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- Title
THE BARBICAN BEFORE BARBICAN: THE HOUSE, ITS HISTORY AND THE 'IMAGINARY' WATCHTOWER.
- Authors
Sandes, Caroline A.
- Abstract
This paper is about the Barbican -- the house and possible preceding tower that gave the present housing and arts complex and this part of the City of London its name. The paper examines its origins and uncovers the history of a house that was held by several generations of a family close to the monarchy, beginning with a grant by Edward III to his close and trusted aide, Robert de Ufford, of the property in 1331. In the absence of any archaeological data this paper relies on archival sources. It comprises sections on the Barbican prior to 1331 and the etymology of the name, the people involved with the house, and what can be ascertained about the house itself in terms of its architecture. It also briefly examines Garter House, the Barbican's neighbour, and clarifies the relationship between the Barbican, Bridgwater House and Garter House -- as the three have come to be conflated or confused in some sources. In conclusion it demonstrates that this was a house of some standing, home to some interesting and important people, and that it almost certainly got its name from an earlier defensive structure.
- Subjects
DOMESTIC architecture; WATCHTOWERS; ETYMOLOGY
- Publication
Transactions of the London & Middlesex Archaeological Society, 2018, Vol 69, p197
- ISSN
0076-0501
- Publication type
Article