snyders-1579e280931657-title-wildbrethc3a4ndler-date-2nd-quarter-of-17th-century.jpgA 17th Century Poulterer's Shop - By Frans Snyders (1579–1657)A 17th Century Poulterer's Shop - By Frans Snyders (1579–1657)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/e5398461-4609-44cd-a46f-04155e9bf4e7.jpgRalph Butcher TokenA farthing tradesman's token issued by Ralph Butcher of Bishopsgate Without, Londonhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/bishopsgate-without2.jpgBishopsgate Without2A map of the Ward of Bishopsgate Without, London (c.1720) indicating the general area where Ralph Butcher is believed to have lived. Half Moon Alley is indicated in yellow.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/bishopsgate-without.jpgBishopsgate WithoutA map of the Ward of Bishopsgate Without, London in c.17202016-06-19T20:48:12+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2015/05/17/henry-gibbon-at-the-sign-of-the-falcon-in-fetter-lane/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/no10-fetter-lane.jpgNo.10 Fetter LaneThe Falcon Tavern at No.10 Fetter Lane as it appeared in the 1970s (viewed looking south-east into Fleet Street).https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/fetter-lane.jpgFetter LaneFetter Lane c.1720 - Showing known locations where there were businesses displaying the sign of the Falcon plus the parish church of St. Dunstan in the West.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/hg.jpgHGA farthing token issued by Henry Gibbon at the sign of the Falcon in Fetter Lane, London2021-09-24T19:07:25+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/08/07/james-reddall-at-the-plough-in-bedlam/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/robert_white_engraving.jpgNew Bethlem HospitalEngraving by Robert White of the new Bethlem Hospital designed by Robert Hooke and built at Moorfields, outside of the City of London in 1676https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/civitates_orbis_terrarum_london_detail.jpgBelthlem HospitalDetail from a map of Elizabethan London (1572) taken from "Civitates orbis terrarum" showing the location of Bethlem Hospital in the Bishopsgate Without Ward of the cityhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bedlam-1720.jpgBedlamThe location of the Bedlam or Bethlem district of Bishopsgate Without, London (c.1720)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/james-reddall.jpgJames ReddallA farthing token issued in the name of James Reddall of the Plough in Bedlam, Bishopsgate Without, London2018-11-06T14:16:06+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2014/01/04/edward-munns-at-the-sign-of-the-sugar-loaf-on-london-bridge/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/munns-shop.jpgMunns shopLondon Bridge in the early 17th century showing the general location of the sign of the sugar loaf and Edward Munns shophttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sugar_cone_2_l.jpgSugar LoafReconstruction of a 17th century maid braking sugar from a sugar loafhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/nonsuch-house.jpgOld London BridgeAn artists impression of Nonsuch House in the early 17th century showing the draw bridge imeadiately in front of its entrance.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/recon02.jpgLondon BridgeA reconstruction of London Bridge as it may have appeared in the 17th centuryhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/purcell_07.jpgpurcell_07An engraving by Claes Visscher showing Old London Bridge in 1616 from Southwarkhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/traitors_heads_on_old_london_bridge.jpgTraitors heads on London BridgeTraitors heads on public display on the fortified gate way at the southern end of London Bridgehttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/city-of-london-17201.jpgCity of London 1720A map of London & The South Bank showing Old London Bridge (c.1720).https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/london-bridge-2.jpgLondon Bridge TokenA half penny token issued by Edward Munns - A tradesman working on London Bridge2016-05-09T18:32:02+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2016/01/03/abraham-le-keux-in-norton-folgate/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/folgate.jpgNorton FolgateA farthing token issued by Abraham le Keux a mid-17th century tradesman of the Liberty of Norton Folgate, London2019-06-18T18:35:55+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/07/25/the-golden-cross-in-chancery-lane/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image2.jpgChancery LaneThe location of Chancery Lane, London (c.1720)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/golden-cross.jpgGolden CrossA farthing token issued in the name of the Gold Cross in Chancery Lane, London2015-11-26T23:38:56+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2015/09/06/sir-charles-sedley-issuer-of-an-enigmatic-17th-century-token-from-honeychild-manor-kent/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sircharlessedley5thbt.jpgNPG D21243,Sir Charles Sedley,by; after Michael Van der Gucht; Unknown artistContemporary portrait of an older more "statesman like" Charles Sedleyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/manor-site.jpgManor SiteHoneychild Manor and its immediate environs from aerial photographs of Romney March taken in 2010 (left) and 1940 (right)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sedleycharles-bb.jpgSedleyCharlesContemporary portrait of a young "rakish" Charles Sedleyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/honeychild-manor-2.jpgHoneychild Manor 2A half penny token issued by Sir Charles Sedley from his Honeychild Manor estate on Romney Marsh, Kenthttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/charles-sedley-4.jpgcharles-sedley-4Contemporary portrait of an older more "statesman like" Charles Sedleyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cassini-1813-18-a.jpgCassini 1813-18 aA map of Romney Marsh (c.1813-18) indicating the position of Honeychild Manorhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/a-midnight-modern-conversation.jpgA midnight modern conversationWilliam Hogarth's "A Midnight Modern Conversation" (c.1733) - A reminiscent scene of 17/18th century gentlemen "living it large" at an evening soiree.2015-09-12T10:17:18+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/04/15/daniel-burry-of-cousin-lane/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/steelyard-c-1540.jpgSteelyard c.1540The neighbourhood of Steel Yard on the north bank of the River Thames, London. (c.1540).https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cousin-lane.jpgCousin LaneCousin Lane from John Ogilby & William Morgan's 1676 Map of the City of Londonhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dan-burry.jpgDan BurryA farthing token issued in the names of Daniel Burry of Cousin Lane, London2015-05-07T19:29:51+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2015/04/04/humphrey-vaughan-of-white-hart-yard-westminster/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/goat.jpgGoatA farthing tradesman's token issued by Humphrey Vaughan at or by the sign of the Goat in Russell Street, Westminsterhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/white-hart-yard.jpgWhite Hart Yard, Covent Garden, c.1720White Hart Yard, Covent Garden, c.1720https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/rswhy.jpgCovent Garden 1720A map of the Covent Garden area (c.1720) showing White Hart Yard and Russell Street plus the location of the Goat Tavern (in red)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/pf.jpgPFA late 17th century or early 18th century trade card belonging to Philip Fruchard, Coal Merchant at the Golden Heart in All Hallows Lane off Thames Street. The image depicts porters transferring bags of sea coal off a barge into an awaiting cart https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/humphrey-vaughan-2.jpgHumphrey VaughanA half penny tradesman's token issued by Humphrey Vaughan at White Hart Yard, Westminsterhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/coal3.jpgCoal SellerThe central detail of Humphrey Vaughan half penny token compared with that of a coal seller from a mid-17th century copy of "The Cries of London". 2015-07-23T11:53:39+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2015/02/15/mr-dry-at-the-three-sugar-loaves-in-wapping/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/wapping-well-alley1.jpgWapping Well AlleyEast London (c.1720) from the Tower of London to Shadwell indicating the location of Well Alley (in red), Wappinghttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/prospect-of-whitby.jpgProspect of WhitbyThe "Prospect of Whitby" dates from 1520 and though Execution Dock is long gone, a gibbet is still maintained on the Thames foreshore next to this famous public househttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sugar-loaf.jpgSugar Loaf(Right) Reconstruction of a 17th century maid braking sugar from a sugarloaf (Left) A 17th century sugarloaf mold found in excavations in London plus a replicated sugarloafhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/5403602_orig_crop-438x278.jpgTower Hamlets MilitiaRe-enactors portraying the 17th century Tower Hamlets Militia or Trained Guardhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/800px-a_conventicle_preacher_before_the_justices.jpgConventicle PreacherDepiction of a mid-17th century Conventicle Preacher being brought before the Justices (by Robert Inerarity Herdman c.1873-76)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/t-e-dry.jpgT & E DryA farthing tradesman's token issued at the sign of the three sugar loaves in Wapping, Middlesex.2022-06-09T21:16:23+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/05/26/roger-price-at-the-black-boy-in-wapping/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/bombard-jack.jpgbombard & jackMoulded hided bombard (left) and jack (right) similar to those used in the 17th centuryhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/original.jpgTobacco roll or mugA further example of a Roger Price farthing indicating a jack or bombar in the left hand of the Black Boyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/jugs.jpgjugsA selection of hide jacks and bombards similar to those used in the 17th centuryhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/tobacco-roll-405-new-cross-road1.jpgtobacco rollA rare survival of a tobacconists sign in the form of a suspended tobacco roll (this examples is bove the entrance to No.405 New Cross Road, South London)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/wapping-1720-bc.jpgWapping 1720 The Parish of St. John's Wapping with inset map indicating its relative location within Eastern London (c.1720).https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/black-boy.jpgBlack BoyA farthing token issued in the name of Roger Price at the sign of the Black Boy, Wapping.2015-01-26T18:12:12+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/09/10/the-black-bell-in-thames-street/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/thames-street.jpgThames StreetThe Church of All Hallows the Great on Thames Street (c.1720)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p-nuce-thames-street.jpgP Nuce Thames StreetA farthing token issued by a tradesman operating from the sign of the Black Bell in Thames Street, London.2015-01-21T19:36:45+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/05/18/the-wind-mill-in-temple-bar-without-westminster/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/open-trestle-post-mill-nutley.jpgOpen-trestle post mill (Nutley)Open-trestle post type mill (Nutley windmill, Sussex)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/wind-mill.jpgWind MillA farthing token issued in the name of the Wind Mill, Temple Bar Without, Westminster2024-02-19T21:15:50+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2014/08/11/richard-harper-of-west-smithfield/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/st-bsh-1617b.jpgSt.B'sH 1617bSt. Bartholomew's Hospital 1617 showing the West Smithfield Gate towards the bottom of the imagehttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/woolstaston.jpgWoolstastonThe parish church of St. Michael & All Angels, Woolstaston, Shropshirehttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sign-of-the-three-bibles.jpgSign of the three BiblesThe obverse of a penny token of 1666 issued by Hugh Davies, Stationer at the sign of the Three Bibles in Holyhead, North Waleshttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/st_barts_the_less_2.jpgSt_barts_the_less_2The rear of St. Bartholomew Hospital's King Henry VIII Gate showing the west end entrance to the parish church of St. Bartholemew the Lesshttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/signatures.jpgSignaturesRichard Harper's address details as found in several of his publicationshttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/st-barts-main-gate.jpgSt Barts Main GateThe main entrance to St. Bartholomew's Hospital - King Henry VIII Gate built in 1702 on the site of the original West Smithfield Gatehttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/smithfild.jpgWestSmithfieldWest Smithfield, London. (c.1720) showing the Parish church of St Bartholemew the Less (above Well Yard - No.144) and St Bartholemew's Hospital(No.144)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/richard-harper.jpgRichard HarperA Farthing token of Richard Harper at the sign of the Harp in West Smithfield2014-08-11T18:26:45+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/03/17/bartholomew-fish-of-queenhithe/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bartfishhalfpenny.jpgbartfishhalfpennyA half penny token of Bartholomew Fish of Queenhithe, Londonhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/bart-fish-half-penny-2.jpgBart Fish Half Penny 2A half penny token of Bartholomew Fish of Queenhithe, London. https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/queenhithe1.jpgQueenhithe1Queenhithe from John Ogilby & William Morgan’s 1676 Map of the City of Londonhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/queenhithe2a.jpgQueenhithe2aQueenhithe from John Ogilby & William Morgan's 1676 Map of the City of London2014-08-11T16:08:04+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/links/2018-11-11T09:47:16+00:00weekly0.6https://c17thlondontokens.com/2014/07/09/george-carpenter-mealman-of-wapping/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/old-gravel-lane.jpgOld Gravel LaneA map of Wapping showing the location of Old Gravel Lane (c.1720).https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/george-carpenter-of-wapping-2.jpgGeorge Carpenter of Wapping IA farthing token issued by George Carpenter - A mid-17th century grain dealer of Wapping, London.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/george-carpenter-of-wapping-3.jpgGeorge Carpenter of Wapping IIA farthing token issued by George Carpenter - A mid-17th century grain dealer of Wapping, London.2014-12-23T20:23:38+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2014/05/17/richard-athy-at-the-sign-of-the-fleur-de-lys-in-st-james-market-place-westminster/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/london2.jpgLondon2A half penny token issued by Richard Athy at or by the sign of the "Fleur de Lys" in St. James Market, Westminster2014-06-15T16:45:46+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/03/30/john-parrett-at-the-sword-buckler-shire-lane-temple-bar/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/buckler-play.jpgBuckler PlayElizabeathan gentlemen engaging in sword and buckler playhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/shire-lane.jpgShire LaneShire Lane from John Ogilby & William Morgan’s 1676 Map of the City of Londonhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sword-butler-2.jpgSword & ButlerA half penny token issued by John Parrett of Shire Lane, Temple Bar, London2014-04-26T14:00:40+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/03/19/128/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/st-leanards-church.jpgSt Leonards ChurchSt. Leonard's Church, Foster Lane before the Great Fire of 1666https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/anthony-poole.jpgAnthony PooleA half penny of Anthony Poole of Foster Lane, London2021-11-25T04:17:40+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/03/21/robert-redway-of-fetter-lane/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/fetter-lane-2.jpgFetter LaneFetter Lane district of the Farrindon Without Ward of the city of London (c.1720)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/robert-redway.jpgRobert RedwayA half penny token of Robert Redway of Fetter Lane, London.2014-04-10T22:07:37+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2014/04/04/at-the-sign-of-the-old-mans-head-in-st-james-market-westminster/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/9580673_109750316317.jpgThomas Parr's tomb and memorial in Westminster Abbey.Thomas Parr's tomb and memorial in Westminster Abbey.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/thomas-parr.jpgThomas ParrContemporary images of Thomas Parr by Cornelius van Dalen (left) and Peter Paul Rubens (right).https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/02oldparr.jpgOld Parr's Head SignThe sign board hanging above the entrance to the Old Parr's Head Public House Islington.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/market-house.jpgMarket HouseThe Market House in St. James Market Westminster from Strype's Map of 1720 and Jan Kip's engraving of Westminster of c.1722.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/jan-kip.jpgJan kipA view of Westminster by the Dutch engraver Jan Kip (c.1722).https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/st-albans-street3.jpgSt. James Market, Westminster (c.1720).St. James Market, Westminster (c.1720).https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/image2.jpgOld Parr's HeadA farthing token issued by a tradesman operating at or by the sign of the "Old Man's Head" in St. James Market, Westminster2014-04-05T09:45:21+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/glossary/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/early-modern-2.jpgFly PressDepiction of a Fly Press in a late 17th or 18th Century Minthttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/brockage.jpgbrockageA farthing token of Edward Fish of Wapping illustrating a reverse side brockagehttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/die.jpg17th century token dieThe obverse die of a mid-17th century trademan's token issued by Thomas Price of Gloucester, Englandhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/bue15.jpgTriadA 17th century triad incorporated into a commemorative plague carved into a stone door lintel in a building in Market Street, Lower Holker, Cumbria, England.2014-03-26T20:26:42+00:00weekly0.6https://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/05/31/george-carter-in-st-albans-street-westminster-2/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/henry_jermyn.jpgHenry JermynHenry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St. Albans2014-03-15T12:30:30+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2014/03/10/the-bell-tavern-in-king-street-westminster/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/h1647.jpgNew Palace Yard 1647 by Wenceslaus Hollar - The Gate House in the north-west corner is that which is described as being adjacent to the Bell tavern in 1691.New Palace Yard 1647 by Wenceslaus Hollar - The Gate House in the north-west corner is that which is described as being adjacent to the Bell tavern in 1691.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/kings-2.jpgThe southern end of King Street (c.1720) showing possible locations of the Bell tavern at the head of Bell Alley (marked in green).The southern end of King Street (c.1720) showing possible locations of the Bell tavern at the head of Bell Alley (marked in green).https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/kings-street-gate-demolished-1723b.jpgKing's Gate at the north end of King Street and southern entrance to Whitehall Palace. Demolished in 1723.King's Gate at the north end of King Street and southern entrance to Whitehall Palace. Demolished in 1723.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/king-street-2-e13660441999541.jpgKing Street, Westminster (c.1720) - From right to left - Downing Street (Red); Axe Yard (Blue); Bell Yard (Purple) & Bell Alley (Green). King Street, Westminster (c.1720) - From right to left - Downing Street (Red); Axe Yard (Blue); Bell Yard (Purple) & Bell Alley (Green). https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/untitled.jpgA farthing token of the Bell Tavern, King Street, WestminsterA farthing token of the Bell Tavern, King Street, Westminster2018-06-09T23:00:38+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/06/01/the-white-horse-in-stable-yard-westminster/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/white-horse-yard-map.jpgWhite Horse YardPart of the Parish of St. Margaret's, Westminster showing the location of Stable Yard (c.1720)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/white-horse-yard.jpgWhite Horse YardA farthing token issued in the name of the White Horse in Stable Yard, Westminster2022-07-11T11:06:34+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/03/29/thomas-stares-in-the-bulwark-tower-hill/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/bulwark.jpgBulwarkeThe Tower of London (c.1600) indicating the area of the Bulwark betwen the Lion and the Bulwark Gateshttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/bulwarke-gate-area1.jpgTower of LondonA plan of the Tower of London (c.1600) indicating the area of the Bulwark and the Bulwark Gatehttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/bulwark-gate-2.jpgBulwark GateA farthing token of Thomas Stares in the Bulwark, Tower of London2014-02-23T19:35:56+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/03/18/gggggggg/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/king-street-2-e1366044199954.jpgKing StreetKing Street, Westminster (c.1720)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/the-trumpet-2.jpgThe Trumpet 2A farthing of The Trumpet Tavern, Kings Street, Westminsterhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/king-street.jpgKing Street2014-02-10T19:25:08+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2014/02/08/thomas-springall-of-the-castle-tavern-in-st-clements-churchyard/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/800px-savoypalace1650hollar.jpgSavoy HospitalThe Savoy Hospital c.1650 https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/john-peek.jpgJohn Peekhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/castle-token-2.jpgcastle token 2https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/behind-st-clements.jpgSt. ClementsA map of the Strand and St. Clement Danes showing the possible location of the Castle Tavern https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/thomas.jpgA half penny token of Thomas Springall of the Castle Tavern, behind St. Clement Danes Church, WestminsterA half penny token of Thomas Springall of the Castle Tavern, behind St. Clement Danes Church, Westminster2022-11-27T17:27:47+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2014/02/02/a-ticket-to-attend-the-royal-touching-ceremonies-of-charles-ii/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/thomas-simon-angel.jpgThomas Simon AngelThomas Simon's Sketch for the proposed new Angel coinage of Charles IIhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bh3.jpgBH3(Left) Front piece from John Browne's Adenochoiradelogia (London, 1684) depicting Charless II presiding at a Royal Touching Ceremony at the Banqueting House, Westminster. (Right) The Banqueting House as it appears today.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sovereign_of_the_seas.jpgSovereign of the SeasHis Majesty's royal ship the Sovereign of the Seas - a contemporaneous engraving by J. Paynehttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/djs-tp.jpgDJs TPDr. Samuel Jouhnson Touch-Piece - Presented to him by Queen Anne 30th March 1712 at the last ever Royal Touching Ceremony held in Britainhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/tp1.jpgCharles II Touch-PieceA golden Touch-Piece of Charles IIhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/touch-piece-ceremony-entrance-ticket-2.jpgTouch Piece Ceremony Entrance Ticket 2Royal Touching Ceremony Entrance Ticket or Pass dating to the reign of Charles IIhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/angel.jpgAngel CoinA gold Angel of Henry VIII - First Coinage Issue, 1509-15262014-02-02T15:22:56+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2014/01/19/gabriell-marden-of-durham-yard/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/poultry-map-16762.jpgPoultry Map 1676A map of the Poultry area of the Cheapside Ward of London showing the house and shop rented by Gabriel Marden between 1651-57 plus churches where he and his family are recorded within the parish registers. Pink - St. Mary Colechurch; Dark Blue - St Olave Jewry; Licht Blue - Rented Shop; Yellow - Rented House; Green - St. Mildreds Poultry; Red - St. Martin Pomarry.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/image1.jpgDurham YardA map of part of the Parish of St. Martins-in-the-Fields, Westminster (C.1720) indicating the location of Durham Yardhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/gm2.jpgGabriell MardenA farthing token date 1659 issued by Gabriell Marden - A tradesman from Durham Yard, Westminsterhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/durham-house-2.jpgDurham House - Gate House 1807The Gate House of Durham House on the south side of the Strand which survived until 1807 - From a scketch made by Nathaneil Smith in 1790https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dh.jpgDurham HouseA depiction od Durham House (c.1630) from the River Thames - By Wenceslaus Hollar2014-01-19T17:39:53+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/08/03/the-half-moon-brew-house-in-bishopsgate-without/2014-01-12T13:15:01+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/12/30/the-pastry-cook-at-the-sign-of-the-crown-in-shoe-lane/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/london-deaths-1665.jpgLondon Deaths 1665Total deaths and plague related deaths in London during 1665https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/decoratedpies.jpgPiesThree decorated pies made using 17th century designshttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/17-century-kitchen-631.jpgThe Pastry ShopParty of Abraham Bosse's mid-17th century print entitled "The Pastry Shop"https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/shoe-lane.jpgShoe LaneA map showing part of the parish of St. Bride's Fleet Street (c.1720) indicating the southern end of Shoe Lanehttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/john-knowles-in-shoe-lane.jpgJohn Knowles in Shoe LaneA pastry cook's farthing token from Shoe Lane, London 2014-01-06T19:51:00+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/03/23/henry-morrell-of-hartshorne-lane-westminster/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/hartsorne-lane2.jpgHartsorne LaneHartshorne Lane, Westminster (1720)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/hartsorne-lane.jpgHartshorne LaneHartshorne Lane, Westminster (c.1720)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/henry-morrell.jpgHenry MorrellA half penny token of Henry Morrell pf Hartshorne Lane2014-01-05T17:37:48+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/12/25/edward-fish-at-the-sign-of-the-sun-in-wapping/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/edward-fish1.jpgEdward FishA farthing token issued in the name of the Edward Fish of Wapping https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/edward-fish.jpgEdward Fish tokenA farthing token issued in the name of the Edward Fish of Wappinghttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pewter-workshop.jpgPewterer's WorkshopImages of pewterers' workshops from mid-16th Century Germanyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/imagef1.jpgSun Alley in Lower ShadwellA map of Shadwell (c.1720) showing the location of Sun Alley near New Crane Stairshttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wapping2r.jpgWapping 1720A map of Wapping (c.1720) showing the location of Sun Alley in the adjacent district of Lower Shadwellhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_0112.jpgIMG_0112An assemblage of 17th Century English Pewter Warehttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/untitled.jpgEdward FishA farthing token issued in the name of the Edward Fish of Wapping2015-04-07T21:08:07+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/03/25/palsgaves-head-tavern-temple-bar-without-westminster/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/palsgrave-court.jpgPalsgrave Head CourtLocation of the Palsgrave Head Court from John Ogilby & William Morgan’s 1676 Map of the City of London https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ph.jpgPHA half penny token issued in the name of the Palsgrave's Head Tavernhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/f-cl.jpgF & CLPortraits of the Palsgraves Fredrick (left) & Charles Louis (left)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/plasgraves-head.jpgPlasgraves HeadA farthing token from the Palsgrave's Head, Temple Bar Without2013-12-01T22:23:45+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/11/20/john-march-of-the-swan-in-ratcliff-cross/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image11.jpgRatcliff CrossRatcliff in the parish of Stepney (c.1720) Indicating Ratcliff Cross area (in yellow) and Swan Yard (in green)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/juhn-march-at-the-swan-2.jpgJohn March at the SwanA farthing token issued in the name of the John March of the Swan in Ratcliff Cross in the parish of Stepney2013-11-29T22:15:55+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/11/15/thomas-railton-in-white-horse-street-ratcliff/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/stepney.jpgPlague in Stepneyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dddffff.jpgStepney Parish ChurchComparative maps showing the growth of the parish burial ground of St. Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney between c.1615 (right) and c.1720 (left)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/stdunstanh.jpgSt. Dunstan's , StepneySt. Dunstans and All Saints parish church, Stepney (c.1750)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/white-horse-street-1.jpgWhite Horse StreetWhite Horse Street, Ratcliff in the parish of Stepney (c.1720)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/scales.jpgThomas RailtonA farthing token issued in the name of the Thomas Railton of White Horse Street, Ratcliff in the parish of Stepney2013-11-15T11:36:41+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/10/12/thomas-blagrave-at-the-crown-tavern-in-threadneedle-street/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/john-houblon-e1384526541101.jpgJohn HoublonJohn Houblonhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bofe.jpgBank of EnglandAn aerial view of the west end of Threadneedle Street showing the new Royal Echange building plus the south facing view of the Bank of England. The Crown tavern was located to the right hand side of the Bank of England's main entrance which is marked in redhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/royal_exchange_london_1566-71.jpgRoyal_Exchange_London_1566-71The Royal Exchange Building off Threadneedle Street London (c.1569)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/the-boys.jpgThe boysContemporaies of Samuel Pepys who were regulars in the Crown Tavern - From left to right are Robert Boyle, Isaac Newton, Christopher Wren and Robert Hookehttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/crown.jpgThreadneedle StreetThe location of the Crown tavern in Threadneedle Street (London) opposite the Royal Exchange (c.1720)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/thomas-blagrave-at-the-crown.jpgThomas Blagrave at the CrownA half penny token issued in the name of Thomas Blagrave of Threadneedle Street, London2013-10-27T22:15:11+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/09/16/james-stephens-in-giltspur-street/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fortune-of-war.jpgFortune of warThe Fortune of War Public House at the corner of Cock Lane and Guiltspur Street prior to it demolition in 1910 - Note the position of the Golden Boy of Pye Corner statue in its upper wallhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/great_fire_of_london_map.jpgGreat Fire of London MapA map of mid-17th century London showing the extent of the Great Fire of 1666 plus the relevant location of Guiltspur Streethttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/newgate_hollar.jpgNewgateThe Newgate entrance to the City of London from an engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar (c.1650)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/james-stephens1.jpgJames Stephens tokenA farthing token issued by James Stephens operating from the sign of the Three Nunsl in Giltspur Street, London.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/golden-boy-of-pye-corner.jpgGolden boy of Pye CornerThe statue of the Golden Boy of Pye Corner at the corner of Cock Lane and Giltspur Streethttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/giltspur-street.jpgGiltspur StreetThe location of Giltspur Street opposite the Newgate entrance to the City of London (c.1720)2013-09-16T13:57:20+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/09/08/thomas-white-in-fore-street-cripplegate-without/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/stgilescripplegate.jpgSt. Giles Without CripplegateThe parish church of St. Giles Without Cripplegate, London - In 1620 a then obsure country gentleman from Huntingdon by the name of Oliver Cromwell was married within this church to Elizabeth Bourchier.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fore-street.jpgFore StreetFore Street in the Parish of St. Giles Without Gripplegate from John Ogilby & William Morgan’s 1676 Map of the City of Londonhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/image2.jpgThomas White in Fore StreetA farthing token issued by Thomas White operating from the sign of the Tree or Bush in Fore Street, London.2013-09-08T20:14:29+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/07/23/thomas-armitage-in-st-martins-lane-westminster/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/st-gregory-by-st-pauls1.jpgSt Gregory by St PaulsThe Parish Church of St. Gregory's by St. Paul's which was located located at the south-west end of old St. Paul's Cathedral in the City of London before both were destroyed in the Great Fire of September 1666https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/st-martins-lane.jpgSt. Martins LaneThe location of St. Martins Lane, Westminster (c.1720)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/thomas-martin-2.jpgThomas Martin A farthing token issued in the name of the Lion in St. Martins Lane, Westminster2013-08-13T21:50:45+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/08/11/the-horse-shoe-in-tothill-street-westminster/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/tuthill-street-1a.jpgTuthill StreetThe location of Toothill Street , Westminster (1720)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/horse-shoe-2.jpgHorse ShoeA farthing token issued by a tradesman operating from the sign of the Horse Shoe in Toothill Street, Westminster2013-08-11T20:12:09+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/04/20/the-blue-boars-head-king-street-westminster/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/the-blue-boars-head.jpgThe Blue Boars HeadThe Blue Boar's Head in King Street - A mid 19th century view of the inn post its re-building in the mid 18th century.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/blue-boars-head.jpgBoars Head YardThe location of Boar's Head Yard off King Street, Westminster (c.1720)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bb1.jpgBlue Boar's HeadA farthing token issued in the name of the Boar's Head in King Street, Westminster2013-07-26T18:33:58+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/03/27/the-ship-tavern-temple-bar-without-westminster/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sw-view-of-ship-yard-temple-bar-1761.jpgSW VIEW OF SHIP YARD TEMPLE BAR 1761A view from the south west of a 17th Century three bayed, four storey house in Ship Yard (1761)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ship-yard-plan.jpgShip Yard PlanLocation of the Ship Yard from John Ogilby & William Morgan’s 1676 Map of the City of London https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/the-ship-temple-bar-without.jpgThe Ship Temple Bar WithoutFarthing token from the Ship Tavern, Temple Bar Without, Westminster2013-07-25T14:57:33+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/03/29/william-lovinge-temple-bar-without-westminster/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/strand1.jpgstrandhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/strand.jpgThe StrandThe Strand & Temple Bar Without, Westminsterhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/baptists-head.jpgBaptist's HeadA half penny token of William Lovinge of Temple Barr Without2013-07-25T14:52:10+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/03/29/john-warner-at-the-bell-dolphin-in-aldersgate-street/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/mod.jpgJohn WarnerA half penny of John Warner, Aldersgate Street, Londonhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/aldersgate-street1.jpgAldersgate StreetAldersgate Street (c.1720)2013-07-25T14:50:21+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/03/31/bartholomew-fish-of-queenhithe-2/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/boss-alley-2.jpgBoss Alley Queenhithe from John Ogilby & William Morgan's 1676 Map of the City of Londonhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/3-mariners.jpgThree MarinersA farthing token issued in the name of the Three Mariners in Boss Alley, London2013-07-25T14:45:15+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/04/06/hutton-jerard-of-east-smithfield/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/east-smithfield-2.jpgEast Smithfield 2East Smithfield district of London (1720)2014-11-09T10:32:04+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/03/30/thomas-clatworthy-at-the-crooked-billet-unidentified-location/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/white-hart-yard.jpgWhite Hart YardA half penny token issued by Thomas Clatworthy of White Hart Yard2013-07-25T14:33:17+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/05/13/the-tun-in-aldersgate-street/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/aldersgate2.jpgThe Tun Aldersgate Street (c.1720)Aldersgate Street (c.1720)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/tun.jpgThe Tun in Aldersgate StreetA farthing token issued in the name of the Tun in Aldersgate Street2013-07-25T14:28:34+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/06/19/william-minshew-of-rosemary-lane-in-whitechapel/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/still-2.jpgstillsNear contemporary depictions of similar stone hearth mounted stills to the one shown on William Minshew's farthing Token (c.16 to 17th century woodcuts) https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/william-minshew.jpgWilliam MinshewA farthing token issued in the name of the William Minshew of Rosemary Lane in Whitechapelhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/rosemary-lane.jpgRosemary LaneThe section of Rosemary Lane which passes through the Parish of Whitechapel (c.1720)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ragfair-rosemary-lane-late-c18th-tom-rawlandson.jpgRag FairA depiction of a Rag Fair in Rosemary Lane, East London (late 18th century print by Thomas Rawlandson)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/amcl122.jpgamcl1222019-06-02T14:37:28+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/06/29/the-kings-head-at-chancery-lane-end/https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/burning-the-rumps.jpgBurning of the RumpsWilliam Hogarth's depiction of a street celebration in April 1653 outside the King's Head tavern in Fleet Street applauding the dissolution of the Rump Parliment by Oliver Cromwell.https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/kings-head-location.jpgKings Head LocationThe location of the King's Head Taver on the corner of Chancery Lane and Fleet Strret, London (c.1720)https://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/kings-head.jpgKings HeadA farthing token issued in the name of the King's Head Tavern on the corner of Chancery Lane and Fleet Street, Londonhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/awcfscl.jpgAWCFS&CLA late 19th century painting of the building which once housed the King's Head Tavern (by Alexander Williams, RHA (b.1846 - d.1930).2013-07-25T14:15:53+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.com/2013/07/19/ralph-lucas-at-the-white-bear-in-abchurch-lane-3/2013-07-25T14:13:44+00:00monthlyhttps://c17thlondontokens.comdaily1.02025-07-28T09:00:33+00:00