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Page 161
Hence cressing Carey Street , the avenue of Searle Street , leads to LINCOLN ' S
INN FIELDS . This is allowed to be the largest , and one of the most beautiful
squares in London , if not in Europe . It formerly was denominated Ficket ' s Fields
...
Hence cressing Carey Street , the avenue of Searle Street , leads to LINCOLN ' S
INN FIELDS . This is allowed to be the largest , and one of the most beautiful
squares in London , if not in Europe . It formerly was denominated Ficket ' s Fields
...
Page 162
The commission alledges , “ that more public works , near and about the city of
London , had been undertaken in the sixteen years of that reign , than in ages
heretofore : and that the grounds called Lincoln ' s Inn Fields were much planted
...
The commission alledges , “ that more public works , near and about the city of
London , had been undertaken in the sixteen years of that reign , than in ages
heretofore : and that the grounds called Lincoln ' s Inn Fields were much planted
...
Page 163
By this act Lincoln ' s Inn Fields is to be considered as a distinct ward , exempt
from the several parishes of St . Clement , St . Giles , and St . Andrew , with
respect to scavengers , paving , & c . The whole being a trust , and the inhabitants
liable ...
By this act Lincoln ' s Inn Fields is to be considered as a distinct ward , exempt
from the several parishes of St . Clement , St . Giles , and St . Andrew , with
respect to scavengers , paving , & c . The whole being a trust , and the inhabitants
liable ...
Page 165
In 1735 , Mr . Giffard , wbo had opened a theatre in Goodman ' s Fields , was
persuaded to take the vacant edifice , in which he and bis company acted for two
years ; when it entirely ceased * Baker ' s Biographia Dramatica . Introduction ,
from ...
In 1735 , Mr . Giffard , wbo had opened a theatre in Goodman ' s Fields , was
persuaded to take the vacant edifice , in which he and bis company acted for two
years ; when it entirely ceased * Baker ' s Biographia Dramatica . Introduction ,
from ...
Page 166
CLARE MARKET is erected on what was originally called Clement ' s Inn Fields .
In the year 1657 , a bill was passed for preventing the increase of buildings , in
which was a clause , permitting the earl of Clare to erect the market , which bore ...
CLARE MARKET is erected on what was originally called Clement ' s Inn Fields .
In the year 1657 , a bill was passed for preventing the increase of buildings , in
which was a clause , permitting the earl of Clare to erect the market , which bore ...
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| Title | London, by David Hughson, Volume 4 London, by David Hughson, Edward Pugh |
| Author | Edward Pugh |
| Published | 1807 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 18 Apr 2007 |
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