The Old Standard

In the 1633 edition of Stow’s Survey of London recalls that prior to the construction of The Standard, the Old Standard stood on the same site. According to Stow, The Old Standard was a site where divers executions of the Law before-time had beene performed (Stow 1633, sig. 2B2r). Stow further notes that the by the time the newer Standard was consctructed, the Old Standard was very rui-nous with age, in which there was a Conduit should bee taken downe, and another competent Standard of stone, together with a Coduit in the same, of new, strongly to bee builded (Stow 1633, sig. 2B2r).