House of John de Wengrave, Bread Street, London
Has been described as a Possible Fortified Town House
There are no visible remains
| Name | House of John de Wengrave, Bread Street, London |
| Alternative Names | Bradestrete |
| 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 1314, to Johannes de Wengrave, civis London...possit kernallare for 'quandam cameram suam in mesuagio sui in vico de Bradestrete in civitate'.
Not scheduled
Not Listed
County Historic Environment Record
| OS Map Grid Reference | TQ323811 |
| Latitude | 51.5139808654785 |
| Longitude | -0.094530001282692 |
| Eastings | 532300 |
| Northings | 181100 |
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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. 407 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), 1898, Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward II (1313-17) Vol. 2 p. 118 online copy