Aldgate (city gate)
The Aldgate city gate was the eastern passage through the medieval city wall of London and led from the City of London to Whitechapel (London) and the East End .
Surname
The origin of the name Aldgate is not clear. Mentioned for the first time as 105st geat in AD 1052 , gate 1108 is known as Alegate . In the 16th century, John Stow derives the name from Old Gate (Aeld Gate) , other interpretations include i.a. a. Ale Gate as an indication of a possible inn nearby or All Gate (Aelgate) for a gate that anyone could freely use.
history
It is believed that the gate has existed since the city wall was built around AD 200 in Roman times . In the following time it was rebuilt, destroyed, changed and rebuilt several times, in 1761 it was finally removed.
today
Aldgate is a district ( Ward ) of the City of London and the name of a station on the London Underground .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ AD Mills: A Dictionary of London Place-Names . Oxford University Press, 2010, ISBN 9780199566785 , p. 5.
- ↑ Ben Weinreb and Christopher Hibbert (1983) The London Encyclopedia . London, BCA: 14
- ^ Gillian Bebbington (1972) Street Names of London . London, Batsford: 21
- ↑ 'Aldermary Churchyard - Aldgate Ward', A Dictionary of London (1918), last accessed: February 19, 2016
- ^ Gray, Douglas (ed.): The Oxford Companion to Chaucer . Oxford University Press, Oxford 2005, ISBN 978-0-191-72735-1 .
- ^ Strohm, Paul: Chaucer's Tale: 1386 and the Road to Canterbury . Penguin, Toronto 2014, ISBN 978-0-698-17037-7 .
Web links
- Map of Early Modern London: Aldgate Ward - Map of Early Modern London, historical map and encyclopedia (scientific, English)
Coordinates: 51 ° 30 ′ 47.5 " N , 0 ° 4 ′ 39.7" W.