The Herber

The Herber was a mansion on the east side of Dowgate Street, near to the church of St. Mary Bothaw (Harben Herber (The)). The derivation of the name is uncertain but Prideaux suggests it is derived from Arbour while Lappenburg suggests the French erbois or Grasplatz which means garden (Harben Herber (The)). Richard Neville, the Fifth Earl of Salisbury was lodged there at the beginning of the War of the Roses in 1457 (Harben Herber (The), Stow 66). According to Stow, the Herber was later inhabited by Sir Francis Drake (Stow 249). In modern London, a portion of Canon Street Station stands on the original site (Harben Herber (The)).

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