St. Benet Place

Names

  • St. Benet Place
  • Jerusalem Alley
  • Jerusalem Court

Street/Area/District

  • St. Benet Place

Maps & Views

Descriptions

from A Dictionary of London, by Henry Harben (1918)

St. Benet Place

East out of Gracechurch Street at No. 58 (P.O. Directory). In Bridge Ward Within.

First mention: O.S. 1848–51.

Former names: "Jerusalem Alley," 1553 (Lond. I. p.m. II. 103, O. and M. 1677). "Jerusalem Court" (Strype, 1720–Elmes, 1831).

Named after St. Benet Gracechurch.