The edge of Highbury Fields
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The edge of Highbury Fields
Image: © Marathon Taken: 10 Dec 2014
There used to be an old stone-covered spring here which in the 15th century supplied water via a series of lead conduits as far as Moorgate. This gave Highbury Fields its earlier name of Conduit Field. In the 19th century, the whole area around what is now Highbury Fields consisted of open fields and dairy pasture. The fields supplied milk to the city and they were also a favourite place for Londoners to visit and taste warm milk straight from the cow. The fields were acquired by the Metropolitan Board of Works from the descendants of John Dawes who was a wealthy stockbroker and lived at Highbury Manor House. They were declared open to the public on 24th December 1885. In this photograph, Highbury Crescent is to the right.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.549639
Longitude
-0.103836