History of the Ward of Walbrook in the City of London
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Excerpt from History of the Ward of Walbrook in the City of London: Together With an Account of the Aldermen The Ward of Walbrook, in the City of London, although not one of the large Wards of the City is by no means one of the smallest. Yet, for more reasons than one, it has always occupied an important position. It stands, passing from east to west, almost in the centre of the City, and no doubt must at all times have been an important highway going in this direction. The Old London Stone was placed in this principal street no doubt having regard to its central position, the stream of the Walbrook marked an important division of the City east and west, and which, as will be seen from the following pages, was largely made available for this purpose. The residence of the first recorded Mayor, Henry Fitz-Alwyn, for so many years in "the great stone house," also gave to the Ward an importance, from the fact, no doubt, that justice in those early days was administered from this "great stone house" as the residence of the Chief Magistrate. From an ecclesiastical point of view it must have been an important centre, there having been, previous to the fire, no less than five churches within its precincts, a large number for so small a Ward. Again, the proximity of the river on one side, for many centuries the only means by which access was gained to the City for foreign produce and manufactures, and on the other side of the Ward in as close proximity, the bankers and merchants of Lombard Street, gave it an importance which at all times was of the greatest value to the inhabitants. The Ward for many centuries has been the home of one of the great Livery Companies of London. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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