East out of Aldersgate Street in Aldersgate Ward Without, south of Maidenhead Court (Elmes, 1831).
First mention: "Deputies Court or Rose and Rainbow Court" (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 122).
Former names: "Deputy's Court" (O. and M. 1677-Hatton, 1708). In Horwood, 1799: "Cock and Crown Court."
Site rebuilt for business purposes.
Named after the sign or perhaps the union of two signs.
A Dictionary of London. Henry A Harben. 1918.