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Market was removed from where the
Mansion House stands now. In
1628 it was removed a little to the
westward, and the roadway of Far¬
ringdon Street was made to Black¬
friars Bridge. Mr. Hawkins dates
the construction of the Fleet Bridge
In 1228, by which time St. Bride’s
Church was already in existence.
This date would also answer to the
opening of Ludgate, which cannot
have been much earlier. As we
ascend Ludgate Hill we can observe
the exact place where the gate stood,
marked for us by the Old Bailey.
After 1276 the city wall, instead of