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Highbury Crescent, LONDON, N5 1RX

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.

It is said that in London you are never more than a few feet from a rat, although the animals are seldom seen by the public. Islington Council is all too aware of the problem, however, and is here imploring people not to feed squirrels and pigeons because it provides food for rats as well. The notice is posted at the beginning of Queen's Walk which crosses Highbury Fields from Highbury Crescent.

Cut bench mark to the left of the frontage of Highbury Crescent Rooms in Ronalds Road. See http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5613014 for a wider view and http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm90736 for details.

There is a cut bench mark to the left of the frontage of Highbury Crescent Rooms in Ronalds Road. See http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5613009 for a closer view and http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm90736 for details.

Now somebody's house.

One of London’s green spaces, in the Finsbury Park area.

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. This view is from Highbury Place. The houses on the far side are in Highbury Terrace.

Looking along the low railings that divide Highbury Crescent from Highbury Fields.

Three converted shops are on the left