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A New History of London
… and all Smithfield, to the bars in St. John's-street. The north side of Holborn up to the bars at the east … the safety of the goods deposited there; and the narrow street or lane afterward built where the cloth was sold, … brick, with warehouses on each side, which ran under the street, and were designed to be used for the laying in of …
A New History of London
… that produced a rivulet or bourn, which ran down the street westward, and through Lombard-street as far as the church of St. Mary Woolnoth. Here … this stream spreading near the Spring-head, the contiguous street became so swampy, or fenny, especially about the …
A New History of London
… Book 2, Ch. 24 Lime Street Ward CHAP. XXIV. Lime-street-ward. Boundaries. Lime-street, which gives name to this ward, is supposed by Stow to …
A New History of London
… and the Minories. White chapel. Whitechapel is a fine wide street, and is the principal eastern entrance into London … was called the White Chapel. The south side of this street is used for a hay market three times a week; and is no … alleys opening into it. Minories. The Minories is a wide street extending from Aldgate-street opposite St. Botolph's …
A New History of London
… bounded on the east by Dowgate ward; on the north by Bread-street ward and Cordwainers ward; on the west by Baynard's … in the south side of Great Trinity lane, and Old Fish-street, to Lamberthill. From this which is the north boundary line, several lanes run southward to Thames-street, which crosses the ward from east to west; and from …
A New History of London
… Book 2, Ch. 27 Tower Ward CHAP. XXVII. Tower-street ward. Boundaries. Tower-street, which gives name to this ward, is so called from the … boundaries are contained Towerstreet, a part of Thames-street, Seething-lane, Mark-lane, Mincing-lane, Hart-street, …
A New History of London
… by the Thames. The principal streets are, part of Thames street, from Little Elbow-lane in the east, to Towns end lane in the west; a part of Queen-street, Great St. Thomas Apostles, Garlick-hill, Great and … nine precincts. Three Cranes. At the bottom of New Queen-street, the lower part of which only is in this ward, is the …
A New History of London
… Boundaries. This ward is denominated from its principal street, which leads from the south west corner of the Mansion-house toward the Thames. The street now called Wallbrook was originally the channel of a … and Moorgate, and after many turnings flowed through this street and emptied itself into the the river at Dowgate. This …
A New History of London
… the old Artillery ground by Devonshire square, Bishopsgate street, was inclosed for their use 5: they were formed into …
A New History of London
… southward of St. Botolph's church, and divided Aldersgate street from St. Martin le Grand; which though within the city … beyond Fann's-alley on the east-side, and at Carthusian-street on the west side of Pickax-street. Plan of Aldersgate ward Principal streets. The …