Providence court, North Audley street.
Providence yard, Peter street, Westminster.
Prujean’s court, in the Old Bailey.†
Pruson’s island, Near New Gravel lane.†
Pudding lane, Thames street. In this lane the fire of London broke out, at a house situated exactly at the same distance from the Monument as that is high. Upon this house, which is rebuilt in a very handsome manner, was set up by authority the following inscription:
‘Here by the permission of Heaven, Hell broke loose upon this protestant city, from the malicious hearts of barbarous papists, by the hand of their agent Hubert: who confessed, and on the ruins of this place declared his fact, for which he was hanged, viz. That here began the dreadful fire, which is described and perpetuated, on and by the neighbouring pillar, erected 1681—in the mayoralty of Sir Patience Ward, Knt.’
But the inhabitants being incommoded by the many people who came to look at the house, and read this board, it was taken down a few years ago.
Puddle dock, Thames street. There was anciently a descent into the Thames in this place, where horses used to be watered; who raising the mud with their feet, made the place like a puddle; from this circumstance, and from a person named Puddle dwelling there, this dock, according to Maitland, obtained its present name.
Puddle Dock hill, Great Carter lane.
Puddle Dock stairs, Puddle dock.