On the north side are the arms of Ireland on a shield, supported by a Cupid.
On the east side the arms of Scotland, with a Cupid holding a thistle all in relievo.
The inner piazza and court are divided into several stations, or walks, where the merchants of the respective nations, and those who have business with them, assemble distinctly; so that any merchant or commander of a vessel is readily found, if it be known to what country he trades.The several walks are described in the following ground-plot of the Exchange:-0--North +--------------------+ +------------------------+| 1 2 | |3 4 || +----------------+ +-------------------+|| | 7 8 910 ||| 5 | 6 | 11 || | ||| | ||| | ||| | ||West| | +--------+ || East 12 | | 1314|| 15 16 || 17| | || ||| | +--------+ ||| | ||| | |||18 | 19 | 20 || | ||| | ||| | ||| | 21 22 ||| +-----------------+ +------------------+|| 23 24 | | 25 26 |+---------------------+ +-----------------------+27--South0.Threadneedle Street 1.East Country Walk 2.Irish Walk 3.Scotch Walk 4.Dutch and Jewellers 5.Norway Walk 6.Silkmens Walk 7.Clothiers Walk 8.Hamburgh Walk 9.Salters Walk 10.Walk 11.American Walk 12.Castle Alley 13.Turkey Walk 14.Grocers and Druggists Walk 15.Brokers, &c of Stocks Walk 16.Italian Walk 17.Swithin's Alley 18.East India Walk 19.Canary Walk 20.Portugal Walk 21.Barbadoes Walk.
22.French Walk 23.Virginia Walk 24.Jamaica Walk.
25.Spanish Walk 26.Jews Walk 27.Cornhill Near the south gate is a spacious staircase, and near the north gate another, that lead up to the galleries, on each side whereof are shops for milliners and other trades, to the number of near two hundred, which brought in a good revenue at first, nothing being thought fashionable that was not purchased there; but the milliners are now dispersed all over the town, and the shops in the Exchange almost deserted.
8.Langbourn Ward, so called of a bourne, or brook, that had its source in it, and run down Fenchurch Street, contains these principal streets: part of Lombard Street, part of Fenchurch Street, part of Lime Street, and part of Gracechurch Street, with part of the courts, lanes, and alleys in them, particularly White Hart Court, Exchange Alley, Sherbourne Lane, Abchurch Lane, St.
Nicholas Lane, Mark Lane, Mincing Lane, Rood Lane, Cullum Court, Philpot Lane, and Braben Court.
The public buildings in this ward are, the Post Office, Ironmongers'
Hall, Pewterers' Hall; the churches of Allhallows, Lombard Street, St.Edmund's, Lombard Street, St.Mary Woolnoth, St.Dionis Backchurch, and St.Allhallows Staining.
The Post Office is situated on the south side of Lombard Street, near Stocks Market.It was the dwelling-house of Sir Robert Vyner, in the reign of King Charles II.The principal entrance is out of Lombard Street, through a great gate and passage that leads into a handsome paved court, about which are the several offices for receiving and distributing letters, extremely well contrived.
Letters and packets are despatched from hence every Monday to France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Flanders, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Kent, and the Downs.
Every Tuesday to the United Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, and to all parts of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
Every Wednesday to Kent only, and the Downs.
Every Thursday to France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and all parts of England and Scotland.
Every Friday to the Austrian and United Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, and to Kent and the Downs.
Every Saturday to all parts of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
The post goes also every day to those places where the Court resides, as also to the usual stations and rendezvous of His Majesty's fleet, as the Downs, Spithead, and to Tunbridge during the season for drinking waters, &c.
Letters and packets are received from all parts of England and Scotland, except Wales, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; from Wales every Monday and Friday; and from Kent and the Downs every day.
His Majesty keeps constantly, for the transport of the said letters and packets, in times of peace,Between England and France, three packet-boats; Spain, one in a fortnight; Portugal, one ditto; Flanders, two packet-boats; Holland, three packet-boats; Ireland, three packet-boats.
And at Deal, two packet-boats for the Downs.
Not to mention the extraordinary packet-boats, in time of war with France and Spain, to the Leeward Islands, &c.
A letter containing a whole sheet of paper is conveyed eighty miles for 3d., and two sheets 6d.and an ounce of letters but 1s.And above eighty miles a single letter is 4d., a double letter 8d., and an ounce 1s.4d.
9.Billingsgate Ward is bounded by Langbourn Ward towards the north, by Tower Street Ward on the east, by the River Thames on the south, and by Bridge Ward Within on the west.The principal streets and places in this ward are, Thames Street, Little East Cheap, Pudding Lane, Botolph Lane, Love Lane, St.Mary Hill, and Rood Lane.
