Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673
The Execution Dock Brewhouse
Benjamin Poole issued this trade token, worth a half penny, for his business at Execution Dock Brewhouse, in Wapping, Middlesex.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 3330; Obv inscription: BENIAMIN.POOLE.AT (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = B.P (in field, in Roman capitals); Rev inscription: EXECVTION.DOCK.BREWHOWS (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = HIS / HALFE / PENNY (in three lines of Roman capitals, in field).
Execution Dock, lay below Wapping High Street, on the banks of Thames, in Wapping, Middlesex; the area now lies in the london Borough of Tower Hamlets.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- NN19524
- Object name:
- The Execution Dock Brewhouse
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Poole, Benjamin
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- Related places:
Middlesex; Execution Dock, Wapping, Tower Hamlets, London [Tower Hamlets], Tower Hamlets
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 19 mm, WT 2.01 g
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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