fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn ɪt wʌz kˈɔːld skˈɪdjɑːɹd stɹˈiːt, ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə spˈɛlɪŋ tʃˈeɪndʒd ˌoʊvɚ tˈaɪm, ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə tˈɑːməs hˈɪɹn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt ɪt wʌz skˈɛd ɹˈoʊ — ɹˈaɪɾɚz ɹˈoʊ, ænd bᵻtwˌiːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː ɪt wʌz nˈoʊn æz sənt mˈɛɹi hˈɔːl lˈeɪn.
From 1210 it was called Schidyard Street, although the spelling changed over time, according to Thomas Hearne in 1728 it was Sched Row — Writers' Row, and between 1542 and 1772 it was known as St Mary Hall Lane.