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Blackman's street, St. George's church,
Southwark.*
Black Mary's hole, a few stragling houses
near the Cold Bath fields, in the road to
Hampstead. It took its name from a
Blackmoor woman called Mary, who a-
bout thirty years ago lived by the side of
the road near the stile in a small circular
hut built with stones.
Blackmoor's Head yard, near St.
James's square.*
Blackmoor street, Clare-market.*
Blackmoor's alley. 1. Farthing fields.*
2. Green bank, Wapping.* 3. St. Mar-
tin's lane, Charing cross.*
Black Raven alley. 1. Coleman street.*
2. Leadenhall street.* 3. Near Fish-
mongers hall in Thames street.*
Black Raven court. 1. Chiswell street.*
2. Golden lane.* 3. Grub street. 4. Lea-
denhall street.* 5. St. Olave's street.*
6. Seething lane.*
Black Raven passage, Fetter lane.*
Black Rod, an officer of the King's palace,
so called from his carrying a black staff,
is the chief of the four Gentlemen Ushers
of the presence chamber, and attends
the House of Lords every day during the
sitting of Parliament, where his seat is
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within the bar. When the King sends
to order the House of Commons to at-
tend him in that house, he always sends
the Black Rod. This gentleman is also
employed in sitting up the House of Lords
before the meeting of the Parliament;
he introduces the Lords into that house,
and to his custody delinquents are com-
mitted by the Lords. This gentleman
is likewise Usher to the order of the
Garter.
Black's alley, East Smithfield.
Black's fields, Shad Thames.
Blacksmiths, an ancient guild, or fra-
ternity, which was continued by pre-
scription, till the Blacksmiths were in-
corporated by letters patent granted by
Queen Elizabeth, and confirmed by
King James I.
This company is governed by a Mas-
ter, three Wardens, and twenty one As-
sistants, and has a livery of 220 mem-
bers, whose fine is 8l. They have a
pleasant hall on Lambeth hill, for the
dispatch of their affairs.
Blacksmiths yard, Upper Ground,
Southwark.
Black Spread Eagle alley. 1. Black-
man street.* 2. Kent street.* 3.
Turnmill street.*
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