Ironmonger Lane
Names
- Ironmonger Lane
- Ismonger Lane
- Ysmongeres Lane
- Ismongers Lane
- Irmongerelan
- Ismongerelane
- Ismongeres Lane
- Ismongares Lane
- Ismanghere Lane
- Irmongeres Lane
- Iremonger Lane
- Ysmongereslane
- Ironmongers Lane
Street/Area/District
- Ironmonger Lane
Maps & Views
- 1553-59 London (Strype, 1720): Ironmonger Lane
- 1553-9 Londinum (Braun & Hogenberg, 1572): Ironmonger Lane
- 1553-9 London ("Agas Map" ca. 1633): Iremonger lane
- 1560 London (Jansson, 1657): Ironmonger Lane
- 1593 London (Norden, 1653 - British Library): Iremonger Lane
- 1593 London (Norden, 1653 - Folger): Iremonger Lane
- 1666 London after the fire (Bowen, 1772): Ironmongers Lane
- 1720 London (Strype): Ironmonger Lane
- 1736 London (Moll & Bowles): Ironmonger Lane
- 1746 London, Westminster & Southwark (Rocque): Ironmonger Lane
- 1761 London (Dodsley): Ironmonger Lane
Descriptions
from A Dictionary of London, by Henry Harben (1918)
Ironmonger Lane
South out of Gresham Street to Cheapside at No. 90 (P.O. Directory). In Cheap Ward.
Earliest mention: "Ysmongeres lane," 1213–16 (Anc. Deeds, A. 1988).
Other forms of name: "Ismongers Lane," 1227 (Cal. Charter Rolls, I. 54). "Irmongerelan," 34 H. III. (Ch. I. p.m.). "Ismongerelane," 5 Ed. I. (Cal. L. Bk. B. 265). "Ismongeres lane," 1322–3 (Ct. H.W. I. 300). "Ismongares lane," 1324 (ib. 308). "Ismanghere lane," 1321 (Cal. P.R. Ed. II. 1317–21, 583). "Irmongeres lane," 1348–9 (Ct. H.W. I. 513). "Iremonger lane," 22 H. VI. (Anc. Deeds, C. 3414). "Ironmonger lane," 1 H. VII. (ib. C. 596).
From O.E. "isen" = iron, being the Ironmongers' quarter in early days, where they mainly carried on their trade.
Stow says the Ironmongers had moved from Ironmongers lane into Thames Street before his time (p. 82).
"Ferronerye (le)" (q.v.) was in this part of Cheap Ward.