Cowper's Court
Names
- Cowper's Court
- Coopers Court
- Fleece Tavern
- Fleece Yard
- Fleece Passage
Street/Area/District
- Cowper's Court
Maps & Views
Descriptions
from A Dictionary of London, by Henry Harben (1918)
Cowper's Court
South out of Cornhill at No. 33 (P.O. Directory). In Cornhill Ward.
First mention: "Coopers Court," (Boyle, 1799).
Called "Fleece Tavern" (Strype, ed. 1720–Rocque, 1746). Called "Fleece Yard" (Lond. Guide, 1758).
So called from Sir Wm. Cooper, a large householder in the parish of St. Michael Corn-hill, temp. Jas. I.
Extensive vaults under the Court said to have been vaults and underground passages belonging to his house.