Basket alley, 1. Golden lane. 2. Goswell street.
Basket-makers, a fraternity by prescription, and not by charter; however, they have the honour of being reckoned one of the city companies. This community is governed by two Wardens and forty-eight Assistants; but has neither livery nor hall.
Basshaw’s rents, Love lane, Bank side, Southwark,
Bassishaw ward, so called from a corruption of Basinghall, once the principal house in it, is bounded on the north by Cripplegate ward, on the west by that and Cheap wards, and on the south and east by Coleman street ward. See the article Blackwell Hall.
This ward is very small, it only consisting of Basinghall street. Its principal buildings are St. Michael’s church, also called Bassishaw church; Blackwell hall; Coopers hall; Masons hall; and Weavers hall.
It is governed by an Alderman, his Deputy, four Common Council men, seventeen wardmote inquestmen, two scavengers, two constables, and a beadle: and the jurymen returned by the wardmote inquest in this ward, serve in the several courts of Guildhall in the month of March.
Batch’s walk, Ratcliff highway.†
Bateman’s bridge yard, Upper Ground street, Southwark.†
Bateman’s street, May fair.†
Battersby court, near King street, Westminster.†