17th Century Tokens : Blackman_Street in Southwark

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Click Images to View Coin Details W182: Southwark, Blackman Street (Farthing): (Date Unknown) O  The Prince of Wales's feathers AT THE PRINS ARMES R  H E B IN BLACKE MAN STREETE H E B Image not available W183: Southwark, Blackman Street (Farthing): (Date Unknown) O  Three rabbits AT THE THREE CONIES IN R  ANN BROAD BLACKMAN STREETE ANN BROAD Image not available W184: Southwark, Blackman Street (Farthing): (Date Unknown) O  (Detrited) HENRY BRIDE IN R  (Detrited) BLACKMAN STREET Image not available W185: Southwark, Blackman Street (Farthing): (Date Unknown) O  The Queen's head WILL CLAPTON BLAK R  W M C MAN STREET SOVTHWARK W M C Image not available W186: Southwark, Blackman Street (Farthing): (Date Unknown) O  A dragon WILLIAM COVTEIN R  W A C BLACKMAN STREET W A C Image not available W189: Southwark, Blackman Street (Farthing): (Date Unknown) O  Three sailors AT YE 3 MARYNERS IN R  D B E BLACKMANS STREET D B E Image not available W190: Southwark, Blackman Street (Farthing): (Date Unknown) O  A bell AT THE BLEW BELL IN R  C M H BLACKMAN STREETE C M H Image not available W194: Southwark, Blackman Street (Farthing): (Date Unknown) O  A unicorn IOHN PRINCE IN R  I F P BLACKMAN STREET SOVTHWARK I F P Image not available This Unicorn Inn was on the east side of Blackman Street, nearly opposite Dirty Lane, now more elegantly Suffolk Steet. An elaborate ground-plan of this inn, with elevations, dated 1627, is in the library of the Society of Antiquaries, presented to the society by the late Mr Halliwell Phillipps. The premises were very extensive, comprising several warehouses, stabling for fifty horses, and many tenements sublet to wheelers, cowkeepers, and perhaps weavers. Some picturesque wood and plaster houses still standing, one of which is a tavern with the sign of the King's Arms, probably formed part of the old Unicorn. The gables resemble those shown in the old ground-plan. --[R. and N., 347.] It was in Unicorn Yard that a meeting-house for Baptists was erected by the congregation once meeting in Goat Yard. When the lease of their old building ran out they erected the new one in the yard at the back of the Unicorn Inn, and there worshipped until the lease of this expired and they had to migrate to Carter Lane (q. v.). The issuer, John Prince, is said to have largely assisted them with funds to build this meeting-house at the back of his inn.

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