Hoxton: Micawber Street, N1
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Hoxton: Micawber Street, N1
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 25 Sep 2008
The propensity of inner London councils to rename roads to something more whimsical or unique may lead to some interesting names but they do not help the amateur historian or genealogist in trying to identify exactly where an old road was. In this case the Dickensian Micawber Street has replaced the more mundane Edward Street, but this was Edward Street until, from the old Ordnance Survey mapping, some time between 1920 and 1938. Nonetheless, and despite being surrounded by much newer buildings, this block of housing on Micawber Street is a fine example of an early Victorian group of London townhouses.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.530216
Longitude
-0.092821