Paul's Wharf
Names
- Paul's Wharf
- St. Paul's Wharf
- Quay of St. Paul's
- Pauliswharf
- Pouleswharf
- Pauleswharf
- Powyls Wharffe
- Sondayes Wharife
Street/Area/District
- Paul's Wharf
Maps & Views
- 1553-59 London (Strype, 1720): Pauls Wharf
- 1553-9 Londinum (Braun & Hogenberg, 1572): Powles warf
- 1553-9 London ("Agas Map" ca. 1633): Poles Wharfe
- 1560 London (Jansson, 1657): Powles warf
- 1593 London (Norden, 1653 - British Library): Paules wharfe
- 1593 London (Norden, 1653 - Folger): Paules wharfe
- 1600 Civitas Londini - prospect (Norden): Paules wharfe
- 1600 Civitas Londini - prospect (Norden): Pawls Wharf
- 1666 London after the fire (Bowen, 1772): Pauls Wharf
- 1666 Prospect of London before & after the fire (Hollar): Pauls wharfe, after
- 1666 Prospect of London before & after the fire (Hollar): Pauls wharfe, before
- 1710 ca. Prospect of London (van Keulen): Pauls warfe
- 1720 London (Strype): Paules Wharfe
- 1725 London map & prospect (Covens & Mortier): Pauls Wharf
- 1736 London (Moll & Bowles): Pauls Wharf
- 1746 London, Westminster & Southwark (Rocque): Paul's Wharf
- 1761 London (Dodsley): Pauls Wharf
Descriptions
from A Dictionary of London, by Henry Harben (1918)
Paul's Wharf
South out of Upper Thames Street, at No. 23, to the Thames (P.O. Directory).
First mention: "St. Paul's Wharf," 1276 (Cal. L. Bk. A. p. 5).
Forms of name: "Quay of St. Paul's," 12 Ed. III. 1338 (Cal. Cl. R. 1337–9, p. 571). "Pauliswharf," 1353 (Ct. H.W. I. 682). "Pouleswharf," 1345 (ib. 482). "Pauleswharf," 1366–7 (ib. II. 100). "Powyls Wharffe alias Sondayes Wharife," 3 Eliz. (Lond. I. p.m. I. 220).
In 9 H. VI. William Estfield the Mayor granted to the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's the City's deserted wharf in parish of St. Benedict near to the wharf belonging to the Dean and Chapter for a term of 99 years, with a view to the wharves being rebuilt with a free course for water descending to the river (Cal. L. Bk. K. 120).
So named as belonging to the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's.