The history and antiquities of the parish of Lambeth, and the archiepiscopal palace .. . ng, where in makingthe canal from Croydon to Rotherhithe, a great quantity ofchalk and faggots were thrown up, evidently part of an ancientcauseway. From thence to Newington church, where, in mak-ing a drain in the summer of last year, a few yards north of thechurch, a quantity of chalk carefully laid on faggotts, wasthrown up ; from thence across St. Georges Fields, by Carlislehouse to Stangate, which completes my idea of the route ofthis road. That the Romans should go to the unnecessarytrouble of making
The history and antiquities of the parish of Lambeth, and the archiepiscopal palace .. . ng, where in makingthe canal from Croydon to Rotherhithe, a great quantity ofchalk and faggots were thrown up, evidently part of an ancientcauseway. From thence to Newington church, where, in mak-ing a drain in the summer of last year, a few yards north of thechurch, a quantity of chalk carefully laid on faggotts, wasthrown up ; from thence across St. Georges Fields, by Carlislehouse to Stangate, which completes my idea of the route ofthis road. That the Romans should go to the unnecessarytrouble of making a road from one ferry to another seems tome very improbable, especially when we consider the state ofthe ground. The most probable idea is, that this road was abranch of the Watling-street. A new private road is now making for the convenience of hisGrace the Archbishop of Canterbury. It is to run from Stan-gate, at the back of the Mitre, to the back of the Jolly road will then extend over the gardens to Lambeth palace. Aubrey, vol. v. p. 164. b Hist, of Embanking, p. 7M>*W. S/--7/VJ. fy X^X:&.„;J/. .V r; 1,1, Gw^ Sirtri ,tii Ortl/t£ Itctltrr 6ytS*&!ZZi+m/. 7 .A, / ?/ >,V/w*v/ 71,. ./A B< st. marys district. 325 This project, under judicious arrangement, might be madehighly advantageous to the public. The walk on the banks ofthe river will become a beautiful promenade, in case it shouldborder a gay public road leading over the pleasure grounds ofLambeth palace, to the main road. It is understood that con-siderable improvements are in contemplation, and that a carriageroad, which has been long wanted, will be carried from the footof Westminster-bridge through Lambeth to Vauxhall. It is saidthe tower, used as a prison for the Lollards and refractoryecclesiastics, is to come down; but this, we sincerely hope, isuntrue. On the side of the river are the extensive barge-houses be-longing to his Majesty, the Admiralty and the City of Lond
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