Coldharbour

Coldharbour

A lane leading south out of Upper Thames Street at No. 92 to the Thames at Cole Harbour Stairs, in Dowgate Ward (O. and M. 1677–L.C.C. List, 1901). "Coldherburgh Lane," I Ed. IV. 1461 (Cal. P.R. Ed. IV. 1461–7, p. 10). "Coleharbour Lane" in Lockie, 1810–16.

The Watermen's Hall was at the southern end of this lane.

It commemorates the old mansion and estate called Coldharbour (q.v.).

The site is now occupied by the City of London Brewery, to which it forms an entrance.

Possibly at one time known as "Alhalwenestret" (q.v.) or "Westoneslane."

Cole-Harbour-Lane, Upper Thames-Street,—op. 150, about ⅐ of a mile on the L. from London-bridge.

Cold-Harbour, Upper Thames-street, is a narrow lane, consisting principally of warehouses; but formerly the site of a magnificent mansion, of which mention is made in Rymer's Fœdera, so early as the thirteenth of Edward II., when it was let by the name of the Cold Herbergh, or inn. It afterwards became the property of Sir John Pounteney, and was called Pounteney's-inn. It passed from him to Humphry Bohun, Earl of Hereford and Essex, and in 1397, John Holland, Duke of Exeter, lodged here and gave a sumptuous entertainment to Richard II., his brother-in-law. Passing through various hands, among which, were Henry V., when Prince of Wales, it became the residence of Cuthbert Tonstal, Bishop of Durham, when Henry VIII. took Durham-house, near Charing-cross, into his own hands. The bishop lived here till 1553, when being deposed, it was given by Edward VI. to the Earl of Shrewsbury, and being destroyed by the great fire of 1666, it descended to its present state of humble utility.