King John Court
Names
- King John Court
- King John's Court
Street/Area/District
- King John Court
Maps & Views
Descriptions
from A New View of London, by Edward Hatton (1708)
King John's court, at the W. end of New inn yard, near the middle of Shore ditch.
from London and Its Environs Described, by Robert and James Dodsley (1761)
King John's court, Holiwell lane. ✽
from A New History of London Including Westminster and Southwark, by John Noorthouck, Book 5 (1773)
[King John's Court.] In King John's court, Holywell-lane, are to be seen the ruins of the priory of St. John Baptist, of Benedictine nuns, founded by Robert the son of Gelranni, prebendary of Haliwell, and confirmed by a charter of Richard I. in the year 1189. It was rebuilt in the reign of Henry VII. by Sir Thomas Lovell, knight of the garter; who was there buried: and the following distich was in consequence painted in most of the windows.
"All the nuns of Holywell,
Pray for the soul of Thomas Lovell."
The remains of this priory are popularly conceived to be relics of king John's palace, though it does not appear that any royal mansion ever stood in this neighbourhood.
from Lockie's Topography of London, by John Lockie (1810)
King John's Court, Holywell-Lane, Shoreditch,—at 13, being that number of houses on the R. from 93, Shoreditch.
from A Topographical Dictionary of London and Its Environs, by James Elmes (1831)
King John's-Ct.—is in Holywell-lane, Shoreditch, about thirteen houses on the right from it, said to be built on the site of a palace of that king.