Wheler Street was split into two separate sections.
In 1654, William Wheler laid out streets on his estate located north of the Lamb Street and Brown’s Lane boundary. During the first year or two of this development, leases, primarily lasting for ninety-nine years, were granted.
The north side of Brown’s Lane saw the leasing of a site to a brickmaker, while another site, likely near Corbett’s Court, was leased to a weaver.
Additionally, two plots of land near the southern end of the west side of Wheler Street were leased. One of these included the ’Great White House’ in the ’Old Brick Orchard,’ along with an adjacent half-acre, possibly part of the precinct of St. Mary Spital Priory. The other plot comprised two mansion houses with a stone-walled garden and a pump. In April 1656, Andrew Bond, a tyler and bricklayer, secured a ninety-nine-year lease for a ground, probably located near Vine Court.
This southern section was renamed Drant Street in 1911.
