Coldharbour, also spelled Cold Harbour, Cold Harborough, Cold Herbergh, Cold Herberge, and Cold Inn, were two

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neighbouring estates in the since dissolved parishes of

All-Hallows-the-Less All-Hallows-the-Less (also known as ''All-Hallows-upon-the-Cellar'') was a church in the City of London. Of medieval origin, it was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666 and not rebuilt. History The church stood on the south side of Tham ...

and

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, in today's Dowgate Ward of the

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. From the 13th century to the mid-17th century Coldharbour occupied the area between

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and the

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to the east of

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. It was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666.

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of the estates was used by the Dukes of Exeter and briefly as a college of heralds. The City of London from Southwark in Elizabethan times

History

Coldharbour was a

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until 1608, when

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brought it within the jurisdiction of the City of London.

Coldharbour House

Coldharbour House, Cold Harbour, Cold Harborough or Cold Inn was a medieval mansion house on the north bank of the River Thames just upstream from

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and close to the site of today's

. The house was located in Upper Thames Street, a narrow riverside lane, along with other noblemen's mansions. The house was first mentioned in the reign of Edward II as belonging to the knight Sir John Abel.Thornbury, Walter. 'Upper Thames Street.' Old and New London: Volume 2. London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1878. pp.17-28. British History Online. Web. 9 June 2015
/ref> In 1334 it was bought by the merchant draper

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, who was four times

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in the 1330s, and became known as Pulteney's Inn. At the end of the 14th century, it belonged to

John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, 1st Earl of Huntingdon ( 1352 – 16 January 1400) of Dartington Hall in Devon, was a half-brother of King Richard II (1377–1399), to whom he remained strongly loyal. He is primarily remembered for being suspe ...

, a half-brother of King Richard II, whom he entertained in the house. In 1410, King Henry IV granted the property to his son, the future King

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gave Coldharbour to the

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, of which he was patron, for storing records and to provide living space. Henry VII took possession of the house away from the college and gave it to his mother,

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, Countess of Richmond and Derby. The house later became the property of the

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, and its name was changed to Shrewsbury House. Coldharbour was either dismantled by the 6th Earl of Shrewsbury or destroyed by the Great Fire of London in 1666, although a later building with the same name, constructed on the same site, was used as the hall of the

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until 1778.

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Coldharbour House

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