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Lambs Conduit Street


Holborn. (WC1) Derives its name from one William Lamb, an ancient cloth worker, who erected a water conduit on its site in 1577. This was taken down in 1746. In the reign of Queen Anne Lamb's Conduit Fields formed a favourite promenade for the citizens of London. (Reference: Jesse's London, vol. III, p. 125)

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