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The Bars
These were erected at various points outside the Walls, to mark the extreme limits of the City Liber...

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Holborn
1) (Borough) One of the boroughs in the County of London, outside the City boundary, extending from...

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Aldersgate Bars
At the north end of Aldersgate Street, marking the boundary of the City liberties in that direction....

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Smlthfield Bars
At the north end of West Smithfield dividing the Liberty of the City from the County, on the norther...

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Whitechapel Bars
These bars marked the eastern boundary of the City's liberties outside the walls and were at the jun...

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capstan-bars
Long pieces of wood of the best ash or hickory, one end of which is thrust into the square holes in ...

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cross-bars
Round bars of iron, bent at each end, used as levers to turn the shank of an anchor. ...

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fire-bars
The range fronting a steam-boiler. ...

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hatch-bars
To secure the hatches; are padlocked and sealed. ...

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port-bars
Strong pieces of oak, furnished with two laniards, by which the ports are secured from flying open i...

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stay-bars
, or stay-rods. Strong malleable iron bars for supporting the framings of the marine steam-engine....

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(St.) Andrew Holborn
On the south side of Holborn Viaduct at No. 31 (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without. First ...

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The Bell, Holborn
A tenement called "le Bell" in parish of St. Andrew in Holbourne between a tenement formerly belongi...

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High Holborn
West from Holborn Bars to Drury Lane, outside the City boundary (P.O. Directory). First mention: "H...

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Holborn Bridge
At the east end of Holborn Hill and north end of Fleet Market over the Fleet, at its junction with t...

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Holborn Buildings
On the north side of Holborn at No. 146, west of Brooke Street (P.O. Directory). First mention: O.S...

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Holborn Circus
At the junction of Holborn, Holborn Viaduct, Hatton Garden, St. Andrew's Street and Charterhouse Str...

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Holborn Conduit
At the junction of Cow Lane, Cock Lane and Snow Hill, in Farringdon Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720)....

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Holborn Court
At Gray's Inn, 1671 (L. and P. Chas. II. XI. 187). Not further identified. ...

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Holborn Cross
Near the Conduit at Snow Hill, in parish of St. Sepulchre. (Stow 387). First mention: "Holbourn Cro...

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Holborn Hall
In Shoe Lane, letten out into Tenements (S. 392). ...

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Holborn Hill
West from Holborn Bridge at Fleet Market to Holborn at Hatton Garden and Middle Row (O.S. 1848-51). ...

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Holborn Prebend
See Holborn1 (Borough of). ...

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Holborn Viaduct
East from Holborn Circus to Newgate Street (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without. Improvemen...

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holborn hill
To ride backwards up Holborn hill; to go to the gallows: the way to Tyburn, the place of execution f...

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(St.) Andrew Holborn Churchyard
On the north, south, and west sides of the church (Horwood, 1799). Shown also in O. and M. 1677 and...

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(St.) Andrew's Court, Holborn
South out of Holborn, with a passage east into St Andrew Holborn Churchyard, in Farringdon Ward With...

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Bell Inn, Holborn
See Old Bell Inn. ...

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Holborn Cross Street
"Tenements in Holbourne crosse streete" belonging to Wm. Nuttall, 1559 (Ct. H.W. II. 670). Perhaps ...

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Serjeants' Inn, Holborn
See Scroop's Inn. ...

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Castle Tavern, Whitechapel Bars
Mentioned in Strype's description of the bounds of Portsoken Ward, the bounds, after the Bars, cross...

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Blue Bell Inn, Holborn
See Old Bell Inn. ...

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Conduit at Holborn Cross
See Holborn Conduit. ...

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Feathers Alley, Holborn Hill
See Feathers Court. ...

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