MRP: Merchant houses
Merchant houses
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John Evelyn's diary, July 30th, 1682
"30th July, 1682. Went to visit our good neighbor, Mr. Bohun, whose whole house is a cabinet of all elegancies, especially Indian; in the hall are contrivances of Japan screens, instead of wainscot; and there is an excellent pendule clock inclosed in the curious flowerwork of Mr. Gibbons, in the middle of the vestibule. The landscapes of the screens represent the manner of living, and country of the Chinese. But, above all, his lady's cabinet is adorned on the fret, ceiling, and chimney-piece, with Mr. Gibbons's best carving. There are also some of Streeter's best paintings, and many rich curiosities of gold and silver as growing in the mines. The gardens are exactly kept, and the whole place very agreeable and well watered. The owners are good neighbors, and Mr. Bohun has also built and endowed a hospital for eight poor people, with a pretty chapel, and every necessary accommodation."[1]
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Geographical distribution of merchant houses
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Ownership of multiple houses by merchants
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Schofield, John, 'Topography and buildings of London, ca. 1600', cited in Lena Cowen Orlin (ed.), Material London, ca. 1600 (Philadelphia, 2000), p. 347
- Schofield discusses Treswell's plans and provides reproductions
Schofield, John (ed.), The London surveys of Ralph Treswell (London, 1987)
- Treswell's plans are in the Clothworkers' Plan Book, in the Christ's Hospital Evidence Book, and in the Corporation of London Record Office Viewers' reports
Seventeenth century merchant houses
Sixteenth century merchant houses
