London Inn of the Bishop of Exeter

Has been described as a Certain Palace (Bishop)

There are no visible remains

NameLondon Inn of the Bishop of Exeter
Alternative NamesEssex House; Paget House; Paget's Place; Norfolk House; Leicester House; Exeter Inn
Historic CountryLondon and Middlesex
Modern AuthorityLondon Borough of Westminster
1974 AuthorityGreater London
Civil ParishCity Of Westminster

Land acquired from Knights of St John after 1310. Exeter Inn built between1310 & 1326 probably by bishop Walter Strapylton. At the Reformation Henry VIII granted it to William Paget & became Paget House. 1563 Robert Dudley acquired it & did much rebuilding renaming it Leicester House, later called Essex House in1588 after Earl of Essex. 1674 sold to Dr Barton for redevelopment & most of building demolished. Last part was demolished in 1777. (Greater London HER)

London Inn of the Bishop of Exeter. 'memorable for greatness on the River of Thames...who the first builder thereof I have not read but that Walter Stapleton was a great builder in the raigne of Edward the second is manifest' (Stow). After Stow the hall was built by Bishop Lacy in the reign of Henry VI. In Strand. Acquired 1310 and hall rebuilt 1420-55.

Not scheduled

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County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceTQ310809
Latitude51.5116004943848
Longitude-0.114710003137589
Eastings531000
Northings180900
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Books

  • Emery, Anthony, 2006, Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales Vol. 3 Southern England (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press) p. 549-51
  • Thompson, M.W., 1998, Medieval bishops' houses in England and Wales (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing) p. 176
  • Schofield, J., 1995, Medieval London Houses (Yale University Press) p. 210 No. 156
  • Lobel, M.D. (ed), 1989, The City of London from prehistoric times to c.1520 British Atlas of Historic Towns Vol. 3 (Oxford University Press) p. 73 online copy
  • Chancellor, E. Beresford, 1912, The annals of the Strand (Chapman & Hall) p. 291
  • Morewood, Caroline C., 1910, 'Introductory Chapter' in Rait, R.S. (ed), English Episcopal Palaces (Province of Canterbury) (London; Constable & Co) p. 29-30 online copy
  • Timbs, J. and Gunn, A., 1872, Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales Vol. 1 (London) p. 70 online copy
  • Smith, J.T., 1807, Antiquities of Westminster p. 5 online copy

Antiquarian

  • Speed, John, 1611-12, The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain online copy)
  • Stow, John, 1633 (3edn), Survey of London p. 489a
  • Agas, c. 1558, map of London

Journals

  • Kingsford, C.L., 1923, 'Essex House, formerly Leicester House and Exeter Inn' Archaeologia Vol. 73 p. 1-5
  • Kingsford, C.L., 1916, 'Historical Notes on Medieval London Houses (Part 1)' London Topographical Record Vol. 10 p. 117

Other

  • Payne, Naomi, 2003, The medieval residences of the bishops of Bath and Wells, and Salisbury (PhD Thesis University of Bristol) Appendix B: List of Medieval Bishop's Palaces in England and Wales (available via EThOS)