Petticoat Lane - the History of London A London Map, dated 1603, shows a street called Petticoat Lane. Trade in petticoats was established there by the highly skilled, lace-making, Huguenots who came to London from France following their persecution and the infamous St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre of 1572. The petticoat Lane Market still exists in London and is situated in Middlesex Street (the name was changed by the prim Victorians who believed it totally inappropriate to mention an item of ladies underclothing) Petticoat Lane holds over 1,000 clothing stalls on Sunday. Little Nancy Etticote Nursery Rhyme lyrics, origins and history Little Nancy Etticote, In a white petticoat, And a red nose; The longer she stands The shorter she grows. Little Nancy Etticote Nursery Rhyme lyrics, origins and history |