House of John Pelham, Distaff Lane, London
Has been described as a Possible Fortified Town House
There are no visible remains
| Name | House of John Pelham, Distaff Lane, London |
| Alternative Names | Distafflane |
| Historic Country | London and Middlesex |
| Modern Authority | City and County of the City of London |
| 1974 Authority | Greater London |
| Civil Parish | City 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 Reference | TQ321809 |
| Latitude | 51.5127906799316 |
| Longitude | -0.0966000035405159 |
| Eastings | 532100 |
| Northings | 180900 |
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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