Walks through Islington; comprising an historical and descriptive account of that extensive and important district, both in its ancient and present state: together with some particulars of the most remarkable objects immediately adjacent . bishoping of children, organs, wafer-cakes, &c. The lowness of the site of Battle Bridge exposesit to occasional inundations, arising partly from thenatural flow of the land-waters into such a hollow,and partly from the increase of the stream of theFleet after long-continued rains, or during a suddenthaw, when the snow lies deeply on the ground. Themost rema
Walks through Islington; comprising an historical and descriptive account of that extensive and important district, both in its ancient and present state: together with some particulars of the most remarkable objects immediately adjacent . bishoping of children, organs, wafer-cakes, &c. The lowness of the site of Battle Bridge exposesit to occasional inundations, arising partly from thenatural flow of the land-waters into such a hollow,and partly from the increase of the stream of theFleet after long-continued rains, or during a suddenthaw, when the snow lies deeply on the ground. Themost remarkable event of this kind took place inJanuary, 1809, when, a thaw coming rapidly on, thewhole space between Pancras, Somers-Town, andPentonville Hill, was in a short time covered withwater. The flood rose to the height of three feet inthe centre of the highway, the lower rooms of all thehouses in the neighbourhood were filled by it, andthe inhabitants sustained considerable damage in theirgoods and furniture, which many of them had nottime to remove. Two cart-horses were drowned :and, for several days, vehicles were employed in con-veying persons to and from their houses, bringingthem provisions, &c. 1 By Herbert, p. Wl:1 3©H7gIE
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