Thomas  Aeon,  St.  Mary  Cole
Church,  and  St.  Mildred.  On
the  south  side  were  the  churches
of  St.  Mary  le  Bow  and  St  Mary  Woolchurch.  In  the  streets
running  north  and  south  rose  the  spires  of  twenty  other  churches.
On  the  west  side  of  St.  Mary  le  Bow  stood  a  long  stone  gallery,
from  which  the  Queen  and  her  ladies  could  witness  the  tourna-
ments and  the  ridings,  •in  the  middle  was  the  *  Standard,'  with
a  conduit  of  fresh  water ;  there  were  two  crosses,  one  being  that


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erected  by  Edward  I.,  to  mark  a  resting  place  of  his  dead
Queen.  Round  the  '  Standard '  were  booths.  At  the  west  end
of  Chepe  were  selds,  which  are  believed  to  have  been  open
bazaars  for  the  sale  of  goods.  Another  cross  stood  at  the  west
end,  close  to  St.  Michael  le  Quern.  Here  executions  of  citizens
were  held  ;  on  its  broad  road  the  knights  rode  in  tilt  on  great
days ;  the  stalls  were  crowded  with  those  who  came  to  look  on
and  to  buy,  the  street  was  noisy  with  the  voices  of  those  who
displayed  their  wares  and  called  upon  the  folk  to  buy  —buy —
buy.  You  may  hear  the  butchers  in  Clare  Market  or  the  costers
in  Whitecross  Street  keeping  up  the  custom  to  the  present  day.
