House of John Pelham, Distaff Lane, London

Has been described as a Possible Fortified Town House

There are no visible remains

NameHouse of John Pelham, Distaff Lane, London
Alternative NamesDistafflane
Historic CountryLondon and Middlesex
Modern AuthorityCity and County of the City of London
1974 AuthorityGreater London
Civil ParishCity Of London

Licence to crenellate issued, in 1312, to Johannes de Pelham, clericus for 'mansum suum in ... Distafflane'

Not scheduled

Not Listed

County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceTQ321809
Latitude51.5127906799316
Longitude-0.0966000035405159
Eastings532100
Northings180900
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Books

  • Renn, Derek., 2014, 'The other towers of London' in Hidden histories and records of antiquity; essays on Saxon and medieval London for John Clark, curator emeritus, Museum of London (London and Middlesex Archaeology Society Special Paper 17) p. 32-5
  • Emery, Anthony, 2006, Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales Vol. 3 Southern England (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press) p. 439
  • Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol. 3 Part 2 p. 406 online copy

Journals

  • Davis, Philip, 2010-11, 'Crenellated town houses in Medieval England' Castle Studies Group Journal Vol. 24 p. 270-91

Primary Sources

  • Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1894, Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward II (1307-13) Vol. 1 p. 398 online copy